Oyster Toast

Ingredients

• Quart of Oysters
• Cream (or butter)
• Salt
• Pepper
• Toast
• Lemon
• Parsley

Directions

1. Scald a quart of oysters in their own liquor.
2. Take them out and pound or chop them to a paste.
3. Add a little cream or fresh butter and some pepper and salt.
4. Ready some thin slices of toast moistened with boiling water; spread with fresh butter.
5. Spread the oyster paste over the butter.
6. Put a thin slice of fresh cut lemon on each piece; lay parsley on the platter.
7. Serve this dish very hot for best outcome.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Jalen Helm
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021