To Batter Oysters

 

Ingredients

• Eight eggs
• Tablespoon of butter
• Salt and pepper
• Oysters
• A little wheat flour

Directions

1. Make a light batter with the eggs, butter and floury.
2. Flavor to taste with pepper and salt.
3. Drain the oysters from the liquor and stir them into the batter.
4. Drop the mixture from ladle into boiling lard.
5. Let the fritters cook until they are a rich brown.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Jonah Roberson
Louisiana Anthology
March 26, 2022