Fried Oysters

Ingredients

• 100 oysters
• 4 egg yolks
• Bread Crumbs or powdered biscuits (cornmeal could be used as a substitute)
• Salt
• Pepper
• Mace
• Butter

Directions

1. Dry the Oysters
2. Beat 4 egg yolks lighly
3. Add bread crumbs, salt, pepper, and mace to a bowl and stir. 
4. Boil butter
5. Drip oysters in wet mixture and then dry mixture 
6. Drop oysters in Butter and fry until they become light brown

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Rachel Niemirowski
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2019