Thursday, December 9, 2021

Corn Oysters

Ingredients

  • Six ears of corn (grated)
  • One cup of cracker crumbs
  • Two eggs
  • One tablespoon of sweet cream
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix.
  2. Form small patties in place in a hot pan with butter.
  3. Fry until golden brown on both sides.
Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Matthew Blake
Louisiana Anthology
December 9, 2021

Corn Oysters

Ingredients

  • Six ears of corn (grated)
  • One cup of cracker crumbs
  • Two eggs
  • One tablespoon of sweet cream
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix.
  2. Form small patties in place in a hot pan with butter.
  3. Fry until golden brown on both sides.
Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Matthew Blake
Louisiana Anthology
December 9, 2021

Chicken Fricassee

Ingredients

  • Tender chicken (any amount)
  • One tablespoon of butter
  • Flour (enough to achieve desired thickness)
  • Parsley or pepper (to taste)

Directions

  1. Cut chicken into small pieces.
  2. Put in pot with enough water to cover.
  3. Boil chicken until tender.
  4. Strain the liquid and place it in a separate pot.
  5. Add butter and flour to make a gravy.
  6. Place chicken in the gravy and add parsley or pepper to taste.
  7. Boil until desired consistency is reached.
Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Matthew Blake
Louisiana Anthology
December 9, 2021

Chicken Fricassee

Ingredients

  • Tender chicken (any amount)
  • One tablespoon of butter
  • Flour (enough to achieve desired thickness)
  • Parsley or pepper (to taste)

Directions

  1. Cut chicken into small pieces.
  2. Put in pot with enough water to cover.
  3. Boil chicken until tender.
  4. Strain the liquid and place it in a separate pot.
  5. Add butter and flour to make a gravy.
  6. Place chicken in the gravy and add parsley or pepper to taste.
  7. Boil until desired consistency is reached.
Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Matthew Blake
Louisiana Anthology
December 9, 2021

BBQ Shrimp

Ingredients

  • Five pounds shrimp
  • Large bottle of wishbone Italian dressing
  • One pound butter
  • One half cup lemon juice
  • Worcestershire
  • Tabasco
  • Garlic Salt

Directions

  1. Place unpeeled shrimp in a large baking pan.
  2. Pour wishbone dressing and lemon juice over shrimp.
  3. Cut sticks of butter into small pieces scattering over shrimp.
  4. Sprinkle mixture with seasonings.
  5. When melted, this liquid should just about cover the shrimp.
  6. Bake at 300 for about an hour. 

Prepared by Clayton Head
Louisiana Anthology
December 9,2021

Thin Biscuits

Ingredients

  • Two ounces of butter
  • Skim Milk
  • One Pound of flour

Directions

  1. Warm two ounces of butter.
  2. Work one pound of flour into stiff paste into butter and use skim milk as needed. 
  3. Beat with a rolling pin.
  4. Work smooth, roll thin, and cut into round biscuits.
  5. Then prick holes in them with a fork.
  6. Bake 6 minutes. 
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Clayton Head
Louisiana Anthology
December 9, 2021

Thin Biscuits

Ingredients

  • Two ounces of butter
  • Skim Milk
  • One Pound of flour

Directions

  1. Warm two ounces of butter.
  2. Work one pound of flour into stiff paste into butter and use skim milk as needed. 
  3. Beat with a rolling pin.
  4. Work smooth, roll thin, and cut into round biscuits.
  5. Then prick holes in them with a fork.
  6. Bake 6 minutes. 
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Clayton Head
Louisiana Anthology
December 9, 2021