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Spiced Oysters

This recipe for spiced oysters has been adapted and modernized from the 1881 Household Cyclopedia.

Ingredients

  • 100 oysters
  • 12 whole cloves
  • 24 whole allspice
  • Mace, to taste
  • Cayenne pepper, to taste
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 cup cider vinegar
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Method

  1. Strain the oyster liquor through a sieve, and put it in a saucepan.
  2. Add the oysters, spices, salt, and cider vinegar.
  3. Place them over a slow fire, and as soon as they boil remove them from the heat.
  4. Pour the oysters into a large bowl, and let cool.
  5. When cooled, cover and store the oysters.

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