Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-03
EVENING STAR



As the oyster season has comulenced send
you the follorfng receipts for coo king them.
which ! think win be generally approved
Speed Oyaers-Two hundred oysters. two
dozen cloves, ave dozen alispice, also ioace.
cayenne pepper and salt 10 taste. Strait. tue
Liquor through a seive, put 10 IA a saucep N
and add the oysters, spice, pepper, salt al !,
half pint OF cider vinegar; place them over
slow IRE. and as soon rs they come To a
bowl and SET them away to cool: when cod
cover them close.
Oyster PG,ttes.-Make 9 rich paste, roll IL
out half an inch thick. then turn a tescup
down on the paste and with the point OF a
sharp penknffe mark the paste lightly rorud
the edge OF the cup, then remove the cup and
cut entirely shroueh; then with the point OF
the knife maze a circle about half an inch
from the edge, cut this circle halfway
through, place them on tins and bake in n
quick oven; when done remove the centre
and MI with oysters prepared as follows:
Rinse the oy sters, put them i'm pan over the
Ere, and when hot stir In the cream, butter
and cracker; season 10 your taste with salt
snd pepper. When shey are scalding hot they
are sufficiently cooked.
ScdUoped OySeTs.-Cne hundred oysters n
bakers loaf crumbled, four eggs boiled hard,
salt ana cayenne pepper 10 taste, chop the
eggs very fine and mix with the crumbs
which season highly with cay enne and salt.
Rinse the oysters in cold water, cover the
bottom OF deep pie dish with eggs and
crumbs; then with a fork place layer ofoys-
and so continue until ali are in, reserving
sufnclent crumbs for the cover. For those
VINO Ike IL little nutmeg or mace may be
saoed. bake in quick oven three quarters
OF an hour and serve hot.
Oyster FSi,feTs.-A pint and half Of milk
pound and quarter of -four, four eggs. tbe
yolks OF the eggs must be beaten very thick
10 which add the milk and -four, stir the
whole well together; whisk the white TO stiff
froth and stir them gradually into the bat
ter; take a spoonful OF the mixture, drop an
oyster inio II. and fry IL in hot lard; let them
be light brown on both sides. The oysters
should not be put into the batter all at once
as they would Thin IT,
ELECTION CAKE-l some time ago came
across the following receipt for making
Election Cake" and having tried it, / can
recommend IL 10 all my sister housekeepers:
-Four pounds Of -four, two pounds of butter
and two Of sugar. Stir the butter and sugar
together thoroughly; then mix hall OF AZ with
the IL 0ur, together with a tumblerful of good
homemade yeast, and one quart of warm
milk. Beat IL and pat il with both hands
until the ingredients are thoroughly mixet
then let IL stand in warm place until IL is
light, say five or six hours. Then add the re-
m6inder OF the butter and sugar, two pound
OF ralsins, and'a small quantity of pulver-
lied mace. This may stand over night and
put in pans for baking early in the morning.
IL should rise in the pans, and then bake an
hour in slow oven. This cake requires no
eggs, and is used by economical houSekeep-
ers In winter when eggs are dear. The IOavps
nicely frosted, Will he preserved moist for a
long time.-GcTnsd3ltOlCn TeleCTdph.