The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-23
Some Oyster Recipes

Oyster Croquettes.-Hal pint raw oys- ters, half a pint of cooked veal, one heaping tablespoonful of butter. three tablespoonfuls of cracker crumbs, the yelks of two eggs, one tablespoonful of onion juice. Chop the oysters and veal very fine. Soak the crackers in oyster liquor, and then mix all the ingredients and shape. Dip in egg and roll in cracker crumbs, and fry as usual. The butter should be softened before the mixing.
 Oyster Patties.-Take of oysters accord ing to the number to be served and put them in the same pan with butter, pepper, salt and little four stir and let simmer for a few minutes. Bake shells of rich puff paste in patty tins and also small rounds for covers; heat the shells and fill with oysters; put on the covers and set in the oven for five minutes. They should be served immediately.
 Fried Oysters.-Drain the oysters care fully and sprinkle with pepper and salt. Take each~oyster separately if large enough or if not, take two, and roll first in cracker dust and then in beaten egg mixed with little milk, also seasoned with pepper and salt. Dip again in the cracker and fry in butter and hot lard mixed. a- s.t | Il 2ts lAI
 Oysters-Buy the oysters unopened, wash thoroughly, using brush or coarse cloth; place them separately in the u of large pot of boiling water The deep shell must be undermost in order that no juice may be wasted. As soon as the oysters open they are done and should be served at once with pepper, salt, but, ter, etc, to taste.
 ......."................ ........................ called by number of Birmingham peo- pie who have visited in its vicinity.
 Mrs. w. G. Estes returned recently from New York.
 Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Coulbourne have taken possession of their new home near Rhodes Circle.
 MT. and Mrs Goldthwaite have moved into their pretty new home on Thir- teenth avenue, which was lately com pleted.
 Mrs. l.. c. Woodson and children are expected to return next week from their summer home in Port Dover, Canada.
 Miss Leta Will Goldsmith, who has been quite i'll with la grippe. is now conva- lescelt.
 Mrs George Albert Boyle is visiting relatives and friends in Kentucky. She will be the guest of her sister, Mrs. Charles Henry Biackman, in Louisville. Mrs. Blackman was formerly Miss Jose phine Boyle of this city.
 Mir and Mrs. George P Jackson of Milwaukee have announced the birth of a little daughter, whom they call Jane lone Jackson. MT. Jackson is a son of MT George Jackson of this. city and formerly lived here.
 One of the pretty entertainments in honor of Miss Stella Spiva. whose mar riage to MT. Mims Davis will be an event of next week. was linen shower with which she was complimented yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Herman Byrd.
 Mrs. Bryd's home was prettily deco- rated with roses and ferns. The guests numbered about 75 of the mutual friends of the hostess and her guest of honor. Miss Spiva and Mrs. Byrd received the guests in the drawing room. The hostess wore a pretty pink lingerie gown trimmed with laces. Miss Spiva was becomingly attred in a blue embroidered chiffon frock made empire. Her hat was fash toned of point lace.
 The form of the entertainment was strikingly original. A colored washer woman qiaintly dressed to represent her type came in carrying a large clothes basket which she placed before the guest of honor with the request that she ''count her clothes and see that they were all there." The homely basket was found to contain an abundance of lovely gifts. There were hand-embroidered shirt waists of exquisite pattern, and the daint- fest of table linen and scarfs, the va riety showing concerted thought and preparation on the part of the assembled guests. An interesting feature of the afternoon was an anagram contest. in which the letters of the grooms name were used, The prize was hand ein-