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FRIED OYSTERS

• MATERIALS
• ½ pint oysters
• 1 egg
• Salt
• Pepper
• Bread crumbs
• Fat for frying

• UTENSILS
• Strainer
• Bowl
• Dover beater
• Frying-kettle
• Long-handled fork
• Colander with paper

DIRECTIONS

1. Put the oysters in a strainer, let the liquid drain away, and then pour cold water through the oysters in the strainer.
2. Beat the egg in a small bowl.
3. Roll each oyster in the bread crumbs, then dip it in the beaten egg, and roll again in the crumbs.
4. Fry the oysters in hot fat until well browned, putting each oyster as it is fried on soft paper in a colander.

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