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
Ingredients for 4 servings (1.7 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Strain the oyster liquor through a sieve, and put it in a saucepan.
Stovetop - 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.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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