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