Great Great Aunt Jessie's 1940's Fried Oysters

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 15 -20 select oysters, shucked and rinsed
• 1 cup cracker crumb, finely rolled
• 1 egg, slightly beaten plus
• 1 teaspoon milk
• salt & pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup deep fat (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 put oysters on some paper toweling so that some of the moisture may be taken up.
• 2 roll in cracker crumbs then slightly beaten egg and milk mixture, then in cracker crumbs.
• 3 fry in deep fat when the test is given for uncooked foods allow to fry until brown.
• 4 place on brown paper.
• 5 salt and pepper and serve while hot with tarter sauce and garnish.
• 6 i had to put measurements in to get recipe approved but her notes do not have measurements; use enough oil to deep fry and as many oysters as you want to serve per person.