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 Minced oyster meat with breadcrumbs and herbs, widely recommended as a stuffing or fried in balls as an accompaniment to light meats during the 19th Century (Acton 1845, etc)  Original Receipt from 'Modern Cookery for Private Families' by Eliza Acton (Acton 1845);NO. 5. OYSTER FORCEMEAT. Open carefully a dozen of fine plump natives, take off the beards, strain their liquor, and rinse the oysters in it. Grate four ounces of the crumb of a stale loaf into fine light crumbs, mince the oysters but not too small, and mix them with the bread; add an ounce and a half of good butter broken into minute bits, the grated rind of half a small lemon, a small saltspoonful of pounded mace, some cayenne, a little salt, and a large teaspoonful of parsley. Mingle these ingredients well, and work them together with the unbeaten yolk of one egg and a little of the oyster liquor, the remainder of which can be added to the sauce which usually accompanies this forcemeat. Obs.-In this preparation the flavour of the oysters should prevail entirely over that of all the other ingredients which are mixed with them. Obs. 2.-The oyster-sausages of Chapter III will serve excellently for forcemeat also. No 6 A FINER OYSTER FORCEMEAT. Pound the preceding forcemeat to the smoothest paste, with the addition only of half an ounce of fresh butter, should it be sufficiently dry to allow of it. It is remarkably good when thus prepared, and may be poached or fried in balls for soups or made dishes, or used to fill boned fowls, or the breasts of boiled turkeys with equally good effect.  |
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