The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living
March 28th : OYSTERS FRIED IN BATTER
Select goo-sized oysters for this purpose. Beat up the yolks of three or four eggs; add to these a table-spoonful of flour, a spoonful of salt, enough pounded mace to cover a sixpence, and the fourth of a tea-spoonful of Cayenne.
Cover the oysters well in this batter, and fry in boiling lard till they are of a light brown ; then grate toasted or brown bread over the fish, and place them before the fire in a Dutch oven or bonnet for two or three minutes before serving.