Cookbook:Pickled Oysters

This recipe for pickled oysters was adapted and modernized from the 1881 Household Cyclopedia.

Ingredients

 * 100 oysters
 * 1 tbsp salt
 * 1 teacup vinegar
 * 1 tbsp black peppercorns
 * 1 tsp mace
 * 1 tsp cloves

Procedure

 * 1) Drain off the liquor from the oysters, and wash them.
 * 2) Combine the oysters with the salt and vinegar; simmer them for about 10 minutes, discarding any scum that rises to the surface.
 * 3) Take out the oysters, leaving the liquid. Place oysters in a jar.
 * 4) Add the peppercorns, mace, and cloves to the oyster liquid, and boil for 5 minutes.
 * 5) Skim the liquid, and pour it over the oysters in the jar.