Milford's: Famed Scalloped Oysters

The handwritten menu for Milford's Restaurant and Oyster House at 116 & 118 North Third Street listed Milford's Famed Scalloped Oysters as a feature of opening day on April 9, 1877.

Oysters & Crackers Scalloped Oysters

Milford's Famed Scalloped Oysters

Source: Favorite Recipes of Old St. Louis


Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter, melted

  • 2 cups coarse cracker crumbs

  • 2 doz oysters, drained (save the liquor)

  • 1/4 tsp coarse pepper

  • 2 Tbsp Nicholson's Bourbon

  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

  • 1/3 cup rich cream mixed with the oyster sauce


Preparation

Mix the butter and the cracker crumbs. Butter a shallow baking dish and put 1/3 of the mixture on the bottom. Add a layer of oysters. Mix the cream, oyster liquor, whisky, Worcestershire sauce and pepper. Cover the layer of oysters with half the sauce. Add another 1/3 of the crumbs, place the remaining oysters on top and add the remaining sauce. Sprinkle with the remaining crumbs. Bake in a hot oven (425 degrees) for 10 or 15 minutes, or until the crumbs are lightly browned.


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