Food Fare Recipes: Oysters on the Half Shell

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Oysters on the Half Shell

8 fresh shucked oysters per serving

Lemon wedges

Cocktail sauce or hot pepper sauce

Ground black pepper

Buttered toast points

To shuck oysters, insert knife into hinge side of the shell and twist to open. Loosen each oyster from the deep half shell but let it remain in the shell. Discard other half. Serve on a bed of cracked ice with a small bowl of Cocktail Sauce or hot pepper sauce. Sprinkle with fresh ground black pepper and a squeeze of lemon. Serve with toast points.

*Recipe derived from New England Cooking.

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