Recipe - Oyster Fritters Cajun-Style

48 Shucked oysters w/liquid
6 Eggs, beaten
4 tablespoon Baking powder
One fourth teaspoon Oregano flakes
1 teaspoon Black pepper
One half teaspoon White pepper
1 One half teaspoon Tabasco sauce
2 cup Flour, allpurpose is best
1 cup Milk or Half & Half
1 teaspoon Salt
One fourth pound Butter
One half cup Peanut or corn oil

Melt the butter in pan at approx. 300 degrees F. Saute the oysters in the
melted butter for 23 minutes. Remove from the pan & quarter. Mix all other
ingredients in bowl, including the oyster liquid. Control the thickness of
the fritter batter by the amount of oyster liquid that you add. Mix in the
oysters. Drop a tablespoon full of the batter into the preheated oil and
fry until golden brown. ORIGIN: Aunt Lisle DuPree, Houma, La., circa 1966