This section is from the book "Practical Cooking And Serving", by Janet McKenzie Hill. Also available from Amazon: Practical Cooking and Serving: A Complete Manual of How to Select, Prepare, and Serve Food [1919].
Broil six slices of bacon by letting stand in a double-broiler over a dripping pan in a hot oven. Wash and dry a pint of large oysters; dip, one by one, in the bacon fat and arrange in an oyster broiler; cook over glowing coals, first on one side and then on the other, until they look plump and the edges are curled. Serve on slices of toast or fried croutons. Garnish with the bacon.
Drain large oysters, wipe dry, season with salt and pepper, dip in oil or melted butter, and arrange in an oyster broiler; broil over quick fire without coloring; dress on pieces of toast, and pour over mattre d'hôtel butter, partly melted.
Marinate two dozen large oysters, cleaned and dried; drain, then dip in melted butter and very fine soft bread crumbs; broil in a well-oiled oyster broiler until the gills curl, then lay on slices of buttered toast and pour over a cup of hot cream, or of thin white sauce made of milk. Sprinkle the whole with fine-chopped celery and garnish the dish with bits of curled celery. If celery be not at hand, season the cream or sauce with celery salt or pepper.
 
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