{"id":5820,"slug":"broiled-oysters-with-bacon","title":"Broiled oysters with bacon.","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["two dozen large oysters","salt","pepper","melted butter","fresh bread crumbs","olive oil","four pieces of buttered toast","a spoonful of maître d'hôtel butter","two strips of broiled bacon","lemons","parsley"],"ingredients_norm":["oyster","salt","pepper","butter","fresh bread crumb","olive oil","buttered toast","maitre d'hotel butter","broiled bacon","lemon","parsley"],"steps":["Drain the juice from two dozen large oysters, season with salt and pepper, roll in melted butter, then in fresh bread crumbs.","Place in a thin-wired special oyster broiler, sprinkle with olive oil, and broil.","When done, place on four pieces of buttered toast.","Put a spoonful of maître d'hôtel butter on top, and two strips of broiled bacon on top of all.","Serve with lemons cut in half, and parsley in branches."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w99:11","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":1.0,"content_hash":"468df59bf75ff846f3f1dd9391f24ca753a24101328ced000a983d817ba78113","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:46:31Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/broiled-oysters-with-bacon"}