1 tablespoon finely cut red pepper

2 tablespoons flour

1½ teaspoons lemon juice

1½ teaspoons vinegar

1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce

½ teaspoon beef extract

Salt and paprika

Wash and pick over oysters, parboil, drain, and to liquor add enough water to make one cup liquid; then strain through cheese-cloth. Cook butter, shallot, and pepper three minutes, add flour, and pour on gradually, while stirring constantly, oyster liquor. Add seasonings and oysters. Remove oysters to small pieces of bread sautéd in butter on one side. Pour sauce over oysters and garnish with thin slices of cucumber pickles.

Broiled Oysters

1 pint selected oysters