Fried Oyster Patties

Oyster patties should be fried for fifteen minutes before serving.

Make some good puff paste, roll it out rather thin and cut it into round pieces. Chop some oysters, mix them with some chopped hard boiled egg, a little chopped parsley and a little grated lemon peel; add a seasoning of pepper, salt and a little pounded mace, moisten the mixture with cream and a little oyster liquor, then put a good spoonful on each piece of paste, fold it over, moisten the edges with a little cream and press them together. Brush the patties over with the yolk of an egg and fry them for fifteen minutes.