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bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font size="4" face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Ingredients</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402" bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Amount</font><font face="Garamond" color="white"></font></b></p> </td> <td width="402" bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Type of raw ingredient</font><font face="Garamond" color="white"></font></b></p> </td> <td width="402" bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Modern Substitutes</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">1doz</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Oysters</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">1oz</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Butter</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">pinch</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Salt</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">pinch</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Cayenne pepper</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">6</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Slices Lemon</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b>1 slice per person</b></font></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b>Buttered Brown Bread </b></font></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" width="80%"> <tr> <td width="895" colspan="2" bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font size="4" color="#998D47">Method</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="895" colspan="2"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">1</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Open the oysters carefully as to preserve as much of the liquor as possible, and leave then in their shells</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">2</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Sprinkle them lightly with salt</font></b><font color="#998D47"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">3</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Sprinkle more liberally with cayenne pepper</font></b><font color="#998D47"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">4</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">To each add a knob of butter</font></b><font color="#998D47"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79" height="7"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">5</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Place the oysters in oven at 180c for 5 - 10 minutes until heated thoroughly</font></b><font color="#998D47"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">6</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">serve with sliced lemon and brown bread and butter</font></b><font color="#998D47"></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" width="80%"> <tr> <td width="895" colspan="2" bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font size="4" color="#998D47">Recipe Comments</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="895" colspan="2"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" 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