Joan Knowles, from Zephyrhills, FL, shares her mother’s recipe for minced oysters. Her mother, Katherine Chandler was from Charlotte.
Chop oysters and mix with bread crumbs. Add butter and seasoning. Heat this mixture in top of double
boiler and add the eggs after beating them. Place in buttered casserole dish and cover with cracker crumbs. Brown in hot oven.
Cook’s notes: Squash are good prepared the same way with chopped onion. Half of recipe is normally enough.
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Five decades since boyhood summers at White Lake, a writer returns to see what time has changed — and what the water remembers.
At both the turn of the century and today, Beaufort’s waterfront has attracted a hum of commerce and community. At its heart, a historic avenue tells that history, from the stately double-porched homes to the sound of ships announcing their arrival at port.
Grab your goggles and dive into historic pools and nostalgic swimming holes, where cool relief and summer traditions have stood the test of time.
The smoky signature on our summer dinners isn’t the only lingering effect of an evening spent around the grates.
