Mock Oyster Pudding

Name: Mock Oyster Pudding
Total time: 3 h 45 min
Ingredients: 3 pairs salt herring roes; 2/3 cup dry bread crumbs; 2 cups half and half; 6 tablespoons melted butter; 5 eggs, beaten; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg; 4 tablespoons butter; 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs

By Robert Farrar Capon

Total Time: 45 minutes, plus 3 hours' soaking
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Ingredients

3pairs salt herring roes
⅔cup dry bread crumbs
2cups half and half
6tablespoons melted butter
5eggs, beaten
1teaspoon sugar
⅛teaspoon nutmeg
4tablespoons butter
½cup fresh bread crumbs

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Preparation

Step 1
Rinse roes well and soak for 3 hours. Drain and chop fine.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 3
Mix chopped roes with ⅔ cup bread crumbs, half and half, melted butter and eggs. Season with sugar and nutmeg.
Step 4
Grease baking dish with 4 tablespoons butter and press ½ cup fresh bread crumbs into butter. Pour in roe mixture and bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until center is nicely puffed.