| 1 | First, almost split the loaves lengthwise, leaving a hinge. |
| 2 | Scoop out the soft middle and save the crumbs. |
| 3 | Then add a ?tsp of garlic powder (not salt) to 2 tbls melted butter, and brush the cavities. |
| 4 | Next, drain the oysters and save the liquid. |
| 5 | Saute" them in the rest of the butter till the edges curl - about 5 minutes. |
| 6 | Put the oysters into the loaves, mix the crumbs you saved with the oyster liquid you saved, and add them, too. |
| 7 | Shut up the loaves now. |
| 8 | Stop here. |
| 9 | Then wrap them in cheesecloth dipped in milk, twisting the ends and tucking them under the loaf. |
| 10 | Bake them on a baking sheet for half an hour at 350^. |
| 11 | Cut them in half before you serve them. |
| 12 | 6 servings (note from the book: eddy was a san franciscan who owned a bar and made small oyster loaves for his married male customers to take home to their wives. |
| 13 | These were pacifiers. |
| 14 | But eddy is dead now, and mother must pacify herself. |
| 15 | This is good for a special lunch. |
| 16 | I also know a family who has it traditionally as christmas eve supper). |
