Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  18                    live oysters
     1/4           cup  dry vermouth
  1                cup  onion
  1                     lemon
  6                     black peppercorns
     1/4      teaspoon  mustard seed
  1                     bay leaf
     1/4      teaspoon  salt

Preparation:

Remove oysters from shell, reserving liquor combine oysters and liquor in a saucepan, over a medium flame heat until edge of oysters begin to curl remove oysters to a bowl, with a slotted spoon continue to heat liquor until reduced to 1/2 cup remove from heat stir in vermouth and allow to cool combine oysters, slivered onions, lemon slices, peppercorns, mustard seeds, and bay leaf season to taste with salt stir in vermouth mixture cover and chill for 3-4 hours serve slightly chilled

Nutritional Information:

25 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (5% calories from fat); trace Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 92mg Sodium