Lynn's  Pan Fried Oysters

1 pint MEDIUM oysters (drained)
1/2 cup of flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2-3 Tbls. dried, chopped parsley
1/2 tsp. garlic powder, or
2 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp. Lemon-Dill seasoning powder

DIRECTIONS: Mix all dry ingredients well & dredge oysters thoroughly in mixture
. Let oysters sit on paper towels for a few minutes after dredging in flour mixture. 
Prepare frying pan with about 1 to 2 Tbls. oil (heated) to which you add 1 to 2 Tbls. magarine.
 When sizzling hot- add oysters. Brown lightly and turn to brown other side (gently). 
Serve immediately with fresh lemon and/or tartar sauce. Granny's Tarter SauceSS1

 Seafood Sauces

1899
Boer War (or South African War): conflict between British and Boers (descendants of Dutch settlers of South Africa). Causes rooted in longstanding territorial disputes and in friction over political rights for English and other "uitlanders" following 1886 discovery of vast gold deposits in Transvaal. (British victorious as war ends in 1902.) Casualties: 5,774 British dead, about 4,000 Boers. Union of South Africa established in 1908 as confederation of colonies; becomes British dominion in 1910.