If you no longer have a coal furnace, you can still roast oysters in your oven by following the instructions provided by the Hotel Rennert that were published in the 1932 book “Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Maryland.” No quantities are given, so make as many oysters as you have appetite for. I’m also guessing that it is the melted butter that makes these oysters “fancy.”

“Scrub oyster shells until clean, arrange in baking pan, and place in very hot oven until the shells open. Remove the flat shell and loosen