prairie oyster

noun

1. a raw egg, or the yolk of a raw egg, often mixed with seasonings, as salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and used as a hangover remedy.
2. the testis of a calf used as food.

prairie oyster

noun

1. a drink consisting of raw unbeaten egg, vinegar or Worcester sauce ( Worcester oyster ), salt, and pepper: a supposed cure for a hangover
2. the testicles of a bull calf cooked and eaten

Word History and Origins

Origin of prairie oyster¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Indeed, when brunch was catching on in the U.S. in the 1930s, it did so in tandem with hair-of-the-dog cocktails like the Prairie Oyster, with an egg yolk, Lea & Perrins and brandy, and the tomato- and vodka-based Bloody Mary.

From Salon

This, in one form or another, is actually a thing, usually called a “Prairie Oyster,” a libation prepared without the blender but with the miserable grimace, consisting generally of a raw egg, a tablespoon or so of vinegar, a few splashes of hot sauce and a dash of Worcestershire sauce.

From Seattle Times

It boasts more testicles than the prairie oyster stand at the Iowa State Fair.

From Slate

The Bartender With a Lab Coat Seated at 69 Colebrooke Row, his watering hole in north London otherwise known as “the bar with no name,” Tony Conigliaro watched closely as a woman at a nearby table picked up the Prairie Oyster drink that had just been served to her.

From New York Times

“I like to tell a story through flavors and creating bespoke ingredients,” he said, describing how he reinvented the Prairie Oyster, a concoction Sally Bowles, Liza Minnelli’s character in the film “Cabaret,” consumed every morning.

From New York Times