Baked Oysters
4 ounces butter
2 cups chopped celery
1 onion -- chopped fine
1 pint oysters, cut up
4 eggs; hard-boiled -- grated
2 cups toasted bread crumbs
1 cup oyster Juice or water
parsley
cracker or bread crumbs for garnish
Melt butter; add onion and celery. Cook on slow fire until tender. Add
oysters and a little oyster juice. cook about 5 minutes, until oysters curl.
Take off fire and mix with toasted bread crumbs, grated eggs, and parsley to
season. Add salt, pepper, and dampen w/ oyster juice or water. Put into oyster
shells or greased baking dish; sprinkle cracker crumbs on top and dots of
butter. Bake at 350° about 20 minutes.
Serves 4