• 4 dozen oyster in half shell

SAUCE

• 8 slices cooked bacon
• 2 cups cooked spinach
• 3 tablespoon minced parsley
• 6 celery hearts
• 2 green onion tops
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ teaspoon paprika
• ½ cup butter, milted
• 6 tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons cracker crumbs

Heat a 1-inch layer of rock salt in pans and arrange oysters in the half shell over the salt. Broil under moderate heat until edges begin to curl. Prepare sauce. Chop first 5 ingredients very fine. Add remaining ingredients and heat to boiling. Pour hot sauce over each oyster, return pan to oven to brown the sauce slightly and serves at once, serving each guest a pan of oysters. The salt is used to keep the oysters hot and to hold them upright.

Serves 8