Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  4              dozen  oysters in half shell
                        *** SAUCE ***
  8             slices  cooked bacon
  2               cups  cooked spinach
  3        tablespoons  minced parsley
  6                     celery hearts
  2                     green onion tops
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
     1/4      teaspoon  pepper
     1/4      teaspoon  paprika
     1/2           cup  butter -- melted
  6        tablespoons  lemon juice
  4        tablespoons  cracker crumbs

Preparation:

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 sauce over each oyster, return pan to oven to brown the sauce slightly and serve at once, serving each guest a pan full of oysters. The salt is used to keep the oysters hot and to hold them upright. BAKED OYSTERS AND BACON: Omit all ingredients above except oysters, bacon, parsley, salt and pepper. Season each oyster and cover with minced bacon and parsley. Broil as above.

Nutritional Information:

1217 Calories (kcal); 118g Total Fat; (83% calories from fat); 28g Protein; 23g Carbohydrate; 291mg Cholesterol; 3070mg Sodium