Baked Stuffed Shrimp - cooking recipe

Ingredients

24 large shrimp
1 6 oz. can minced clams with juice
1/4 c. melted butter
2 bags of common crackers (round unsalted crackers)*
salt and pepper to taste
Sherry

Preparation

Stuffing:
Roll or grind 16 round old fashioned \"common\" crackers into fine crumbs.
Put in good sized bowl adding 1 can minced clams with the juice.
Season with salt and pepper and moisten to proper consistency with sherry.
Use a shallow pan covered with aluminum foil.
Place the shrimp on the pan and with a spoon put stuffing on top of each shrimp.
Bake at 450\u00b0 to 500\u00b0 oven for about 15 minutes.
To preserve moisture, place a large lettuce leaf over the dressing.