Oysters Ala Gino - cooking recipe

Ingredients

24 Maryland oysters
1 lb. backfin crabmeat
1 c. canned Newburg sauce
1/4 c. sherry
3 strips cooked bacon, chopped
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
dash of Worcestershire sauce
3 Tbsp. melted butter
1 c. coarsely ground bread crumbs
1/4 c. paprika

Preparation

Open oysters, letting oysters remain in door half of shell. Place oysters on a shallow baking pan.
Remove cartilage from crabmeat and put in medium bowl.
In a small bowl mix together Newburg sauce, sherry, chopped bacon, garlic powder and Worcestershire sauce.
Pour sauce over crabmeat and mix gently, being careful not to break crab lumps.
Fill each oyster with approximately 1 tablespoon crab mixture.