Oysters Casino - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 oysters in the half shell
1/4 c. butter
2 Tbsp. parsley, finely chopped
2 Tbsp. celery hearts, finely chopped
juice of 1/2 lemon
4 slices bacon, partially cooked
pans of rock salt
3 Tbsp. shallots, finely chopped
2 Tbsp. green pepper, finely chopped
2 Tbsp. pimento, chopped

Preparation

Imbed the oysters in the pans of rock salt.
Cream together the butter, shallots, parsley, green pepper, celery and lemon juice.
Put a piece of the butter mixture on each oyster.
Top with pimento and a square of the bacon.
Bake at 450\u00b0 until the bacon is browned, about 5 to 8 minutes.
Serves 2.