Mom's Oyster Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup coarsely crumbled saltine crackers
• 1 pint shucked fresh oyster (30-40 depending on the size, cut them up if they are very large)
• 1/4 cup scallion, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup light cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 dash tabasco sauce (optional)
• paprika, for dusting
• salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°.
• 2 drain oysters well, reserving liquid.
• 3 generously grease a shallow 1-1/2-quart casserole dish.
• 4 sprinkle half the crackers over the bottom.
• 5 lay half the oysters on top of crackers.
• 6 sprinkle with half the onions, parsley, lemon juice, salt, pepper and worcestershire sauce.
• 7 dot generously with butter and pour half the cream, milk and reserved juice from the oysters.
• 8 repeat the layers but save the remaining cracker crumbs for the top.
• 9 add a dash of tabasco if desired before covering with the crumbs.
• 10 cover with the remaining cracker crumbs.
• 11 dust enough with paprika to make it really red on top.
• 12 bake 30 minutes or until the casserole is set (when you jiggle it, it shakes like set jello).
• 13 serve hot.