On Sat, 2 Jan 2010 17:42:19 -0500, Zeppo wrote:

> "Dora" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I love this recipe for appetizers. If you like oysters, go for it!
>> They'll vanish in a flash.
>>
>> OYSTERS CASINO
>>
>> 3 slices bacon, chopped
>> 1 small onion, chopped
>> 1 small stalk celery, chopped
>> 1 teaspoon lemon juice
>> 1 teaspoon salt
>> 1/8 teaspoon pepper
>> 6 drops Worcestershire sauce
>> 4 drops hot sauce
>> 1/4 teaspoon seafood seasoning (Old Bay!!)
>> 1 pint oysters, drained
>>
>> Fry bacon until partially cooked. Add onion and celery and cook until
>> tender. Add lemon juice and seasonings.
>>
>> Arrange oysters in a single layer in a foil-lined shallow baking pan.
>> Spread bacon mixture over oysters. Bake at 400°F. until edges of oysters
>> begin to curl, about 10 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen appetizers, or serve
>> on toast, with liquid, as an entrée.
>>
>> Source: State of Maryland Seafood Cookbook #1
>
> I've had Clams Casino many times. It was a popular pub dish around these
> parts for many years, though I can't recall seeing it for a long time now.
>
> Never thought to try it with oysters.
> Jon

'around here' is australia? in (suburban d.c.) maryland, i associate clams
casino with a 'classy' restaurant maybe thirty-five years ago, or a seafood
house.

fried calamari had a long run as bar chow around here.

your pal,
blake