1/4 cup butter, melted
2 cups coarse cracker crumbs
2 dozen oysters, scrubbed, shucked, drained, with liquid reserved
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup cream
2 tablespoons sherry
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Directions:
Mix
melted butter and cracker crumbs together; sprinkle a third of mixture
evenly on bottom of greased shallow baking dish. Add a layer of half of
the oysters. Stir together the pepper, cream, reserved oyster liquid,
sherry and Worcestershire; pour half of sauce mixture over oysters.
Add another third of the butter and crumb mixture to baking dish and
top with remaining oysters. Spoon or pour on remaining sauce. Sprinkle
remaining crumb mixture over the top and bake at 425 degrees for 10 to
15 minutes or until crumbs are lightly browned.