Oysters Rockefeller
Oysters, highly seasoned, baked on a bed of spinach.
3 dozen oysters, opened on the half-shell at the fish market
1 package cooked frozen chopped spinach
2 cups white sauce, made from condensed cream soup (celery)
3 T sherry
1 egg
2 T butter
1 T each minced onion and parsley
1/2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Monosodium Glutamte (Accent Powder)
6 drops Tabasco
a dash of nutmeg, and of Nepal powder
Heat the oven to 375. Bed oysters in their shells upright in crumpled aluminum foil in a baking pan. Sprinkle lightly with sherry. Cook spinach till slightly underdone, and drain thoroughly. Meanwhile, combine condensed soup with
½ cup milk and heat gently. Add a beaten egg, blend thoroughly and place over hot water. In a separate skillet, melt the butter and saute onion for 3 minutes. Add drained spinach and ¼ cup of the soup, plus all seasonings, and blend. Saute for 3 minutes, distribute over the waiting oysters. Top with the rest of the soup-sauce, sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and bake for 15 minutes until light brown.