Scalloped Oysters

• 2 pints fresh oysters, undrained
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 (10-ounce) package oyster crackers, crushed
• 1 cup Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1 small sweet onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, pressed
• 3 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

1. Drain oysters, reserving 1/2 cup liquid. Set oysters aside.
2. Stir together reserved liquid, whipping cream, melted butter, and hot sauce.
3. Combine cracker crumbs and next 6 ingredients. Place 3 cups cracker mixture on bottom of a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Top with half of oysters and half of whipping cream mixture. Repeat procedure with remaining cracker mixture, oysters, and whipping cream mixture.
4. Bake casserole at 375u0b0 for 45 minutes.

oysters, whipping cream, butter, hot sauce, oyster crackers, italianseasoned breadcrumbs, sweet onion, garlic, bacon, salt, pepper

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/scalloped-oysters-0 (may not work)