Kitty Koenig's Scalloped Oysters

• 1 12 pints oysters
• 12 cup butter or 12 cup margarine
• 14 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 2 tablespoons chopped onions
• 4 cups soft breadcrumbs
• 12 teaspoon salt
• oyster liquor
• light cream or half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• paprika

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Pick over and clean oysters, removing bits of shell.
3. Strain oyster liquor and set aside.
4. Melt butter in skillet; stir in Tabasco.
5. Add onion and cook until tender but not brown.
6. Add bread crumbs and salt.
7. Toss lightly.
8. Cover bottom of shallow buttered baking dish with bread crumbs, then with a layer of oysters.
9. Repeat a layer of bread crumbs and oysters and end with a top layer of crumbs.
10. Combine oyster liquor with enough cream to make 3/4 cup.
11. Pour over mixture in casserole.
12. Sprinkle with lemon juice and paprika.
13. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until top is lightly browned.

oysters, butter, tabasco sauce, onions, breadcrumbs, salt, oyster liquor, light cream, lemon juice, paprika

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/kitty-koenigs-scalloped-oysters-510987 (may not work)