Angels on Horseback

Ingredients:

• Bacon slices
• Oysters, fresh, raw
• Salt and pepper
• Paprika
• Toothpicks
  

Directions:

1. Wrap thin slices of bacon around freshly shucked oysters, sprinkled with salt, pepper and paprika, and secure them with wooden picks.
   
2. Put them on a rack in a shallow baking pan and brown them slowly in a moderate oven (350F), turning once, until the bacon is crisp.
3. Serve hot, on parsley sprigs or watercress.