Baked Oysters - a Holiday Tradition

melt butter, add onion and celery. Cook on slow fire until tender. Add oysters that have been cut up by scissors, and a little oyster juice. cook about 5 min. until oysters curl. Take off fire and mix w/ rolled toasted bread crumbs and grated eggs and parsley to season. Add salt, pepper, and dampen w/ oyster juice or water. Put into oyster shells or greased pyrex dish; sprinkle cracker crumbs on top and dots of butter. Bake at 350 about 20 min. Tresor de la Mer from the Heart of Louisianna.