Time to allow: 30 mins Portions : Ingredients Amount Type of raw ingredient Modern Substitutes 1 pint Oysters   12 slices Bacon   1/2 tsp Salt   1/8 tsp Paprika   2 tbsp Parsley   Method   1 Dry the oysters 2 Lay each oyster around a slice of bacon 3 season and sprinkle with chopped parsley 4 roll bacon around oyster and secure with wooden toothpick 5 place oysters in baking tray 6 bake in hot oven for 10 minutes until bacon is crisp 7 remove toothpick and serve with buttered toast Recipe Comments   1 This  is one of the oyster recipes produced by the Burnham River Company who managed the oyster layings in the River Crouch 2 49 more definitive Oyster recipes are available in ' Fifty ways with the amorous Oyster' written by  Dav id Duffy who is managing director of the Burnham River Company