2 to 4 servings

Double the recipe for a main dish

1 stick butter

1 cup chopped parsley

1 tsp dried chervil or tarragon

1 tsp black pepper

Salt to taste

Lemon juice

Tabasco

1 pint oysters, drained

1 loaf French bread, sliced, buttered and toasted

Set oven to broil. In a saucepan, melt butter. Add parsley, chervil, pepper, salt, lemon juice and tabasco to taste and mix well. Place oysters in flat pan and cover with butter mixture; place under broiler until oyster edges curl, about 2 to 3 minutes. Serve on hot, buttered, toasted French bread.