oysters Rockefeller

oysters Rockefeller
oysters spread with a mixture of spinach, butter, seasonings, and bread crumbs and baked on the half shell.
[of unclear orig.; the dish appar. has no direct connection with John D. ROCKEFELLER or his heirs]

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