Oysters Rockefeller

Ingredients

• 1/3 c. finely chopped fennel bulb or celery
• 2 Tbsp. snipped parsley
• 1/4 c. finely chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 Tbsp. margarine or butter
• 2 c. chopped fresh spinach
• 1 Tbsp. Anisette, Pernod or water
• several drops bottled hot pepper sauce
• dash of pepper
• 1/2 c. seasoned or plain, fine, dry bread crumbs
• 24 oysters (in shells), shucked
• 4 tsp. margarine or butter, melted