Hangtown Fry Salad

“Hangtown” was the other name for Placerville in the California gold country. It got its alternative name during the gold rush, when justice was handed down quickly with a rope. Hangtown fry, the combination of fresh oysters, eggs, and bacon fried together, was a dish that combined rare ingredients for a mountain gold-rush town and reputedly was the dish most often ordered by those who either struck it rich or were about to have their last meal. Much of this can be done ahead and then cooke