Screaming Bacon Wrapped Shrimp

Shrimp is always a hit at gatherings,
you'll be showered with rave reviews.

Ingredients:
20 strips of bacon
2 bunches basil
40 medium shrimp, peeled (tails on) and deveined
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 lemons, cut into wedges

Directions:
Preheat broiler.
Cut bacon strips in half widthwise.
On a large cutting board lay bacon strips flat.
Place a basil leaf in the middle of each piece of bacon.
Place a shrimp on top of the basil with the tail
at a right angle to the bacon strip.
Wrap the bacon around the shrimp and place
seam side down on a broiling pan;
secure with toothpick if desired.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Broil, 4 to 5 inches from the heat for 3 minutes.
Turn over and broil another 3 minutes,
or until the shrimp are pink
and curled and the bacon is crisp.
Squeeze lemon juice over
cooked shrimp until they scream!
Just before serving.