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and don't eat the shell.......on an empty stomach.... a little too much roughage....
True Dat...when I had some laying Hens..(6 Rhode Island Reds, 4 Leghorns,) Ground oyster shell was available at the local Agway in 50 lb bags... for 2 bucks...Hens ate it mixed in their mash, and their egg shells stayed hard.
Nothing like grabbing an egg out of a nest in the wee hours of the dawn, only to have it explode in your hand.
Some people slurp. I don't really like the shell to touch my lips so I use the fork. The fork is officially for breaking the meat of the oyster away from the shell.
I prefer mine slightly sweet and creamy with a little mignonette sauce and lemon.
I like them just plain. No lime, no salt, no sauce. Just like God made 'em.
Be careful chewing, though. I have a nice little collection of tiny pearls that I discovered over about 50 years eating raw oysters. I keep them in an old pill bottle. One of these days, I'll have enough to make my great-grandbaby's Barbie Doll a necklace....LOL.
Some people slurp. I don't really like the shell to touch my lips so I use the fork. The fork is officially for breaking the meat of the oyster away from the shell.
I prefer mine slightly sweet and creamy with a little mignonette sauce and lemon.
How to enjoy oysters?
Mignonette sauce - red wine vinegar, minced shallots, and pepper -- or a squeeze of lemon.
I absolutely love oysters, both raw and fried. The secret to raw oysters is they have to be served very cold. When we were in Calabash NC, which is well known for great seafood, we ordered a bucket of oysters. Our jaws dropped when they were served out of the shell, warm, in a bucket. That almost ruined oysters for me.....well almost....such a bad memory
I love raw oysters, even more than raw clams, however I only eat them from the cold waters of the North Atlantic. I would never eat raw oysters from warm waters.
I love raw oysters, even more than raw clams, however I only eat them from the cold waters of the North Atlantic. I would never eat raw oysters from warm waters.
I eat the oysters from the warmer waters (Gulf of Mexico) only when the water is cooler. Basically I avoid them in the hot summer months and early fall when the water is still warm.
Oysters from Apalachicola, FL are usually huge and taste good. The town of Apalachicola is a great place to visit for anyone that loves oysters. The town harvests oysters and most restaurants have several dishes with oysters plus oysters on the Half Shell in several variations. Even the local hamburger joint has oysters. You can get even get oyster omelets for breakfast in town. You can see the oyster boats in the bay as they catch/gather oysters. It's a cool old town with a long history of oysters. They have an annual oyster festival too.
horseradish, cocktail sauce - simple (don't care what utensil is used, just not my fingers or sucking it out of the shell)
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