And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I think I had my first oyster when I was like 5 or 6. I remember for sure it was in the neighborhood my parents moved out of when I was 9 so no older than that for sure. I think it was one of those, "give it to the kid and watch him freak out" jokes. They gave me a raw oyster with cocktail sauce on it and I loved it. I asked for another one. They said, "NO!"
That following summer dad drove us on vacation and I kept asking for oysters - which they wouldn't do, but they introduced me to fried shrimp and I gladly swapped for those.
I think I had my first oyster when I was like 5 or 6. I remember for sure it was in the neighborhood my parents moved out of when I was 9 so no older than that for sure. I think it was one of those, "give it to the kid and watch him freak out" jokes. They gave me a raw oyster with cocktail sauce on it and I loved it. I asked for another one. They said, "NO!"
ReplyDeleteThat following summer dad drove us on vacation and I kept asking for oysters - which they wouldn't do, but they introduced me to fried shrimp and I gladly swapped for those.
I love a lot of seafoods but pass on the oysters. No matter how they're doctored it's still like swallowing a wad of snot.
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DeleteI find it hard to believe that ANYONE could find that appetizing.
ReplyDeleteSmoked…sautéed with mushrooms and goats cheese. Lots of ways.
ReplyDeleteLove them, found out they make smoked oyster jerky in Oregon. I only wished I lived closer to Oregon coast those pacific oyster are the best.
ReplyDeleteFelix’s in the Crescent City for couple of doz with a few Abitas. Yum!
ReplyDeleteNot for me. I eat enough of my own snot.
ReplyDeletePhlegm on the half-shell.
ReplyDeleteOnce you've worked in a lab processing sputum samples for TB testing, there is absolutely NO WAY you would ever eat these raw.
When Ash, the robot from Alien, dissected the face hugger its insides were made of oysters and squid. Yummy!
ReplyDeleteRaw or steamed, I'll take a washtub of 'em.
ReplyDeleteBest served with lemon, Texas Pete & horseradish sauce. With a saltine.
ReplyDeleteHowzabout an oyster po'boy?!?
ReplyDeleteLove them but my wife hates them.
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