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Little Malice[_4_]

One time on Usenet, (Steve Pope) said:
> Little Malice > wrote:
>
> >One time on Usenet, AtM said:
>
> >> For the longest time, I never ate oysters, raw or otherwise, because of
> >> their rather intimidating appearance. Then I learned raw oysters are
> >> rather darn good <G>, except I prefer the smaller oysters instead of the
> >> larger ones. A wee bit of fresh lemon juice is good too, along with
> >> some optional (homemade) cocktail sauce. Heh, I think I did have a
> >> glass of two of wine before I gathered up the courage to try the first
> >> raw oyster, and WOW! I wanted a few more dozen after that initial taste
> >> I especially like steamed (on the half-shell) fresh oysters when
> >> dipped in drawn butter. But, I still won't eat fried oysters.
>
> >I'm the opposite -- I hate raw oysters and love them pan fried in
> >butter, yum...
>
> I like 'em all, with the possible exception of huge honkin'
> batter-fried Pacific oysters -- there's too much interior to
> enjoy the crunch of the batter.

I agree -- a little oyster goes a long way.

> tThe traditional Po'boy with
> small deep-fried bayside oysters is a fine thing.

Mmmmm!

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Jani in WA