On Jul 11, 12:33*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> I'm expecting hot weather today, so I'm not planning
> to cook anything until the evening. *I took a look
> at the oyster tank at the nearby Asian market, and
> I found a really big one. *At only $0.69, it seemed
> like a great deal. *I could eat it raw, so that
> would not heat up the house.
>
> This time, to avoid self-inflicted injury, I opened
> it by attacking the hinge with a large screwdriver
> and mallet. *I really had to beat on that thing
> before I could get it open, but I finally won.
>
> This might be the last oyster I ever eat. *It was
> okay, but I'm not sure I really appreciate raw
> oyster. *I'd much rather eat steamed clams.
>
> If I do eat oysters in the future, I think I'll
> cook them. *I've smoked them on the BBQ before
> and those came out great. *The abductor muscle
> becomes really tough, but the rest of the flesh
> takes on a very nice texture -- firmer than raw,
> but still very tender like a block of cream cheese.
> Chilled and then sliced, it's great.
>
> Anyone have any other suggestions for cooking
> oysters?

Mmmm! Raw oysters!! Used to get 'em for $0.25 each at Nantucket Cove,
a little seafood restaurant in the CWE near where I used to live. Me
and my housemate Jim would go down there and sit at the bar and have
wine and raw oysters. Good times!

John Kuthe...