On 6/27/2014 7:03 AM, Gary wrote:
> sf wrote:
>>
>> My son bbq's them. He leaves them on just long enough that he can pry
>> them apart easily - the inside is more raw than cooked. He has a pot
>> of garlicky melted butter that he bathes them in, then on goes a big
>> squirt of lemon and hot sauce. Oh, so good!
>
> That's one of my favorite ways. I can harvest them at low tide in a
> nearby (4 miles away) state park at low tide. What I've done in the
> past is to dig a small shallow pit in the sand on the beach. Build a
> little campfire in it. Go out and get about 6 nice oysters while it's
> burning down. Once the fire burns down, put them level directly on the
> hot coals. Within a couple of minutes, they will open up and are fully
> cooked and ready for eating. I put nothing extra on them. yum It's a
> fun way to spend a cold winter's morning.
>
I nearly wrote about digging a pit and having an oyster roast over low
coals! It's a South Carolina low-country tradition. You need to cook
more than 6 oysters to have an oyster roast.

Jill