Re: Re: Raw Oysters [was Bottled Water]

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On 12/2/06, <oz4caster@...> wrote:

> --- Jan <bellasol.organics@...> wrote:

> > Just had to ask, Why the phobia on raw oysters?

>

> Jan,

>

> I guess eating raw store-bought oysters to me would be like eating raw

> store bought chicken or beef. Even if it's " organic " - not appealing.

> You don't know how long it's been sitting around since it was

> harvested - probably for days at least and maybe weeks in the case of

> hung beef. And the smell may not always be a reliable indicator of

> bacterial abundance. I might be willing to give it a try if I ate

> them as soon as they came out of the water.

I think shellfish are just more often contaminated in general, even if

they're relatively fresh. It's probably fine for someone whose gut is

in tip-top shape, but when I used to eat raw oysters it seemed like I

was pretty likely to get stomach bugs from them.

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On 12/2/06, <oz4caster@...> wrote:

> --- Jan <bellasol.organics@...> wrote:

> > Just had to ask, Why the phobia on raw oysters?

Because, because... look at those things. Come on, they're squiggly

little snot balls.

> Jan,

>

> I guess eating raw store-bought oysters to me would be like eating raw

> store bought chicken or beef. Even if it's " organic " - not appealing.

> You don't know how long it's been sitting around since it was

> harvested - probably for days at least and maybe weeks in the case of

> hung beef. And the smell may not always be a reliable indicator of

> bacterial abundance. I might be willing to give it a try if I ate

> them as soon as they came out of the water.

Here's a little tidbit B dug up between bites of US Wellness

pemmican: the most common summertime injury reported in French

emergency rooms is a puncture wound on the hand related to shucking of

oysters. No one knows if it's true but we all want it to be.

I can sympathize with the oyster aversion thing. I had a real problem

with them until I forced myself to start eating them once a week, just

for kicks. Now I find myself really craving them. Not that I still

don't shudder a little when they go down.

No stomach bugs yet.

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On 12/2/06, <oz4caster@...> wrote:

> I know there are people on this list who eat raw beef and liver, but

> IIRC most freeze it for at least 2 weeks first. I guess that could be

> done with oysters as well?

>

>

The raw shucked oysters from WF that you can buy in a jar are

previously frozen, and I'm guessing most oyster shooters that you buy

in a restaurant have been previously frozen as well.

I like raw beef but its better fresh than frozen for two weeks, IMO.

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On 12/2/06, <oz4caster@...> wrote:

> I guess eating raw store-bought oysters to me would be like eating raw

> store bought chicken or beef. Even if it's " organic " - not appealing.

> You don't know how long it's been sitting around since it was

> harvested - probably for days at least and maybe weeks in the case of

> hung beef. And the smell may not always be a reliable indicator of

> bacterial abundance. I might be willing to give it a try if I ate

> them as soon as they came out of the water.

By the way, I can't eat any kind of cooked shellfish. I'm " allergic "

to them and things will get dramatic if I accidentally consume some

(which I almost did at church one Sunday during the Trapeza, i.e. love

feast).

This strange reaction didn't occur until I was in my mid thirties. My

mother had the same reaction at about the same age. So I had to give

up my beloved shrimp/prawns, crab, lobster, oysters, clams, etc.

For some reason I decided to try raw oysters (even though cooked

oysters cause me terrible problems). So I saddled up to the bar during

one lovely oyster happy hour evening, took a shot of Dr. Schulze's

Intestinal Formula #2, and ate away, with very minimal reaction. Then

I followed the meal with another dose of the intestinal formula.

Once I forgot the formula and decided to eat the oysters anyway. No

problem whatsoever. Nada. Nothing. I have been eating them happily

ever since (without having to use the formula).

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hence an invasion of its prerogatives. The most dangerous man, to any

gov't, is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without

regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably

he comes to the conclusion that the gov't he lives under is dishonest,

insane, and intolerable, and so, if he is a romantic, he tries to

change it. And even if he is not...he is very apt to spread discontent

among those who are. "

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> Here's a little tidbit B dug up between bites of US Wellness

> pemmican: the most common summertime injury reported in French

> emergency rooms is a puncture wound on the hand related to shucking of

> oysters. No one knows if it's true but we all want it to be.

After punching an oyster knife almost clean through my left hand, I

started getting my oysters shucked (on the half shell) at the fish

market.

I still have the scar.

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