On 2/4/2011 5:45 PM, James Silverton wrote:
> gloria.p wrote on Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:24:01 -0700:
>

>
>> I was going to suggest that along with battering and deep
>> frying. The latter is the only way I ever enjoyed oysters. I haven't
>> eaten them in years, too leery about contamination.
>
> My most spectacular and long lasting case of Montezuma's revenge came
> from deep fried oysters. It was based on a misunderstanding and 50 years
> ago but I have not eaten cooked oysters since.


Clarification: I haven't eaten oysters in any form since we moved from
the east coast, 27 yrs. ago.

My inlaws often brought Chesapeake Bay oysters back on ice when they
drove through MD. I was never crazy about them. When we go to seafood
restaurants in Denver I cringe when anyone orders raw clams or oysters.
Our tour group ate lots of seviche in Panama but I never ordered it.
A little exposure to microbiology is a caution-producing experience.

gloria p