One time on Usenet, "Felice Friese" > said:
> > In article .com>,
> > "-L." > wrote:
> >
> >> Do you have bad food memories from childhood (or otherwise) that stick
> >> out in your mind?
>
> Oh, yeaaaah!
>
> Five-year-old to Mom: "I want a raw oyster!"
> Mom: "You really wouldn't like it."
> Five-year-old: "I WANT A RAW OYSTER!"
> Mom: "OK, but if you put it in your mouth you have to swallow it."
>
> It was another 60 or so years before I tried another one.

Oh Felice, you reminded me of a time when I was helping my
grandparents shuck oysters. I was also about 5, and they insisted
I eat one raw. I might not have minded so much, except for the sand.
I'm still not a fan of them raw, but managed to make $1 eating one
that way as a waitress in high school. The cooks had bet I wouldn't
do it. Love your story, btw...

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"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~