"Little Malice" > wrote in message
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> 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...
> --
> "Little Malice" is Jani in WA
> ~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

And you know what? Now I not only eat them but get picky about them: "Let's
see, I'll have a couple of Duxburys, a few Wellfleets ... ."

Felice