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Ntantiques
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Snagged some Blue Point oysters at a reliable upscale market for Valentine's dinner w/DH. Have been
enjoying these raw on the halfshell for 40 years, but got the mean crawlies tonight. As I went to
spear a nice plump oyster, I noticed movement. No matter what you've been drinking, oysters are not
supposed to wriggle. Not a good thing. A pale, fat, wormy looking creature about 1/2 inch long with
pale, almost invisable crab-like legs was doing the hully gully in there with my oyster. Can only
asume it was a crab who'd molted and was using the $1.00 ea. oyster as a temporary home. I realize
that oysters are vulnerable to a variety of other sea life, but I've never heard of anyone finding
anything inside an oyster shell other than grit or a pearl. Anyway, I tossed it and was a bit
hesitant when I picked up the next oyster...damned if there wasn't another creepy critter in that
one too. So much for oysters...the rest of 'em went into the garbage & we had to make do with
chocolate. NT
enjoying these raw on the halfshell for 40 years, but got the mean crawlies tonight. As I went to
spear a nice plump oyster, I noticed movement. No matter what you've been drinking, oysters are not
supposed to wriggle. Not a good thing. A pale, fat, wormy looking creature about 1/2 inch long with
pale, almost invisable crab-like legs was doing the hully gully in there with my oyster. Can only
asume it was a crab who'd molted and was using the $1.00 ea. oyster as a temporary home. I realize
that oysters are vulnerable to a variety of other sea life, but I've never heard of anyone finding
anything inside an oyster shell other than grit or a pearl. Anyway, I tossed it and was a bit
hesitant when I picked up the next oyster...damned if there wasn't another creepy critter in that
one too. So much for oysters...the rest of 'em went into the garbage & we had to make do with
chocolate. NT