SC - Scungilli versus conch- OP

[Alderton, Philippa]

Micaylah skrev:

>But, they are pretty good smoked. I have been eating them like that
>since I was a wee child and can't hate them just because they're
>smoked.

Good heavens, Micaylah, has Lance so  warped your mind, that you can't read
a post, and understand what it actually says? I challenge you!!!!!!!!!

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Seriously, what I said was,

> I gotta agree here- in _MOST_ cases cooking the blamed things ought to be
> punishable by death, too.

with caps and underlinings included for this posting.

I'll agree- I love smoked oysters as well- though I really prefer them raw.
I do cook them upon occasion- when I make my oyster stew, though, they get
thrown in at the last moment, and let to simmer just long enough to heat
through. I also can deal with the  spinach thing- neither oysters nor
spinach benefit from more than a quick cooking.

What was going through my mind was this......abortion...... of oysters
cooked in a mistake they call "Oyster Dressing" here in the Midwest, which
is frequently served with some sort of fowl, usually served at Thanksgiving
with the turkey, and consists of over-cooked long dead oysters (they
pre-cook them, to add insult to injury) thrown into a commercial unseasoned
bread stuffing, with, if you're lucky, a bit of margarine and water, and
served up as is. YEUCCCCCCHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now, I can deal with SOME fried oysters, but IMO, they're best served fresh
and raw on the half shell, with perhaps a squeeze of lemon juice on every
other one or so......

Phlip

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Philippa Farrour
Caer Frig
Southeastern Ohio

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