As a proud Far Lefty I will concede crabs but not oysters to the Wacko Righty coast. Yes, Chesapeake blue crabs are better than Dungeness but as to anything better than our native Olympia oysters: you're crazy. Allan in Olympia, Washington State, USA > -----Original Message----- > From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rollei_list- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marc James Small > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 10:45 AM > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; pati Timmermann; ian Small; > winterlude1@xxxxxxxxxxx; fcg-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [rollei_list] Completetly Off-Topic: Food > > I just finished off a half-dozen (well, eight, if the truth be told) > Chincateague oysters. These guys are Atlantic Ocean oysters and are > saltier and more pungent than are the Chesapeake Bay oysters. You > folks on the Far Left Coast just die from the horror of realizing that > you have nothing decent out there to eat other than artichokes, which > we can grow locally. Atlantic oysters are small and really ugly and > are hard to open -- I always end up cutting myself with my oyster knife > at least once -- but they are so tasty that the effort is certainly > worth the result. Gulf of Mexico oysters are turgid and muddy, and > Blue Points are rather pallid in taste. These Chincateague oysters > simply make a fine lunch for a hungry fellow. Of course, my wife, the > gormand Pamela, walks away in disgust as I start cracking the shells > open. I've only had European oysters once and they were quite tasty > but, in the end, give me a bucket of Atlantic oysters and I will spend > the afternoon making a wreck of my hands and then feeling so happy that > I will crawl into the nearest closet with a Mag-Lite flashlight and > will flip that around to keep myself amused until I fall asleep. > > Damn. I do love those Chincateague oysters. Grand eating, they are. > > Marc > > > It is a good world for doing good deeds. > -- Nathaniel the Faun > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list