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No shortage of oysters this weekend - Tis the season for Maryland's wild harvest! (Original Post) elleng Nov 3 OP
I'm in Maine, and I was just thinking about getting some, too. Easterncedar Nov 3 #1
GOOD! elleng Nov 3 #2
Scallops are also good! Easterncedar Nov 3 #3
Yea, 'arrsters!!!' elleng Nov 3 #4
Yes! Arrsters. Onthefly Nov 3 #5
Love old Navy stories! 70sEraVet Nov 3 #7
And if a Navy story starts with, "This ain't no sh*t..." Onthefly Nov 3 #8
My favorite time of year! PJMcK Nov 3 #6
Any of you are welcome to my share. BobTheSubgenius Nov 4 #9

Easterncedar

(3,519 posts)
1. I'm in Maine, and I was just thinking about getting some, too.
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 03:41 AM
Nov 3

My mother always suggested we have some if we needed to brighten up a down day. Any excuse would do!

elleng

(136,042 posts)
2. GOOD!
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 04:00 AM
Nov 3

Found bacon wrapped scallops @ nearby riverfront restaurant near home (southern MD,) so may try THAT!

Easterncedar

(3,519 posts)
3. Scallops are also good!
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 04:28 AM
Nov 3

My BIL, who is 99, spent much of his youth on the Choptank.

When he and my sister visited here in September, we celebrated with the local seafood, especially oysters, He likes to call them “arrsters”, and can still demolish a cold half-dozen in short order. Oysters are good for ya.

Onthefly

(502 posts)
5. Yes! Arrsters.
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 06:19 AM
Nov 3

Old Navy story: Bought a bushel of arrsters right on the boat at Tall Timbers for $8 and a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon. This was November 1978 while I was at Pax River NAS. We had great oyster dressing for Thanksgiving. By the way, this purchase was prearranged through a friend who indicated that the case of PBR was an important part of the transaction!

Tough part was shucking the bushel outside at the picnic table with a garden hose.
Hope you find some arrsters, soon.

70sEraVet

(4,142 posts)
7. Love old Navy stories!
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 10:40 AM
Nov 3

I worked on the boilers in the firerooms of old WW2 ships. We used to catch crabs by lowering a basket and a chicken bone over the side, and when we had a bucketful, take them down to the fireroom and stick the bucket unfer a low-pressure steam drain for a few minutes. Makes a hell of a lotta noise!
And a blast from a fire extinguisher for a few seconds will chill a sixpack of beer!
Good old days!

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