A Virginia Oyster Lovers Paradise: October 2011

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Lynhaven River Oysters Have Not Arrived

Yep - I'd been looking forward to a few dozen oysters that were supposed to have looked just like this:

I guess that I will have to be content with oysters from more reputable farms.

Oyster season is coming very soon and I look forward to reviewing the harvest from as many Chesapeake Bay Oyster Farms as possible - stay tuned.

In the meantime: join the Facebook group:

Chesapeake Bay Oyster Farms

Until the next post... enjoy Chesapeake Bay Oysters!!!

oys·ter – noun

1.
any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.

2.
the oyster-shaped bit of dark meat in the front hollow of the side bone of a fowl.

3.
Slang. a closemouthed or uncommunicative person, esp. one who keeps secrets well.

4.
something from which a person may extract or derive advantage: The world is my oyster.

5.
oyster white. –verb (used without object).

6.
to dredge for or otherwise take oysters.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME oistre < MF < L ostrea < Gk óstreon; see ostracize]

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.