The Oyster Blog

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Vintage Oyster Ads

by Michael C. Hild

We are in love with vintage oyster ads and we thought you might enjoy a handful of our favorites! Oysters have been a huge part of American culture especially in the early part of the 20th Century. Oysters have seen a recent resurgence and we would love you to try some of our oyster varieties […]

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There was a time when no Thanksgiving meal in America was complete without oysters. Oysters on the half shell, oyster stew, oyster stuffing, oysters everywhere.  America was absolutely obsessed with the tasty bivalves in the Victorian era as evidenced by this awesome collection of Historical Menus. This was no fad. The almighty oyster’s place at […]

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The R Rule for Oysters Demystified

by Michael C. Hild

Is there an oyster season? When I tell others that I absolutely love eating raw oysters at any occasion and at any time of year, my revelation is often met with some form of the following question: “Aren’t you only supposed to eat oysters in months that have an R in their name?” At face […]

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