$3 a dozen back in the day.
Really spectacular oysters.
Between BP and a series of hurricanes knocking out sand bars the geography of the northern Gulf of Mexico has been greatly compromised.
Hope they recover soon.
It appears the altered water composition caused by increased population was the major culprit in the oyster’s demise.
Five years? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve been to Boss Oyster. They don’t even rinse the shells off and you get a mouthful of mud with your oyster. No love lost over that place. Others were excellent.
Too bad, been to Apalachicola many times years ago, and ate at Boss Oyster among other places. Around the Panama City area (not at the beaches) Gene’s Oyster Bar, a real dive, was always packed at meal time, and had great oysters on the half-shell. Uncle Ernie’s in St. Andrews, still being rebuilt after the hurricane, had the best fried oyster Po’Boy sandwich I’ve ever eaten, huge oysters, twice the size of other places. All the restaurants in N.Fla will be affected by the shutdown.
I’m a big oyster fan, and have eaten my way from the Chesapeake down the east coast and around the gulf. My personal favorites can be found here in Abbeville, Louisiana:
When I was a kid, I didn’t think I would like oysters. They smelled fishy to me and they looked gross.
Fortunately, I was raised in a family that you ate what was set before you at the table. No complaints or you felt it on the rear end.
So I was compelled to try them. I didn’t understand the fuss about how great they were until I got a little older and maybe my taste buds got used to them, but I love the oysters from Apalachicola.
When times weren’t as tough as they had been, my Dad would go meet the boats and freshly caught whatever, and purchase seafood directly from the catchers. My father was a very strict man in so many ways, but he showed our family great love in other ways, and one was in providing good healthy food for us. Cooking from scratch was economical, and took longer than buying prepared items, but was much healthier for us. I have passed this value on to my children, too.
I love oysters in any form - have never tried any from the east coast, though. Here in the Puget Sound region they are plentiful and mighty good.
The industry relies on wild oysters? They don't farm in Apalachicola Bay?
Oysters are what is referred to as an “acquired taste”
Dang! I have many fond memories of outstanding bass fishing on Lakes Seminole and Eufaula (George) back in the 70's, 80's, & 90's...
Would hate to think that that is gone now...
The ban applies to WILD oysters. An opportunity for oyster farming.
Aw, shucks.