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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.