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My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts) Thu Jun 26, 2014, 06:29 AM Jun 2014

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St. James Day

The superstitious believe that if you eat oysters on St. James Day, July 25th, you won't want for money for the rest of the year.

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St. James Day (Original Post) My Good Babushka Jun 2014 OP

Calendar year or Jan 1? Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #1

I do not know. nt My Good Babushka Jun 2014 #5

Love oysters... Xyzse Jun 2014 #2

Take your choice! Probably any way you like them. nt. My Good Babushka Jun 2014 #6

Raw on Half-shell with Lemon! Xyzse Jun 2014 #7

I used to eat tons of raw oysters, but I'm afraid to now NightWatcher Jun 2014 #3

I'd rather be poor than eat an oyster. rug Jun 2014 #4

Boom Sound 416

(4,185 posts)

1. Calendar year or Jan 1?

Reply to My Good Babushka (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 09:52 AM

Jun 2014

My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts)

5. I do not know. nt

Reply to Boom Sound 416 (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 03:21 PM

Jun 2014

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)

2. Love oysters...

Reply to My Good Babushka (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 10:19 AM

Jun 2014

Fresh, fried or what?

My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts)

6. Take your choice! Probably any way you like them. nt.

Reply to Xyzse (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 03:21 PM

Jun 2014

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)

7. Raw on Half-shell with Lemon!

Reply to My Good Babushka (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 03:22 PM

Jun 2014

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

3. I used to eat tons of raw oysters, but I'm afraid to now

Reply to My Good Babushka (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 10:36 AM

Jun 2014

I know of too many people who have gotten very ill eating so called farm raised as well as gulf oysters. I will only eat them when I travel back to NOLA and hit the Crescent City Brewhouse or Acme, the only two places that I'd trust anymore.

rug

(82,333 posts)

4. I'd rather be poor than eat an oyster.

Reply to My Good Babushka (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 10:59 AM

Jun 2014

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