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oyster
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oyster Marine bivalve
mollusc,
Ostreidae and
Crassostrea spp. One dozen oysters (120 g of the edible portion) are an exceptionally rich
source of vitamin B
12; a rich source of iron, iodine, selenium, and vitamin D; a good source of protein and niacin; a source of vitamins A, B
1, and B
2, and supply 85 kcal (360 kJ).
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Oysters on birth control skip `r' months
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 8/21/1986; ; 700+ words
; ...off-season for oysters. A couple of oyster companies, including...Eastern and Gulf Coast oysters. The West Coast oyster is Gigas, a different...the East Coast oyster. And more importantly, the East Coast oysters reproduce in the...
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Oysters: a little value goes a long way, but supply shortages hamper market growth. (Product Spotlight).
Magazine article from: Seafood Business; 2/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...of the Grand Central Oyster Bar in New York City. "Oysters have been selling like...and have grown up on oysters. But the oyster promotion always draws...are adding value to oysters and driving high-end oyster demand. "A high...
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Oysters on the half shell form gastronomical bookends for my year.(Bookends)
Magazine article from: New York State Conservationist; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...made, we enjoy the oysters. Inside each oyster is a salty liquid...purity of all Atlantic oysters and the regulation of oyster beds is guarded by...of the Long Island oyster crop comes from stocked...advises people to eat oysters only in months containing...
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OYSTERS OFFER A TASTE OF THE CAPE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...and texture of the oyster examined more closely...specialist Bill Walton. Oysters grown in cold, clear...Shack, West Coast oysters are "fruity...of New England's oyster industry, with a...Wallace is proud of his oysters' deep cup, which...Once you've had an oyster when they're ...
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Oyster farming growing with rising tide of demand ; Growing oysters to satisfy discriminating consumers is risky but potentially rewarding.
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 5/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...05-22-2005 Oyster farming growing with...demand ; Growing oysters to satisfy discriminating...plate of a dozen oysters sells for $20.95. Oyster farming isn't a...reminders that the first oyster bars featured wild oysters and were very popular...
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Oysters should love that dirty water Mollusks' return may help clean Charles River
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 10/26/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Massachusetts Oyster Project. There...century, when the oysters grew as long as...variety of dinner oyster. His friends...generation of oysters in Boston "was...were plentiful oysters," said Levinton. Introducing oyster colonies is a...
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Oyster gardeners: New Jersey students reintroduce oysters to the local waterways.(EARTH: ESTUARIES)
Magazine article from: Science World; 10/5/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...18). An adult oyster filters an average...water every day. Oysters provide an important...the district's oyster program. The students place their oysters in taylor floats...Bayonne students' oysters are brought 30 miles southeast to an oyster reef in Navesink...
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Eastern oysters: buyers play on the regional names of each Eastern oyster harvest area.(Product Spotlight)
Magazine article from: Seafood Business; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...thirds of the national oyster harvest is Eastern oysters, at 500 million pounds...like Hillman Shrimp & Oyster, Ameripure Oysters, Motivatit and Tampa Maid...breaded oysters, whole oysters and oyster "shooters" year round...
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Oyster aficionados indulge in briny treat.(Food)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 9/21/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...chef at Neptune Oyster in the North End...differences between oysters from East Coast growers...noticeable only in raw oysters, so aficionados...uncooked. Your favorite oyster may depend on both...Cool. Wrap each oyster in a half slice of bacon. Arrange three oysters on each bamboo ...
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Oysters ARE On; September is the traditional month to welcome oysters back to the menu
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 9/18/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...a barren time for oyster-lovers or those...September, when oysters returned to the table...with widespread oyster farming, the season is continuous with oysters of fine quality available...A popular fried oyster dish at Tosca is...Row" of Maryland Oysters. The oysters are...
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oyster
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...American, or common, oyster reaches a length of 2...5-15 cm). These oysters are harvested in artificial...The wing and the pearl oysters are widespread in warmer...waters. The great pearl oyster, from which the pearl...tropical species. Oysters are classified in the...
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oyster catcher
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
oyster catcher common name for members...efficient for catching and opening the oysters, mussels, and clams on which...black, European, and Frazer's oyster catchers of the genus Haematopus. Oyster catchers nest in shallow, debris...
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Oyster Bay
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Oyster Bay uninc. area (1990 pop. 6,687) of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau co., SE N.Y., on N Long Island...national historic site in 1963. Also of interest in Oyster Bay are several 18th-century homes and the Theodore...
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oyster crabs
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
oyster crabs American; small young crabs found inside oysters, cooked and eaten whole, including the soft shell.
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oyster plant
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
oyster plant ( vegetable oyster ) See salsify .
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