Valentine's Day Count Down: Oysters

Oysters are legendary, even clichéed aphrodisiacs. Whether it's all those minerals, their lusciously slurpy texture, or their expense, oysters on the half-shell put at least a smile on the mugs -- if not a song in the heart and less metaphorical feelings elsewhere -- of those who crave them. Oyster lovers will welcome "Cupid's Package" from Taylor Shellfish Farms as part of their Valentine's Day celebration. Packages come with either 2 or 4 dozen oysters (6 or a dozen each of Totten Inlet Virginicas, Totten Inlet Pacifics, Kumamotos, and Olympias), an oyster knife, and a copy of Jon Rowley's seductive essay "How to Eat an Oyster."

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