Consider the Oyster

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Marc Notes: Originally published: 1941.;Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: "Since Lewis Carroll no one had written charmingly about that indecisively sex ed bivalve until Mrs. Fisher came along with her Consider the Oyster. Surely this will stand for some time as the most judicious treatment in English." -- Clifton Fadiman Biographical Note: M.F.K. Fisher (1908-1992) is the author of numerous books of essays and reminiscences, many of which have become American classics. Publisher Marketing: M.F.K. Fisher, whom John Updike has called our "poet of the appetites," here pays tribute to that most delicate and enigmatic of foods---the oyster. As she tells of oysters found in stews, in soups, roasted, baked, fried, prepared à la Rockefeller or au naturel--and of the pearls sometimes found therein--Fisher describes her mother's joy at encountering oyster loaf in a girls' dorm in he 1890's, recalls her own initiation into the "strange cold succulence" of raw oysters as a young woman in Marseille and Dijon, and explores both the bivalve's famed aphrodisiac properties and its equally notorious gut-wrenching powers. Plumbing the "dreadful but exciting" life of the oyster, Fisher invites readers to share in the comforts and delights that this delicate edible evokes, and enchants us along the way with her characteristically wise and witty prose. Contributor Bio:Fisher, M F K M. F. K Fisher (1908-1992) is the author of sixteen books of essays and reminiscences, many of which have become American classics. Her books include The Gastronomical Me and How to Cook a Wolf. In 1991, she was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Author: Fisher, M F KPublisher: North Point PressBinding: PaperbackPub Date: 1988-10-01BISAC: Cooking|Specific Ingredients|Fish & Seafood|Cooking|Essays & NarrativesSubjects: Gastronomy|Oysters|Cookery (Oysters)Weight: 0.2 lbsISBN: 9780865473355ASIN: -SKU: SP-9780865473355 Show more