[This essay was put together after Emerson's death from a number of commencement and similar addresses he had made. It appears in The Complete Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, edited by Edward Emerson].
Freshly shucked oysters can be immersed in water and placed in shallow, air-tight containers in the freezer. Freezer temperatures should be below zero degrees Fahrenheit. Oysters can be frozen for up to three months.
After steaming Blue Crabs and keeping left-overs in the refrigerator, we would only recommend 3 or 4 days max. for storing them. Just a gut feeling on our end that seafood doesn't keep as well and as long as other left-overs, such as turkey or chicken or ground beef.