[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.
0. FotoosVanRobin/Flickr. Captain Erik Braun of Fish Hampton recently told me that proper storage would keep fresh oysters alive for months at home. Oysters live in the cupped part of the shell, so to store, he suggests keeping them in a cold part of your refrigerator where they can breathe cupped-side down.