[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.
How long will my freshly shucked oysters stay good in fridge? So, last week i went down to the coast and bought a quart of shucked gulf oysters. They were shucked on 3/11 (today is 3/19). Usually when i buy them i go through them in about a week. the day after i bought them, before opening the container I got a bug, and didn't want to look at them. Today I'm no longer sick, but I probably can't cook them until Saturday.