[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.
1 Remove them from their shells and place in an airtight, freezer quality, container. 2  Cover them with the cooking broth and then freeze. 3  You can keep frozen shucked mussels for about 3-4 months. 4  Defrost them in the refrigerator, never at room temperature. You should not freeze oysters in the shell. 2  Only thaw them out in the refrigerator â never at room temperature. 3  They will take about 24 hours to totally defrost. 4  You can keep frozen shucked oysters for anywhere from 3-6 months.