tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post1670412255435258473..comments2024-01-29T03:04:24.219+11:00Comments on Flinders Family Freer: chicken drawing and oystersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-8342572467025857522010-03-24T14:36:51.257+11:002010-03-24T14:36:51.257+11:00The imaginary native Tasmanian oysters are also fa...The imaginary native Tasmanian oysters are also fairly described as bloody marvelous. They must be related ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-35335259063337162272010-03-24T14:35:11.521+11:002010-03-24T14:35:11.521+11:00Heh, Yes, in that ample spare time I will do a bit...Heh, Yes, in that ample spare time I will do a bit of sea-water drinking. (mind you, it is fascinating).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-87558039844454469022010-03-24T14:04:38.139+11:002010-03-24T14:04:38.139+11:00Hey, you could try oyster farming, a la Japan. I&#...Hey, you could try oyster farming, a la Japan. I've been amazed to learn that the oyster farmers go out to their rafts and check the water regularly. <br /><br />The water checking instrument they showed us on TV was handmade -- a beer bottle with a rock on the bottom in a rope cradle, and a wooden spindle in the top with a string. So you lower the bottle down, pull the cork, wait a moment for the bubbles to stop, then haul the bottle up. Pour off the top a bit, then taste the main mix. And if you know what you're doing, you can tell if the oysters are getting the right level of salt or not.<br /><br />Apparently oysters thrive on the minerals that come down in fresh water, BUT also will die if the water isn't salt enough. So the oyster farmers raise and lower the ropes of oysters, sometimes daily, to make sure that the oysters are getting the right kind of water. He talked about lowering the oysters two meters when there was a typhoon threatening, because he didn't want to lose the crop.<br /><br />Something to help fill in the time, eh?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01422171964652699673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-5420777361509029132010-03-24T11:08:51.482+11:002010-03-24T11:08:51.482+11:00Ah, nothing like a good chook-slaughtering to set ...Ah, nothing like a good chook-slaughtering to set your day right. Good to hear about the Imaginary Oysters, though. I'm not surprised they were tasty. The less imaginary ones down around Hobart are bloody marvellous.Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-67774773785458835642010-03-24T07:56:16.658+11:002010-03-24T07:56:16.658+11:00:-)But I might get a Turner prize for it.:-)But I might get a Turner prize for it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-46924402422743892082010-03-24T05:14:58.714+11:002010-03-24T05:14:58.714+11:00At first I thought you'd picked up another art...At first I thought you'd picked up another art form. Pencil? Water color? No...hatchet!Quilly_Mammothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233071648647457818noreply@blogger.com