Ever see an ad for a product that sounds awful? Well this is one of those times. This hundred-year-old ad does not make me want to buy powdered dehydrated oysters and clams. Somehow I’m guessing that this product has not stood the test of time.
1921 Dehydrated Oysters and Clams Advertisement
A Hundred Years Ago 
Agree!
Some food just don’t sound good.
Purchase? I didn’t even want to click the link to your post!
LOL
Never even heard of this before. Yuk!
There are some strange foods.
It has indeed stood the test of time. There are a number of US companies that sell dehydrated seafood powders. It is used in industrial preparation of soups, stews, sauces, etc., and is also quite common in Asian regions. I even located one academic scholarly study on identification of dehydrated seafood species. It is a cool and rainy day here; I might be doing dehydration research. 🙂
Interesting. Who knew?
I’m glad it was a cool and rainy day-and that you had time to research this. It’s fascinating that dehydrated seafood powders are used to make commercial products. But now that I think about it, it makes sense.
DEFINITELY not for me!
Nor me.
Er, just … no.
This just doesn’t sound good.
Yep, that certainly does sound awful!
It probably was a “high-tech” food in its day.
Doesn’t appeal!
Doesn’t appeal to me either.
Sounds like a forerunner of processed food designed to make meal preparation easier. However, this had to be an epic fail. Still funny for us though!
I am quite curious about the flavour … probably makes great economical chowder
I would think it is akin to using dehydrated mushrooms when you cannot get fresh ones. Rehydrate, and voila!–mushrooms.
Yes I would think so too, – not that I would hunt down dehydrated oysters LOL
Me neither, but one thing I learned about ordering seafood while living in West Texas…don’t. It has been at the bottom of a freezer for a couple of years.
Dried shrimp, scallops, etc. are hallmarks of Asian cookery. They provide tons of umami to dishes.