How do oysters make pearls?

For my oyster recipes I get oysters packed like this because I don’t like to shuck them 😅 #oysters #oysterlover #costco #homecooking #fullhappybelly | Fullhappybelly

August 5th is National Oyster Day! Oysters were a very popular food in Sacramento during the Gold Rush and late 1800s. Gold seekers from the Atlantic coast descended upon California seeking gold and they brought their appetites with them. To keep up with demand and after damage to California’s native oyster population, fresh oysters were shipped from Washington and Oregon and were held in San Francisco Bay. Early California newspapers, in the 1850s and 1860s, often included articles discussing s