Lowcountry Oyster Roast

Okay, so this is not the procedure for an authentic oyster roast such as those I’ve attended all along the Carolina and Georgia coasts or for any number of social or political occasions. But unless you care to dig an outdoor pit or construct a cinder-block oven with a sheet-metal grid, purchase oysters by the bushel, and soak burlap bags in water to create steam over a live fire, my method of roasting oysters on an ordinary grill will have to suffice to give you some idea of what this glori