Show Oysters Have Been Used Since in Year 80 30 B. B B C. C The oyster has a lengthy tradition having Ving appeared as early as RO eo B R. C C. C In m Rome Home when boats brought brou ht ici b back cargoes from Britain Writers W r i t e s through t the ages have told lold of f the tickling palate g abilities of this th's sea food In the days of Charles Dickens Dicken widespread verses urged citizens to partake of the delicacy In oyster days there is nothing to fear taste on the first day da you are good for tor n a year Also By chance the fir frs frs' f rs I day puts them out of your yom power eat double the quantity every hour hour- the effect will assuredly prove rear lea reathe the same and cure every ill that the doctors can name American Indians dried smoked and strung s rung oysters ers on twigs for barter purposes Early colonists soon realized the possibilities and created a sizable trade in them Envy of the world this American grown mollusk is a highly cultivated animal Sensitive to vagaries of man fish or nature he is the recipient lent of the most delicate care from the time of spawning till t ll he appears still alive in the kitchen Oyster fishermen are a superstitious lot be be- because because because cause of his delicate nature and usually found to be most religious Literary Digest |