I thought it was just some kind of an oyster joint.
At the right of this main entrance was another smaller one, a ladies' entrance, on the frosted pane of which one read, "Oyster Cafe.
But the true man will change to nobility even the instincts derived from strains of inferior moral development in his race--as the oyster makes, they say, of the sand-grain a pearl.
Look here, sir; here's a oyster stall to every half-dozen houses.
In the bay is a cluster of islets called the Oyster Rocks, on the largest of which is a lighthouse.
The oyster opens its shell and shuts it too, as well as the crocodile opens and shuts its jaws.
Yet on this account the poor oyster was formerly adduced as an argument against this animal character, but unjustly; for would a man frozen up in an ice-block lose his character as an animal?
The Restaurant Ré, which was originally a fish and oyster shop, but which is now a restaurant with fish as its speciality, is also an excellent place for men of moderate means.
At Mons and at Liège, and I think at Charleroi also, there is every year a woodcock feast, just as there is an oyster feast at Colchester.
The Restaurant van Laar, in the Kalverstraat, has a celebrity for its fish dinners, and excellent oyster suppers are to be had there.
Ain't Miss Vincent been teachin' me English, French, Eyetalian and what to do with the oyster fork?
In appearance he resembled every other pickled oyster I ever met, but--well, he kept me in a state of worry for a month.
Yet I recall in my own experience a pickledoyster of most impressive quality.
The best examples of brick-work are to be found among the ruins of Pollonarua, where the mortar that was originally used shows the remains of the burned pearl-oyster shells from which it was made.
The space over which the oysterbanks extend on the northwest coast of Ceylon is over twenty miles square in the lower part of the Gulf of Manaar.
The greatest depth at which the pearl oyster can be secured by the divers is thirteen fathoms.
Roast leg of mutton, boned and stuffed; boiled turkey and oyster sauce; vegetables.
The remains of turbot warmed in oyster sauce, potatoes.
The remainder of fowl curried and served with rice; rump-steaks and oyster sauce, cold mutton.
Make the oyster sauce, and when that is ready, put it by the side of the fire, but do not let it keep boiling.
When dressed like this, 3 or 4 poached eggs may be placed on the top: oysters, or chopped mushrooms, or balls of oyster forcemeat, may be laid round the dish.
The remains of codfish picked from the bone, and warmed through in the oyster sauce; if there is no sauce left, order a few oysters and make a little fresh; and do not let the fish boil, or it will be watery.
I took in tow young Squinting Meg, Who well in the dance could shake her leg; My friend haul'd Oyster Mally in, And we jigg'd them about till the tide came in.
If you want an oyster for to taste your mouth, Call at Handy Walker's--he's a bonny youth.
I will not be sworn but love may transform me to an oyster; but I'll take my oath on it, till he have made an oyster of me he shall never make me such a fool.
A somewhat similar circular shell pendant which appears to have been made from the shell of the oysterwas found with this and is shown in Fig.
Pendant of disk shape made of oyster shell with one perforation near the edge (Fig.
Rotha looked on in silent astonishment, seeing the oyster shells open, and the juice sputter on the hot iron, and perceiving the very acceptable fragrance that came from them.
Rotha was silent, clearing away the dishes and oyster shells with a good deal of decision and dissatisfaction revealed in her movements.
I have not seen a roast oyster since I was a girl," said Mrs. Carpenter.
Their only weapons were their oyster rakes; yet the fact remains that they drove their fierce enemies from Regos and Coregos from their shores.
Nor was there any attempt to resist the foe, for the sharp spears and pikes and swords of the invaders terrified the hearts of the defenseless people of Pingaree, whose sole weapons were their oyster rakes.
He and several other small boys at Oyster Bay, where the family spent many summers, collected and mounted specimens, and started what the boys called the “Roosevelt Museum of Natural History.
The oyster takes no exercise; I don't believe she really tries; And since she has no legs I don't see why she should, do you?
And when I meet the wives of Earls With lovely necklaces of pearls It makes me see quite red; For every jewel on the chain Some patient oyster had a pain And had to stay in bed.
Mrs. Hussey recommends stewing in brown or white sauce; in the latter case it will closely suggest "oyster sauce.
The Oyster Mushroom or its congener, the Agaricus ulmarius, might both be treated by this method, the oyster or fish-like flavor of these species thus affording a distinct second course for our menu.
A very good mock oyster soup may be prepared from the mushrooms Hydnum and the Agaricus ostreatus.
The Japanese produce them by fastening a piece of mother-of-pearl in the shells of the pearl-oyster and allowing it to remain there for a number of years.
The Corporation, assisted by a jury of free dredgers, hold a Court of Admiralty, in which they make regulations for the opening, stocking, and closing of the oyster beds.
With regard to commerce, Rochester has a favourable position on the river Medway, in the creeks and branches of which are the oyster fisheries.
We were shown an oyster with some beautiful pearls in it, all found in the one shell.
The merchants have to keep a very strict look-out on the divers on their return to the shore, as frequently when the oyster is in the boat, and left alive undisturbed for some time, it opens its shell.
In the stunned pause that followed this astounding remark, Anthony choked suddenly on an oyster and hurried his napkin to his face.
