FOOD OF POVERTY
WHY are oysters such a rarity ? It is a mystery. Two-thirds of the way through the 19th century they were one of the most common dishes of the poor, costing 4d a dozen. After Mr Pickwick lost his case and had gone bankrupt, Sam Weller took him to a tavern in Fleet Street and fed him on what he calls “oysters and beer, the food of poverty.’.’ Today oyster prices at London range from 10s 6d to 18s a dozen.—Eevening Standard.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 74, 17 January 1947, Page 4
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84FOOD OF POVERTY Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 74, 17 January 1947, Page 4
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