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Feb 16, 2009

Virginia oysters and muskrat

This weekend we partook of a true Virginia delicacy: oysters on the half shell. We like them raw with cocktail sauce. House of Deals is our unique hardware store in Onancock, where Miss Rosalie has them 50 for $13. They're from the 'seaside,' rather than the Chesapeake Bay, which means they're nice and salty.

I'm not as big a fan, but the muskrat is also in (2 for $7). Have you ever seen a place where you can get wallpaper, nails and fresh local eggs? House of Deals has it all!

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

They were Seaside oysters from the Chincoteague area. We carried them from Virginia to Albany, NY, to Saratoga, to Ballston Spa for my dad's 70th. His verdict: "Deee-licious-o"!!! Doesn't get better than that.

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