The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-24
nERNHARDTs FINE OYSTERS.
They Were Chcrrystones From the
Chesapeake.
From the Pan Man Gazette.

From the Pail Mall Gazette
You are one Of not more than four or five
men who have asked me if l sold Dub
Inns" l did sell them once. They are
called "Dublns" because no oyster ever
was born. to say nothing OF coming to
age. at Dublin. They come from Kings
town and other parts of the Irish coast.
They are not a bad oyster either. but
found 1t impossible TO keep them in stock.
l received a large consignment once, and
l put them in a tank with lot of so
called natives. They played the very
devil They ate everything that was
thrown into the tank, and, instead Of
taking life placidly as oysters generally
do, they created q commotion to which the
others were totally unaccustomed ana
which simply bereft them of life. I did
not find it out until it was too late. for a
row that may convulse an oyster will not
cause ripple in an aquarium. ] have only
one Of the "Dublns'' left, and he's in d
small aquarium in the corner by himself.
The finest oyster l ever saw in my life?
You won't mention my name. Well, then
let me see. l think the finest oyster /
ever saw in my life was eherrystone-
| swallowed my first Cherrystone oyster
under particularly pleasant oircum,
stances. II was in Paris, IN 1885, ! think.
At any rate, it was at a supper given by
Sarah Bernhard to some friends, and /
happened to be g friend of 4 friend of hers.
She had been to the United States. and
had fascinated all who met her. Among
these was man who was interested in
the old Dominion line of steamers that
run between New York and Norfolk, Ma.
He was something of a gourmet. He want
ed to make Nine. Bernhard present,
one that would be appreciated, and that,
still, would not bring much a q forced
sale. He decided to send her a barrel Of
Cherrystone oysters. These oysters grow
on the shores Of the Chesapeake Bay. arc
so close in shore that when the tide ie
out a stream of fresh water flows over
them.
Now, an oyster, TO be perfect. in my
opinion, should be about three inches in
diameter. For the first three years Of
his existence he grows at the rate OF an
inch in diameter a year After that he
grows more slowly. | think that when
he is three years old he has all the virtues
and none of the vices This American
knew what an oyster was. He gave an
unlimited order; that is, he said that he
wanted a barrel of oysters, each oyster TO
be three inches in diameter, each oyster
to be as bursting with life as 1t is possible
to be; each oyster to be alive and In good
condition ten days after he was packed.
/ know u looks ike large order but
it was rlled. The oysters were to be pack
ed and shipped to Norfolk Va. and thence
sent to New York. The passage from
Norfolk 10 New York occupied about
eighteen hours. Then the oysters were to
be put aboard a fast Atlantic liner and
reshipped 10 Paris the moment the liner
reached this side The man VINO took the
order knew his business. He gave himself
so much time for dredging the bed and
packing the oysters. Then he got his oys-
tiers and he packed them in layers. over
each layer he sprinklcd some oatmeal
Then he had the barrel packed he poured
some Chesapeake Bay water over the last
The barrel was put aboard an Old Do,
minion steamer. Then, at New York. Il
was put aboard either the City of Paris
OF the City OF New York. I'm not sure
which now. II was landed at Liverpool
shipped thence to Dover and to Paris
md did the whole journey in less than ten
lays. Those oysters We're perfect. and The
1arty was large enough to dispose OF the
'arrel Those. in my opinion. were the
finest oysters / ever ate.