The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-02
OYSTER SEASON NOR YET ON.
rHE RULE OF ia" NOT STRICTLY
ADHERED To IN SAVANNAH.


No Oysters to he Found IN the Market
Yesterday, Though EntcrprisInE
Restauratcurs Expect Supplies
ThIs week-CooI Weather RE
auired to Develop oyster Hunger
ia the Average savaanahIan, How
ever-Warket Men Say the Natural
Beds Have Not Been Exhausted
and That There II No Danger OF "a
Failure la the supply.
For those who hold 60 the rule that
oysters are palatabie during every month
whose photography contains an r." the
oyster season is now on. This rule. how
ever. is no, followed To the letter In sa-
vannah.
The average Ssvannahian. whose apprc-
cintion Of the tooihsome bivalve Is second
20 none. holds that the season for the
oyster Is indicated by the state OF the
Thermometer rather than by any Web
sierian rule OF letters. He is inclined 10
hold that the oyster season does not ar
rive until the mercury ceases TO rise
above %. with monotonous regularity.
and for the proper development for gas
tronomic purposes of the luscious bivalve
he prefers a temperature ranging down
ward 10 the seventies. at least In fact
there are many people in this particular
portion Of the moral vineyard who dis
nvow the rule OF ~ as applied to oys-
tiers and who eliminate September alto-
gether as an oyster month. preferring 90
wait until the middle OF October before
partaking Of this deiicacy.
Inquiry at the City Market yesterday re-
vealed tho fact that there was not an
oyster for sasS and the marketmen 10
whom the queries were put seemed al
loss to establish any connection between
the fact that tho day was Sept. and
that according 20 the rule OF r, enter
prising market dealers they should have
had oysters for their customers. IL was
stated that there would probably be a few
oysters in this week. but the general con-
eensus Of opinion Wcs that e was too hot
for oysters and that there would be no de-
man for the bivalves until the middle OF
the month at least. Some OF the restau-
rant keepers stated that they expected 20
receive their first supplies OF oysters Tor
the season THE week, but remarked that
AtNafFN-N+N-
cooler weather set IN.
good many people are Of the opinion
that the oyster remains poor ana haDpy
until cold weather sets Ia and mat ne,
she or Il then begins to take on rat when
process is greatly assisted By rains sum
cient to bring the slime aud detrilua from
the upper water courses upon which the
oyster tarlvea. An old resident Of Isle
OF Hope. 10 whom this view was mention
ed. however, said that Il was all non
sense
"Oysters are good at any season OF the
YEAR" he declared but it Is practically
impossible to keep them In hot weather,
30 IL does not pay 10 bring them 10 mar
ket."
However. the other view Is more com
monty held. There mas been considerable
discussion OF recent years Of the possible
extinction OF the oyster in these waters
because Of the unrestricted access To the
natural beds and the fact that the laws
AFFORD bas little protection 20 thcse en-
gaged IN the propagation OF the oyster.
The marketmen. to whom this supposluon
was mentioned however, hooted at the
lden and declared that the supply was
ample for all local needs, Notwithstanding
the heavy inroads made upon the beds
during the hast two or three seasons by
the canning factories AT Thunderb0lt, VIII
mIngton and elsewhere in the county
The supply OF oysters this season VII
b. ample" said Mr.. Barbee. OF Barbee q
Dandy AZ Isle OF Hope. THE beds may
have been cleaned out IN the near vicin-
lty OF the factories out there VIII be no
lack OF supply Tor the local market. The
oystermen have gone out 90 the beds ia
their boats. and will doubtless begin send
ing IN their supplies IN day or Two.
There will be no demand. however, IN
al ths weather cools of Bit"
While the local oyster does not enjoy
the hish esteem accorded by spicures to
tins Blue Points. Sadie Rocks, Mobile
PlnNts and other famous varieties. Il g.
nevertheless sweet ana toothsome arfi-
Gle. and not 10 be despised when properly
served up IN stew or pan roast. or some
other OF the dozen or more methods known
10 the culinary art. and It's appearance on
the market under favorable conditions Of
weather will be welcJEsesi by numerous
admirers.