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Thread #60272 Message #964098
Posted By: GUEST,Q
08-Jun-03 - 02:45 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Oystering in WWII Blackouts
Subject: RE: Folklore: Oystering in WWII Blackouts
A photo of a restaurant and oyster saloon in the town of Golden, Colorado, 1870-1880, may be found in American Memory, if oystering is put in Search.
Trying to find American songs (many from UK) about oysters, I ran across this one in American Memory. I find the offerings of the establishment interesting- The first verse of the song "Molly Guzzled" ends: And Lord! How her eyes did beam, As she gazed upon the sign: Oysters, Candies and Ice Cream! Molly! Molly!
The song is about her love of ice cream, so not pertinent here. But it brought up the image of an oyster ice cream cone.
A waltz song, "Champagne and Oysters," by J. P. Skelly, New York, 1878, is item 100 on the list under oystering in American Memory.
The chorus: Champagne and oysters, champagne and oysters, While we are feasting, our cares fly away, Champagne and oysters, champagne and oysters, Over our glasses we love to delay.