He called to the hostler to fetch a peck of oysters, and give them to his horse.
Customer: Waiter, I can't find any oysters in this oyster stew.
Oysters have been commercially farmed since the time of the Romans and have a remarkable talent: when collected, they close their watertight shells, trapping seawater inside.
Oysters are high in zinc and selenium, which aid hair health and growth.
These include fats from: : Cold-water fish Fat from Salmon, sardines, herring, anchovies; shellfish like crab, shrimp, scallops, and oysters.
"Your husband likes oysters?
Some foods that can help to add zinc to the person's diet are oysters, baked beans, yogurt, crab, beef shanks, pork shoulder, spinach, nuts and whole grains.
You should also avoid raw seafood, such as oysters or uncooked sushi, as these pose a food poisoning risk.
"Marooned three years agone," he continued, "and lived on goats since then, and berries, and oysters.
Oysters: The best source of zinc, period.
We'll have oysters to-night.
Its head was grown over with sea-weed, its back covered with barnacles, and such innumerable oysters and mussels, that its black skin was altogether whitened.
She was a very wise woman, and exceedingly proud of her high birth; on that account she wore twelve oysters on her tail; while others, also of high rank, were only allowed to wear six.