DCHP-3

Shediac (oyster)

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

an oyster from Shediac, New Brunswick.

Quotations

1825
We know the Shediac oysters are excellent, that the beds grow very fast, and would in two years or less, afford supplies through the winter season.
1835
"Mrs. Pugwash . . . would you like a dish of superior Shittyacks for supper."
1835
". . . where have you been all your days, that you never heard of our Shittyack Oysters--I thought everybody had heard of them."