Wednesday 17 December 2014

Psst -want to buy some oysters?

Next time you are down the pub and a type in a stripy jersey and "bonnet" offers you a basket of oysters going cheap - just say no. (how many cliches and stereotypes can you have in one sentence?)
Gendarmes in Charente are mounting 24 hour guard on the oyster beds as theft is a big problem at this time of year. One ostreiculteur wanting to short cut the market and strict hygiene regulations was caught with over 40 baskets of the molluscs bought on the black market from a local fisherman. The seller had simply stolen them from another producer.
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