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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 24 > Never eat shellfish in a month without an ‘R’?

Never eat shellfish in a month without an ‘R’?

That maxim, though well-known, is probably outdated

By Anahad O__utf2019__Connor / The Bulletin
July 24, 2008

Do shellfish turn toxic in late spring and summer?

American Indians are said to have introduced this warning centuries ago to early settlers, and nowadays the saying is applied to the months without an “R,” namely May through August. But it may be outdated.

Shellfish can be....

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