(ASmith1946) wrote in
:

Oysters, on the other hand, were so common in New York during
colonial times that they were considered both a delicacy and food
for the poor.

The people living in the Sorel islands fished eels, not for local
consumption, because they thought it was a vile animal, but for sale to
the best restaurants of New York where it was considered a delicacy.
The railway linking New York to Montréal was built primarily to meet
the demand in eel flesh.

In the Sorel islands, the eel was only eaten by the poorest of the poor
when they had really hit rock bottom.

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"I'm the master of low expectations."

GWB, aboard Air Force One, 04Jun2003