02 October 2006

Rocky Mountain Oysters

I've never eaten them. I don't intend to start now. For those of you who don't know Rocky Mountain oysters aren't seafood. They're the difference between a bull and a steer. If that doesn't help you feel free to eat away!

For aficionados of this unusual treat there was sad news recently. Bruce Ruth, who started serving the "oysters" at Bruce's Bar in Severance Colorado 50 years or more ago, died at the age of 73 in August. I apologise for the delay but the news just made it across the big water.

I wonder what they severed, er, served at the wake?

1 comment:

Political Umpire said...

I always thought these stories were apocryphal. The same delicacy(?) is known as Prarie Oysters elsewhere. Still the best stories are usually true ...