Old wives said that oysters came into season once the month had an R in its name, and September was the first. Poor Robin mocked the astrologers for making a prophecy out of it, and in 1774 he added that the scolding at Billingsgate would come back with them.
Oysters come in with the R
1 September · England
Lore and belief
That since this Month hath got an R in't, They thence conclude, & with good reason, That Oysters now will be in season
From Poor Robin's Almanack, An Almanack for 1723, September. Read the original
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