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Community - Annapolis
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Published
02/01/09
In a white room the temperature of a cooler, a dozen or so people huddling in winter coats leaned over a white-clothed table as Beryl Whittington, 89, took a stabber's knife in his hand. 
Joshua McKerrow - The CapitalTommy Matherly, 10, left, tries to blow out his flaming marshmallow as he cooks it over the bonfire with Connor McCoy, 12, Jimmy Matherly, 5, and Hannah Robinson, 5, at the third annual Back Creek Bonfire and Oyster Roast on Saturday. Attendees tried roasted and batter-fried oysters, celebrating a time-honored watermen tradition.  The Annapolis Maritime Museum hosts its annual roast to keep oyster culture alive in Annapolis.
It was all so clinical. Grasping a palm-sized oyster, he banged a hammer against the shell, jammed a knife into the middle seam, scooped out the guts, chucked the shell in a pail and plopped the delicacy into a watery bowl. At first he performed the ritual slowly for the crowd to observe, then picked up the tempo: Bang, jam, scoop, chuck, plop. Repeat. Then, the science of it began to swing. Donald Ciscrow, Mr....
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