Sparrows? - NOT!

Inasmuch as they were NOT going either cheep OR cheap.

"Dived?"
"No, dredged; they'd be even more if they were dived."

An exceedingly RARE treat, as you can understand; not a meal, just enjoyment.
I did ask her if they were priced by the "each", before I even heard the price.

Seeing the price, you can maybe understand my question was not all that daft?

At least they only came across the Atlantic not America AND the Atlantic.
I've never met a Scallop with bones; must be written into the "Fish" software?

Squeaking of "Meals" - I think I'd be bankrupt before I was full, of Scallops.
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Just for fun. Did you guess, from the thumbnail, what they were?