Article: CALL THE COAL MAN FOR AN ICE SCULPTURE

An ice sculpture with its carved basin filled with raw oysters and clams makes a startling impressive buffet reception display, and though the result is quite grand, you do not enlist the services of a caterer in order to set it up.

What you do need is a sturdy 8-foot table; two pieces of 1 1/ 2-inch-thick wood that will sit underneath the short ends of the table so the legs do not sink into the ground; two white tablecloths to fit the table; two buckets to catch the dripping water from the ice; lots of greenery, shellfish, lemons, and cocktail sauce; oyster-and clam-prying implements; and two capable shuckers wearing gloves.

Brookline Ice and Coal Company (telephone 232-0941) needs ...

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