The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-19

CARTE.

TianIThe Toothsome Dishes which Grace
Tables.
acwery month-has already given TO the grateful air
more than half her fragrance. Thats prety way
,nore Sensible ut any rate more stomachic, and by
their stomachs men are ruled. FOR a IecreaslOn,
pd We warrant that YOU will experience that partly
pleasurable partly tantalzing sensation whlcn we
SIe1sa,tEvhodv Knows What that means-everybody
viii appreciate it-for everybody mas leit
~ The hey-day OF the epicure has commenced
nne m canned fruits and compressed vegetables OF
Hinter have yielded place to the Iresn, JUICY, ana
nnting nroducts of the river and the field. sight
~ the escuent deicacies spread IN such proiuslon
On the stalls OF all our markets is enough TO make
any man rub his hands IN satlslaGuon; we ply tne
Syspeptie chap who wouldn't make such gesture.
yVbP what poor man, though he knows his purse too
sca1t 10 purchase, but feels the better Tor even
a1ishing scent? And then the way the farmers have
nf displaying their green's is aggravatng in the eX-
tpeme See how nicely, artistcaly, and adroitly
.hnV arrange their peas strawberries, and water
resses upon the stalls. Those fellows have nothing to
learn in their business Inc sIrings o waC w PUTS @
things they expose? We don't know what Kind of
market old Epicurus attended, but we do know that
Sod no lived In the present age, and In the city OF
Philadelpha and had the opportunity Ol visiting our
markets, he would have clasped his hands on his
stomach and inspired by the spectacle, gwen I'M
-, nt,, To the world an immortal song. He would
have sung the praises OF the American caDoage,
the American shad, and the American chicken, and
Wanted SmS no better theme. But Epicurus is gone.
who can point us to his like? Our stas must go u1l-
sung, hut then they. will not 60 unsought. what
aance with its delicious accompaniment OF peas?
And then the asparagus. 1t would be dlcult to say
whether oughtto rank with the peas buU one could
"shS "Deoide without great wrong to either,
II is much better to have both than neither"
Snnrnor cobhapes Bermuda potatoes, Bermuda
.nions sninach lettuce Boston cucumbers Coma
toes are rather scarce as yet parsley leeks shaots
season and all have delightful air of country fresh
ness and pleasant odor of mother earth that quite
refreshinp Besides, too, what hungry thoughts
Enowledge of their excellent qualities suggests to
one whose pethoric purse affords nm the comfort
able assurance that he may reduce these agreeable
these vegetable luXuries without their appropriate
Accomplishments flesh, and fowl vegetables
are undoubtedly necessary elements of good living,
but after all they are only secondary. Your vege-
tartan philosophers man generally with a sour
tooth-Inay vaunt himself as long as he chooses
non the Excellence of bran and green's: but who is
there able to extract ''bood from turnip? ?" You
might as well attempt to reduce cobble-stone to
the consstence of an apple-dumpling, or delude
Tourself with the notion that Doot-top could be
fried as tender as srlon steak; Old BenFrankin-
awhile but soon returned to his mutton with ven
TeanCe for he became SO ravenous by abstinence
fhathe ate a whole leg of it at one sitting The fol-
IA wing stanZas of some carniyorous humorst seem
npr0poS;-
sThere was Graham a patron of squashes and bran
He S was pale slight and quite grayyess
Was this fanatic roast beef detester
.Uo delighted in biscuit he doated on rice,
And all meats did forever aside throw;
hat
In the midst of his triumphs died though"
word now about fish. That, you know, heads
the trio of fish, flesh, and fowl. Salmon can be had
now in the Farmers Market for about forty cents
per poundoi ayoI too 90 Se f% ssa sO nrn mar curl pd
everybody votes trout splendd eatlhg though tnere
he many, of whom we are one, that thlnk u better
under the water after them IN some mole OF the
creek. Salmon, trout, and snad-yes, we must not
forget shad OF the best ish IN the market-ther
condition is A No. l. Some people imagine shad the
chief and perhaps they are not far wrong So far as
our delaware shad are concerned, where caA they
he caught better? The flesh Of them is so appetizng
that YOU forget to swear at the little bones. That's
saving a GOOD deal in their praise. We saw some on
a stall in the market that would make q bon III
pant8 eyes dance Beauties they were, fresh taken
from the water and their sheeny sides glittered like
silver What language is adequate to describe the
SURPRISING flavor Of this noble fish People who
form their ideas of the flavor of this fish from the
specimens caught in the Connecticut and North
rivers have no conception of what shad is. The
tinny monarch of the Delaware as much surpasses
his brother of the North or Connecticut rivers in
flavor as he does in size and beauty. To compare
the two is to liken Hyperion to Satyr From 40 to
90 cents apiece is about te average Tor this kind Of
shad. Seabass are just beginning to come into
market They are worth an average of Is cents a
pound. There are some fine large backish in mar
Green turtle is selling at from Is to 25 cents pound
The fresh mackerel are in splendid condition now,
and look tempting enough with their livid black
Flesh comes next. The most succuenG and juicy
in the market just now is spring lamb. You can buy
mOuth-for So or $3.50. The prices of veal vary very
much.-rangng from 20 to 80 cents pound. Beef
and mutton not being delicacies of any particular
season. it is unnecessary to speak of them. Game is
quite plenty. English snipe, from New Jersey In
diana, and Illinois, worth S46O per DOZEN plover
same price; yellow-legged snipe, from New Jersey,
same price; SQUADS SO per dozen Teal duck 70 cents
pair; Mallard duck, 81 80 pair. Fowls are also
TO So pair and Bucks county and Long Island
fowls 25 and 80 cents pound.
The following is fair outline OF prices for the deli
cacies named in the Farmers Market:-Asparagus
Is cents bunch; Strawberries from 40 to 65 cents
box; peas, 25 cents half peck; shad from 2,
cents upwards to 60 cents apiece; spring chickens
from $3.50 TO s2T5 per pair quarter Of spring lamb
81 to $3.50; new potatoes (Bermuda' % cents to 81
spinach, 20 to 25 cents half peck; water-cresses
8 to cents a bunch; caulihower from so to Z!
cents a head; lettuce, from to 10 cents head
40 cents a pound; veal 20 to 30 cents a pound
And the.Yoice Of the strawberry woman is heard OF
the streets. We wel-nigh forgot that She shriekeC
in our ear the other morning with tone as swpe
and lively as locomotive whistle, but the words sh,
uttered TSrawberries-oh oh oh" were so sugges
tive that we fOrgaye her. The fruit, however is NO
vet very plenty in the markets, neither are the ven
doris Of it on the streets. Persons of moderate in
comes must be content to wait little longer til
the Amazonian army of shrill-voiced Teut0ns am
Celts proclaim their full advent in the streets wifi
the familiar cry, and bring the plump and luscion
fruit TO doors Who can tell all the edible virtue
of strawberries They well deserve the rapturon
encomums that have been bestowed upon them n
the poets OF all nations where the fruit is grown
and a "dsh OF ripe Strawberries smothered wi
crane" is indubitably one OF the most delclou
bOnRes bOuehes that ever tckled the palate of a VI
luptuary. Alas! that the strawberry should be sue
\ transient blessing, but
"Al that's bright must fade,
The brightest still the heetest
AL that's sweet was made 80
But to be lost when sweetest"
the fruiterers on Chestnut street have for son
Anne past displayed the juicy cones in their I,,ndoW
well knowing that " =. ,uu3sslhle for the nublic