New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-04
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DINING-ROOM AND MARKET.

DlNING-ROOM AND MAhhET.
SALAD SIMPLE AND oTHERwIsE-FRENcH AND MAY
oNNAIsE Observation-Disclosures OF FRUIT
SATURDAYS PRICES IN MARKET.
There Is hardly anything which makes dinner
more dainty and appetzing on cold day than salad
which appears as q course by itself among the sub
stantal, somewhat greasy Winter dishes, and re-
calls the toothsome greenery of Summer. Lettuce
comes first, of course-not lettuce served with a
ready-made sauce of mustard and vinegar and oil
and SALT but lettuce dressed by the hostess on the
table OF by the waiter at the sideboard with SIMPLE
oil salt, vinegar and pepper. Having in your salad
bowl enough delicate selected leaves of lettuce
for four per'ons, put into the salad-spooolnl
n reasonable pinoh OF salt ana dash OF pepper MI
the spoon 10 running with the best fresh olive
ol-pOOr oil ruins a salad. Mixing the three ingre-
dients in the spoon with thc salad-fork. pour II
about the salad Then fill up the spoon again
with the OIL adding few drops of lemon to it. or
Tablespoonful of strong vinegar. be ciary WIN
the vinegar and generous with tie on. Then pour
these over the salad, and with the spoon ana FORK
TOSS lightly until the dressing thoroughly mixed
with the leaves. II may seem absurd to many
housckeepeTs that these particua ar directions
should be given. but il must he said that
not one woman IN hundred in this country knows
the simple secret of this French dressing or cares to
make 1t available. BY adding little cold picked
salmon to the lettuce, or some Sardlhcs cHIcluIN
boned and broken INTO bits, yOu have a delicious
fish salad for luncheon it * too rich fer dinner
which has other courses For excellent potato salad
which is of the incest of all saiads-boll some
good Irish potatoes and set them on ice to get cold
Boil also piece of celery r0oi-not celery stalk
aud leave that to get cola. Cut me potatoes ara
celery root no IN small, rather thin slices, add u
few lreds Of fresh white onion or not ~ you pre-
Ter, and prepare with French dressing as
above. Celery salad is nicer chopped than
broken. and should he dressed with Mayor
naise sauce. The MayOnnlisc may also be- used 10
dress the other salads This is Mrs. Hcndcrsons
recipe " Put tie unc1oked yoik OF an egg INTO a
cold bowl: beat il with silver lOrs then add Two
salt-spoonfuls Of salt ald one tablespoonful
of mustard pGMderi W 9 thgin W., WEI 1t1 ~
good OIL. which must be poured in very slowly IN
few drops n time at first, atcInated occasionally
with lew dropsOf vinegar. In proportion az he OIL
is used the sauce should gain cOns ,teucy. When 1t
begins to have the appearance OF jelly, alternate
few drops of lcmon-iuice with the on. Nheh me
egg has absorbed "a pll Of oil, finish the sauce by
adding a very little pinch of cayenne pepper ana
one and half tcaspo9uius Of good vinegar. ny
beating the egg minute before aHn!"g ihe OIL
there IL little danger of the sauce cuidnng; yet IL,
bv adding too much oil M first. II should possibly
curdle, Immediately interrupt tire operation. tut
the Will, of one or two eggs oh another plate; beat
them well, and add tie cuTdlcd Mayonnalse by de-
grecs and finish by adding more OIL, lInouJuice,
vinegar, salt and cayenne according 20 TASTE. II
lemons are not at hand, many use vinegar instead.
Leave ont the cayenne II you prefer
The fruit market Is oyeiii wing with oranges;
from all Che snail stands, outside OF the marhet9.
this delicious fIuIt no inferior quantities, can he bl
nj 10 fol - cents. The selected NUT 20 the market
propcr j., If course. higher; choice Valuca oranges
are so cents per dozfn; Flo,das % cents; ia-
pounds can be- had for - cents, bat tic CHOICE dates
are from - Ia 20 cents per pound. very NEE tthc
appes sell from 30 10 80 cents per bali peck; pears,
70 cents per dozen; bananas. 10 Ia % cent. per
dozen: ral,ins 20 cents ucr pound nm some o. E"
hest fruit stores on Broadway An excellent quality
of table raisn, g. being fOl 30 cents per pound
and upward; these are packed IN fancy boxes like
French hon-bons.
The game laws protecting ycnison took CN ct or
the 1st ot Januafy, consequently thc season Tor lnc
legitimate cnioN mcut Of That luxury is past.
Birds however. are stu IN market. Qau are
selling at - 30 per dol"u, % tcuugtiun on last
months price. partridge. ~ - prairie chickens
~ 50 per plIr: will turkey s nom ~ 10 20 cents
lei pound chickens, 12l2 cents, turkeys - cent;
rabbits. - 30 10 cents pri par; Canada lirr, %
! cents. Dly groceries: sugar. hour meal, conrD-.
teas and the Ike remain 90 last week prices. In
the fish market there D. htic change Iu VARIETY or
prices. BafIng the past week number oi sbad
have been caught u The Moth Rive, they vcre of
c,ui.c small and expensive, selling FROM ~ 30 20
- lp.ecc Some fresh salmon have also been
bronght from Maine. but tho price ls away .pnd
the lower ut die class 70 De- o. Doe had i"I ~ per
pound The meat markets uIc H' iu ililt one would
think the butcher, Wouid bc glad o. give away their
stock hut they do NOT seem inclined 20 sell any
ding for lrs than the follow price,: Prime ib
roast 20 cents per pound: puitcrNuurr. p cents (;
puIicrhnu-e steak, - cents; sirioln, 20 cents {;
round bone. 20 cents Hat hone. 20 ccn'n; rosh
ramp beef II cents; hlc'. 90 cents; ZIP roast, IL
cents leg. crut4: navel. "'rncd 10 cent" plate
corucd. 10 cents tump. coined. litcnis; lion
himd-quaTtrl. If cents tort-qu1iter 10 cents; back
II cents; leg, If cents; -nnd-quafttT 10
CENTS; forc-quJrtcr 10 cent, rack - cents; leg
- cents.