New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
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DELIGHTS OF FRESH sALADs-THE UNEXPECTED
APPEARANCE OF SPRING LAMB-THE GAME
SEASON AT AN END-A SMALL But REGULAR
SUPPLY OF D-sATURDAY's PRICES IN THE
MARKETS.
"A the Sprn0 approaches the markets assume an
appearance of cheerfnlness and greenery which is
very refreshing after the long siege OF coarse WIN
ter vegetables and canned fruits The fruit stands
are beautiful and inviting, but the vegetable
dealers make even prettier show, with tDeir
fringed parsley. bright red radishes sticks OF red
and green rhubarb, cucumbers. lettuce and dande-
lion all arranged in dainty baskets in the most
attractive manner. At the same time it rejOces the
housewfely spirit of the puzzled providers, this
prospect of something fresh and new for
salad. Now a few heads OF lettuce can DO
made inviting by the addition OF
"A cucumber, little dear, 70 be sure, but by
some perverse law of human nature cucumbers
and like delioaces are never appreciated 80 well as
when they are unreasonable. Chopped celery miXeu
with sliced cucumbcrs makes also a very nice and
rather unusual salad. These salads of fresh vegeta-
hes should always he prepared with plain French
dressing; and il s best to have the dressing mixed
with the salad after It - placed on the table. rms
mode msures freshness which is sure TO be lost #
fine salad IA prepared before the dinner - served
There is a quaint old Spanish proverb which says
that it takes four persons to make good salad
dressinG-a spendtbrlft for Oil, 2 miser Tor
vinegar, counsel or for SAT-, ana
mailman to stir it all up; However II
has been found uossible for one ady to make very
palatab!e salad, Observing the rule or small
snoonful of salt slight dash of red pepper, three
heapng tablespOOntus OF OIL ahd Il sciHI iiDle-
spoonful of vinegar. This quantity IL Sunclent
for salad for SIX persons Kailshes sliced anu
strewn among the white crisp leaves OF lettuce
make "a very pretty dish; and with any saiad " IL"
leaves of s0urgrass or watercrcss are hl"aAs IN
agreeable addition Abroad. tho mayonnase dress
ing IS never used for any but meat hsb, or heavy
Vow tIat The season is 50 faradvanccd the canned
r. %
For the canned tomatoes, vegetable WhcD -
always somewhat less expensive than any of the
other varieties, the downtown price IS ~ 10 per
dozen; string BEANS of best quality, ~; common
pcase - % a fine French variety costs from -
to - % per dozen sueeotash ~ 70; peaches OF
good quality, 81 80 and So 70; plums, - p.
The prices of beef in the markets remain abont !
the same. Lamb, forc-fuarters, sells IRON 10 |
cents per pound headquarters. from 10 10 cents
luxuries always ordered in advance by the fash
ionablc restaurants and the prices are such that or
binary mOras must he content to resign the ndul- !
eence TO the epcures who frequent Delm"nlcos.
Mutton. fore-quaTiors. sells at from to- cents; |
headquarters, o to II cents; chops, II
If to Is cents; fore-quarters 10 10 II cents; grass
fed, for.-quaTteTs to cents mnd-quartcTs, - To
cents. Small roasting pigs, 10 To II cents per I
cents; homeless bacon, ~ 90 l6 cents head cheese,
~ Ia II cents; corcd pork 10 cents smoAed ham.
II To II cents; picked NAM 10 10 IL cents fresh
.ausaQe 10 10 4 cents smoked sausage, 10 cents
Bologna sausage. II to IS conts; bacon. 10 cents
lard 10 Ia II ccHts.
Tie game season Is nj an cnd. The law prohibits
the sale of ala game and after February l. except
ing wild pigeons. which are now selling for - % |
rcr dozen. wild tur cys, 20 cents per pound and |
ducks, which are II per pair Cn9kens are 10 !
cents per pound, aad turkeys sell from 10 10 il |
cents.
la the vegetable market Irish potatoes % !
cents per peek; pOtatocS. 50 cents: sweet po;a
toes, 30 cent, urnips, - cents per pee h red onions
so cents; white onions 90 cents per ptrN cabbage,
from 90 10 cents PCT head pafsnlpS 20 cents per |
peck; becis. 20 cents; carrots, 20 cents; |
squash. 10 70 10 cents, according to SIZE;
spinach 20 10 - cents per peck; celery,
- 10 - cents per bunch; lettuce. 10 70 l. cents
per head Tadisnos. 10 10 cents per bunch bur III
very small lunches; cucumocTs, 90 cents apiece; |
alIchokc5 I'D cents per quarts mushrooms, % cents;
daudsl!Ons. picked IN the open cOuntr;, 20 cents |
per quart sourgass. cents watcrcress ID cents;
chicrorv. : cents. Fine table apples sell ne the |
tfui. stores foY 30 aud 10 CENTS per dozen; laGy !
apples - cents Der quart; boxes OF Catawba |
grapes are 80 GEMS; nice Manga grapes
are - Gems per pound, but selected hunchcs oi |
large beautiful fruit, and ~ perfect shape. are sold
at 20 a4d 80 cents per pound; Florida oranges !
are = cents pei dozen; Jamaica. 30 cents; Na'n-
selected Anndarns are II per dozen; Florida lem
OTIS cost - cents. but much cheaper varieties can
he had az the stalls IN and about the markets.
Bananas are from 30 to 40 cents per dozen; grape
fruit. 81 per dozen dates, 20 cents per pound; |
fig, - cents; aim uts. 80 cents pound pecan
nuts 20 cents per quart English walnuis, 20 cents.
The Florida straw cherries in the stores are ~ per
box and the boxes are very small California pears
are ~ and = 80 per dozen.
The prices IN the fish market remain a. last |
weeks quotations, ANA ,he only change IN variety !
Is tue regular supply OF shad. win j. very small.
and consequently the fish are Gear. lhcy sell from
g % TO ~ 80 apiece.
Butter OF the choicest kind is still FROM 50 TO 30 |
cents per pound: domestic cheese. - cents per |
pound: eggs. - cents per dozon AID fresh basket
eggs, , cents apiece.