New-York tribune., 1880-06-27
HOME INTERESTS.
IN THE MARKETS.


AN AVALANCHE OF TRUrT-NEW VEGETABLES
MEATs POULTRY AND FIsH-A DINNER FoR A
HOT DAY.
The markets grow every day brighter and more
fragrant With fruits. The rich darkness Of the
blackberry Is now to be seen beside the dewy,
downy red raspberries which are coming generously
in state Of delicious perfection. They are 80
cents quart the blackberries are 20. Peaches
are stll so small and poor as hardly to deserve men,
ton, Strawberries arc almost Rone-small matter
to those who know the delights of raspberries
smothered in cream. The cool watermelons--in-
struments sometimes Of refreshment. but oftener OF
dire pangs-are becoming DL1utiful, and are good In
size and favor. They cost from so cents to 81
Particularly nice bananas are now to be had
at 80 to 90 cents q dozen but it cannot
he said that tho banana on O bot day
is suggestive of anything but O surfetting yellow
tasteessness. The green apples az 10 cents quart
ars getting to be of better quality but are stl val
liable only as o means Of pie. Currants. Whleh are
nice for ely or for salad of fruits, are plenty and
cheap of cents pound. There are yellow apri-
cots in market too, at 80 cents quartz and jewel
like cherries at Is to 20 cents pound and purple
plums at 20 cents box and bristling gooSeberrles
at 10 to 10 cents quart: PlneappieS nave RroWh
scarce and dear at % TO 70 cents EACH lemons are
20 cents dozen aud oranges 40 to 60. Whortle-
berries are Is cents quart.
"Kuh!-rabie" is a vegetable which is highly ap-
preciated by Germans but Is not mnoh known 70
Americans As its name indicates, il has something
Of the nature Of the turnip and the cabbage, 1t Is
fat white tuber with f1ourlshing green top. 1t
should be cut in slices and boiled for at least TWO
hours; To he good it must be thoroughly cooked. IL
is served with n cream sauce like asparagus, ana
Ornamented with the green tops boiled separately
and chopped nne and seasoned like spinach. IhB
vegetable is now grown and sold in this country.
and honseEeepers may be glad to know that the new
acquisition is nice with mutt aud lamb.
Another garden stranger here-an herb-Onght 70
become popular. This Is tarragOn." which hnelY
chopped aud sDarlngIy scattered in salad
gives delicious piqnant flavor which seems little
frcsher than that Obtained from tarraYon negar
Those VINO have gardens are recommended to plant
this dainty herh.
Among the distinguished new arrivals in vege-
tables the eGgplants, which obtain lofty prices
from % to 40 cents each Asparagus fingers yet.
nj 25 cents bunch and 10 better, at this late day.
served as salad than in any other way. The not
sufficiently appreciated beets cost cents bunch,
aud rad.sles cents. Sqnasn-a vegetable OF noble
disposition when properly cnoked-are ~ cents
EACH Good tomatoes are 20 cents quart, aud tur-
nlpS are tha same. String beans are 30 cents the
half peck, and green pens 20 cents. Lettuce Is
cents bead. and the chiCcOry, and the crisp cucun-
bers that 90 so we'll with it, cost the former cents
aud The latter to 10 cents. CaullitOwer ID % TO
40 cents "a head. cabbage 10 to 10 cents. Onions
are 10 cents quart old potatoes 20 cents the half
peck, and new potatoes 80 cents. Green peppers
are 3 cents Cach.
There Is little change in the fish market. Tho
shad are almost gone AID are not missed IN the
crowd of excellent varieties. The soft crabs ere 30
cents To 81 % dozen hard shell clans are 30 cents
to * hundI ed and the SOFT shells 10 rO 30 cents
n buncb Hack bass Is 12Io cents n pound blue
iSn 10 cents: Spanish lnIckerel y 10 80 GEMS;
pOmp1nO go cents ; salmon, 20 10 30 cents. ana
whitcbait 80 The inimItlblr terrapln are $6 q
dOZ ~. Pick irel-a very COOL FISH for pickilng-ls
II cents pound. AMI irog's legs 30. 10 quote all
the ,th of the fish sails wOu be TO fill column,
and drive the reader INTO the agOnies o. hunger;
or bpsiCes oil the sh mentioned there are sea, aud
striped bass hallbut, sturgeon, trout, turtle weak
fish. sheepslead pOrg!es lobster. kinghSh, herring,
crawiiSh ees, bIacktsh, hutersn. Goldfish, Hound
crs and hadd0ck-and all at prices torbnidlng - no
mudc.atr hnusckreper Surely the American mar
krt Is the richest IN the world.
Meats are nearly all az last weeks iceS. Beef
rolStS are 20 cents Il pound let 80. Porter house
steakA are 30 cents, and round rs Smoked beef -
II to rs cents. FOrPqnartcrs of lamb are 16 cents
are cents, id nindquarteTs IL chops %. Hind
quarters of veal are 1G cents furcquarters IL. Tell
ueroin Ot pork II cents and salt pork Is I'D ceuts
The prizes ct chickens, fowls and turkeys are nm
Altered. Ducks are l8 tO 20 cents pound. Wild
pigeons are 81 80 n dozen; stall-fel ones 81 30.
PiOycr are - to - 23 a dom. amt English snlpe
are the same. Rcr-birls arc 80 cents n uOZ N.
Butter remains ~ Iast weeks Drlccs hr Swiss
cheese dclicions with salad - - cents pound,
aud English dairy - %. Lard * ID cents pound,
and frrs. eyg, 20 tn % cents = dOZeh.
Here Is a mann tor a hot day when heavy roasts
would be oppressive
Cream Soup.
Whneb1it. Thin brown bread and butter.
Frogs legs. Potatoes q la rnbau.
FrciudeAu AK EDinlrd4.
DrOed pigeons on toast. win maitrr dhOto butter.
Saiat ~ Green Prns Ma' O1nai-e.
Wa:rrs. DutrI CHEESE.
Lemon Tart. Rsspberrics.
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