New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
HOME INTERESTS.
AMERICAN CANNED MEATS POPULAR.

"A
ENGLISH CANNED GOODS DRIVEN OUT or THE MAR
KET-A GREAT CONVENIENCE FOR IMPRohPIU
IUNCHEs-vEGErABLR FROM THE SOUTH
SATURDAYS PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
1t is not always convenient to have the lardcr
supplied with cold meats and other such delicacies
for impromptu lunch parties. In small families a
large Joint Of meat prepared to be eaten cold, be-
comes a burden to the conscience long before the
last Of ii has disappeared. II is not pleasant to
inllict it upOn the family for many meals in success
sion and to the frugal housewife it is real misery
TO see things wasted. Potted meats were for long
time the only substitutes for good old-iashioned
home-cookod meats and pOtted meats could not be
used conveniently except III the form of prepa%tsa req
sandwiches, "nOtiona" people not liking the
unappetiZing operation of spreading paste
of meat over their bread Americans were
for many years dependent uDon the English
for Injuries of this sort, and very nice variety
| they supplied Chicken ham, tongue. beei, iisn OF
ali kinds. were to be bad done up IN pretty little
lars and convenient to use but tie English prepa-
ratiOns were always more highly seasoned than the
! average American cares 70 have his food, so thaJ
while they were used thoy never became popular.
As usual the enteTpr1sIng American saT his oppor-
| tunty, and to-day the English pOtted meals are
almost entirely crowded out OF the trade, and I'M
meuse expectations are constantly being made of the
superior American canned meats, fish, vegetables ana
fruits IN the rs-ciass grocery stores the American
pottel tongue is sold for 35 cents per can, can con-
tanning about pound or little les; ham Is sold
for the same price and il really tastes like ham, and
not like mustard and cayenne pepper; chicken IL
90 cents per cam and turkey 80 cents But
the achirvoInanJ canning meas which places
American productions iar beyond the EhgSh Is nOt
in the superiority of the potted meats, but m the
preparation OF ham, chicken, tongue anH ganle II
such form 90 make II possible to have tnein served
whole the most delicious fashion. whoie
tongue is canned, and, instead Of being chopped mp
and pressed into . solid mass. Is so carefully han
died that il Is ready to be served not cold in its
original form, can be cut IN slices as desired
They put mp in 2l2-pound cans, ana cost ABOUT
40 cents per pound. When one cannot depend upon
u cook to- prepare chicken IN good style, currled
fowl can DO served az moments notice necessary
few cans of such delicacles stored away make
the advent oI an uneXnected guest real pleasure
Instead of annoyance, as 10 sometimes y. tui-
Iied fowl Il 40 cents per pound b0ned turkey
prepafed with trucs and Jelly X only 80 cents per
pound, md makes delicious dish.
Whole homeless hams nre 33 cents per pound.
All American canned preparations ctne ~ one-half
the price of the English For some things however
America is still drpcudCut upon England. such
phessan'. which is 50 30 per can, and English iugged
hare 81 %.
Some Of the foreign preserves arc put mp in such
dainty BOTTLES and are 50 beautiful - look II and so
delicious to taste that many are wiling Slll tU ray
the extra price. Preserved ounces. aprcots amt
cheIlrs H0thng short OF pictures in their pretty
bottles. and impO ted mixed pickles are actually ar
RANGED in Landscapes ana heureS o men and ANNALS
showing great sail and ingenuity tine part Of the
pacsers. Most deloaiely laN 0red Wild mushrooms
which iu toe ,sts of France. ale preserved
aad called Ni-o pickles and sell for 30 cents per
small bottle.
For iiDpromptu lunches as has already been sug-
gested. these plepara tiCis exceedingly C0nVeD
I.ut and % would be well for all hnusckcep'rs to
supply their arder IN anticipation of tire possible
emergency.
The game market has almest disappeared from
the face Ui the UnIyl r,e. NOtalng LOW remains OF
the overstccked stalls, which were 10 be toupd in
all directions IN the markets last Fall. hui few
lonely pigeons which sell 40 - 30 per dozen, some
ducks > 30 per par, and Wild geese ~ % apiece;
turkeys from II To IL cents for inferior quality
aud II tO l6 cents per pound FOR choice variety;
chickens from IL 60 10 cents per pounc
In the vegetable markets dellcacleS from the south
attract those who afford 60 pay 90 and 70 cents
per half peck for green peas; Bcumu In potatoes
have come down "A little aud are now selling for ~
Der peck beets from the cOut 1l per peck. and
tomatoes are 40 cents per quart.
Cat sugar IS ia centsper pound this week in
the RETAIL stores, graHuiated ii ceats, powdered
sugar l2 cenis and brown still fIOm to cents.
butter OF good quality Is selling Tor % cents per
pound ;of course cheaper varieties. hut none
ii Tor table usc. superior quality ~ rolled bIter
still holding it, Old market rate oi 40 and - cents.
Eggs are - cents peTdOzen; honey, 20 to % cents
per pound and pie syrup 10 O % GEMS per plnt.
In the fish market shad sell for ~ p for shad,
~ for buck; fresh salmon ~ - per pound; cod
fish cut into steaks is 10 cents per pound live cod
: cents, and market cod cents. The different
frozen or refrgeraied fish are still M Winter prices
which do not vary much. Muscalungc from ~ TO
I5 cents halbut IL cents Tor the fine white
ETY., ana = cents Tor gray: hard crabs - per
hundred, ana tcrTapiu from SIS tO -2i per dozen.