New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-25
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Easy BREAKFAST DISHES.


ING MEAT-A WARNING AGAINST CHEAP MEAT
SATURDAYS PRICES ~ THE MARKETS.
The Yankee custom Of having three meals daT
has 10y reason Of ITS convenience and apparent hy-
inrnic virtues held its own in tiis country. The
hearty breakfast of meat. vegetables and coffee,
improved as IT has been Ter some years past by the
addition of oatmeal Is undoubtedly better for the
health Of business and working people generally.
than any of the foreign customs which regard the
early meal of Importance. and therefore fur
nish only coffee and rolls. But IN respect they
certainly have tho advantage of us, and that is
mat though cof!, AID rolls seem very little still t
is much easier to make good breakfast
from delicate fresh rolls and delicious col
fee than from table grooming with its
weight of breakfast dishes badly prepared.
And most American breakfasts, as Is well known.
are Of this class. II must be admitted that the
E0nsrkcepcr las much TO contend with IN serving
breakfast. The range viii not always behave ami
ably early in the morning: TIE servants aie not as
hrlghi as thcy may be au AOur hence, and ii the
family small, or economy IS necessary, there are
ALWAYS things to DO warmed over. And to make
over the cold rrnaus Of Yesterdays feast INTO an
apucti zinC break fast dish requires much higher
order of genins for cooking than the original pre-
paration of the same thing. The truth IL, that the
ordinary cook makes hut sorry mess OF merely
garined-ovcr dishes They not seasoned properly,
as rule and are either cooked to nothing or warmed
half tnrough. A good way 10 prevent the first of
these faults III the preparation OF cold bits or
chicken for instance, y to buy very lttlc
l. TllE ~ saItdCt-ilc:l, Htiiico we coil
chicken. nix them together ~ cqual guam
tIte4 add Il littc onion, nutmeg and The jnlce of
lemon: STIR all together bindng. as the COOKS ca.i
III with beaten egg aud some crumbs OF bread,
form m balls roll flour dip in beaten egg, roll IN
cruckcr-crumbs ana Try. cook can scarcely 20
asiray in making these c!gGuc les, ana they are
truly delicious Oysters used instead OF Tue sausage
are very nice. hat of more seasoning Is re-
ornrcd in tins case. Cold turkey dashed Inc and
highly seasoned molsiened win water a"d DIHcIi
strwrd for few minutes and served on bulterr'i
fo1St i. nn cXcrllen breakfast DISH But tn" secret
of waraiug Uter nicely IS to season well and serve
Tic butchers are complaining that The wholesale
price, for meat arr constantly rslHg, but tlAt the
retail prices remain the Thc reason of which
rs that good butchers do rot wish to drive away
their customers by advancing Their rates. 49, l.eV
inevitably would. For 10 ~ possblc TO get meat ~
the city at wonderfully cheap rates and many who
do not know the difference between gO0d d"u Ddu
are TEMPTED by low prices. The cheap meat that Is
to be had 30 MAJ ecis D. not really uu. hulc-niHr
,,i,. ,orv f,o,r Beef toudc!lGiu, can be- bad for
from II 10 - cents pcr pound. Ihc-c dcHcacri
are cut from Texas cattle aud other beef, ate packed
IN boxes in Chicago and sent here. The New York
butchers do not like 10 cut tenderoihs, anu Wheh
they do It lessons the Na.hc ui ING icfl"eI - 'ut.
have 10 charge large prices. In Washington Muhct
th. prices run from 80 10 90 aud = MS pound ;
t,utovn il II hard To yet tcudrriOn Tor less than
II 81 Mound Porter hous, steaks sell from % 10 -
cents "A pound roasting pieces, IL 10 10 cents :;
choice cuts, Is to 20 cents; sirwmg pieces, - To >
cents; tripe ! cents; sEet. cents; mntlon
shoulders, and cents; iorc-qnartci- , To 10
cents: hnd.quartcTs. q to IL ccntsi veal
hind-quartcrs, II 10 10 cents: fole-qumtrrs
& to scents. Turkeys are II 10 lG cents round ;
cbirkcu- t. 10 10 cents: wild geese. 81 to ~ 30
ouaiI - To- - so; prairie chickens. ~ 30; pnr-
ffdr"s ~ - canvas back duck, -; rcdhcnd. y
malards. 81 %; common, 81; Wild pigeon, - per
DOZEN
Ihe prices in the fish market remain about the
anne; cod sells from 10 cents; mackerel, ~
cents blue fish, II cents; ilound"rs cents !;
iohstcrs 10 ccnts. boiled, l2l2 cents; white iah. j.
cent: pichcfcl. Is cents; mus calouEr - cent
hnibnt. II cents striped bass - cents ana smeIi-,
; lO r. cents. , . IN
The vegetable market is overflow nR with f.~Sz
yreeu vegetables. and looks very inviting. Lettuce
:, 10 10 ~ cents "a head: Brussels sprouts are 20
cents a quart tomatoes, 30 cents; watcr-cre>s. l.?
cents cucumher- 20 To- 80 cents pircci held salad
a. 10 cents Is quart radishcs are u cents bunch
long - cents; Thuharb Is 10 cents; oyster plant,
10 10 l. cents celery which is growing ac"re-
- 10 20 and - cents sour grass, 10 cents quart
TgR nrr % CENTS dozen; and the best butter sells
from 81 Ia 40 cents. White sugars fangc rom ! !
to j. cents q pound. Coiiccs aud teas rs also dry
groceries generally in the markets. remain M the
last weeks prices. Tue same may be said OF fruit.