The morning call., 1890-05-17

choke? Epeures declare that that is the only
way TO bring out the fun flavor Of the vegetable.
II certainly has delightful gusagory effect
There's something that's this week. /
mean those little shriveled up green peppers;
you might imagine from their appearance that
they were the end OF the season, but they have
Just come IN, and they bring Il pound. Think
OF IL; but then there is great demand for them;
my French customers want them just as soou as
they come In, and are willing to pay any price
Tor them; It's for SALAD, You know that they are
considered so Indispensable. The reason that
these are so POOR and tiny is that there was
blight uron them this winter ana so besides be-
ing late In putting IN an appearance, they are, as
l say.
VERY USATTRACTIvE,
Even for green pepper. AS for fresh
fruits, you can tell by the number of men
who are hawking Strawberries about the
street that they becoming much more
plentiful. Do yOu know, l have some customers
who never will Indulge IN any of The fresh fruits
until they become cheap enough for tie pedders
to carry them from house to house. hat seems
10 be their lest; they buy from me, but II seems
TO relieve them from self accusation of rXtray-
agance in catering for the table If they wait
little.
"You may say that strawberries just now are
between the first and second crop, and that
any either. il filed tie berries full OF water
and then when the sun came Out in such force as
it has been doing for the last few days, 1t
sc0rcbed the berries all up, burned them black,
and good many Of them were soured from the
water soaking. The little berries the Long
worths, are rs cents drawer Cherries are
becoming Plentiful aud sell from l . TO 80 cents
pound The expensive ones are the black
TartaTians, scarce, but delicious. Gooseberries
are still rather tiny and sell Tor 10 cents pound.
or three pounds for quarter. A few mangoes!
are 10 be found In maIket selling at 60 cents a
dozen. We have received a nice little lot of
AuStfallan apples, and they arrived In prime
condition. They are quite attractive In appear
ance and are IN great demand with people who
wish few fruits for table decorations.
THEY ARE FINE-FLAYORED.
'New potatoes bring from 10 cents pound.
There are few sweet potatoes TO he found in
market but they are not good. Every cabbage
they are all new, no old ones are 10 be habitat
comes TO the stall is weighed at two and half
pounds, and we BUY leaves enough to feed all the
rabbits in town. Tie boys and the pouitrym Il,
who II you nave noticed nearly all keep rabbits
and guinea pigs, come around aud clean US out
two or three lines a day. No, they never give
US chicken in recognition OF the courtesy-no,
not even so much as a quail when quail are
drug in the market. Here is another novelty for
this year, fresh garlic; it sells at 25 cents a
pound now, quite a come down from rs cents
which was the price this winter Tor whatever
garlic was In the market. Yes, those are flesh
almonds, the fist of the crop; they have come
to town you see in their fur coats and they are
selling at bit a pound"
This is not good weather for my business"
said the hshman, shaking his hedd. hot
weather is very bad for the fish. 1t ia not as
some imagine. that they are not good IN The wa
ter that hot days affect the fish IN its native ele
ment, but the fact Is the FISH do not keep so well
after They have been taken out of the water A
great many imagine that they must zee the gils
10 detect If The fish is no longer fresh but thai Is
tire fish loses its color, as well as the ewes lose
their luster; Its flesh becomes soft and habby.
Another reason that
OUR BUSINESS Is DULL
May be found in the fact that this Is month
without the traditional r. and so shell FISH
are beng dropped by many. Usually, II we have
any nsh lelt over at 8 O'clock In the afternoon
the time We close up, you knOw-we can sell
them TO tie big boarding houses and The reslau-
rants but such weather as this we have to throw
away all that remains unsold Prices are mod
eraie enough 10 suit everybody A bit Is all that
Is asked Tor salmon sturgeon, sole, founder
German carr, silver perch. King fish, shad fresh
cod and sardines. English soles are 20 cents a
pound. TOck-cod To- smells ! g. aud halibut 25
cents pound. This big balibut here we caught
In Monterey Bay but II Is nothing to compare
with the genuine haltbut from Victoria. II bears
about the same relation 10 1t as sturgeon does to
salmon"
THE best eggs" said produce man, "are 20
cents Dozen and butter Is all good but 1t ranges
from 40 TO 55 cents roll. Eastern cheese is
20 and 20 cents pound, swiss cheese 30 cents,
and cream cheese 20 cents. Eastern hams are
selling at II cents pound, California ones at
10; honey Is worth IN tile comb 20 cents a
pound, and strained from 10 To 1919 pound;
the difference Is according TO the color, the white
tut being the highest priced"