Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31

ity. One Of the stalls in the Fortieth street
market is presided over by sweet-faced
Quakeress about 65 years Of age. attired in
gray dress and bonnet. A Quakeress in
this role is an oddity, and she perhaps is
the only one in this occupation in Phila-
delphia.
Philadelphia diet. Scrapple is to Pbila-
delphIa what beans are to Boston, and terra
pin 10 Washington. A good receipt, which
an old lady has been using for manufacture
ing serapple Tor 35 years, and supplying
several OF the principal markets, may be
usefu! to some of the fair readers.
A i've pound shoulder of pork, not cracked.
Boil until very tender, pick out all bones and
TO this add about two gallons of liquor.
Add to the liquor three tablesDoonfuls Of salt,
one teaspoonful black pepper, three table,
spoonfuls. of crushed and picked sage. two Of
Return the chopped pork to the liquor and
stir in gradually a half pound Of buckwheat,
then one pound Of yellow Indian meal, adding
very slowly while it Is boiling.
Care should be taken to prevent It becoming
lumpy or being scorched by too great heat.
These proportions will make IL to IA pounds OF
scrappie at a cost of four cents a pound. Scrap
pie is cut and fried like mush.
AN ovERRArED AFFAIR,
A visit to the famous French market in
New Orleans was made during the month
Of May. It is greatly overrated. The
market houses are long. barn-like. one-storY
buildings such az are found in small cities.
The center of the main building is exclu-
sively taken up with coffee and lunch stands
and cleanliness is the leading characteristic.
The coffee urns containing hot coffee. shine
as brightly as silver. A cup Of good coffee
with cream and cut sugar. and two dainty
French rolls can be had for the modest sum
OF 10 cents. The bill-of-,are has conspicu-
ious place at these eating stands, with the
prices OF the dishes served.
One of the queer features in this Southern
market, is the manner of selling fruit and
vegetables. They are measured out by
sauceriulls, such as a saucer of blackberries,
saucer Of potatoes, and SO with all the
products OF the market. the price invaria-
bly, is cents Tor each saucer ull. Another
novelty is quarter o. a head of cabbage,
an onion, carrot or two, three red-peppers,
a stick of celery, and herbs OF several kinds,
tied in one bunch ready ior soup, price 8
cents. Markets elsewhere have pot herbs
for soups but nothing on such an elaborate
scale. The New Orleans butcher presents
every customer with a pretty boquet Of
flowers. Flowers in proiusion and salads
of great variety are CONSPICUOUS. A French
dinner for both rich and poor, is not COM
plete without a salad, q TACT which was
emphasized by the crisp green leaves peep
ing from every basket leaving the old
market place.
NEGROES AND wATERMELONs.
A fair specimen of cole Varginny's"
quaint markets is seen In Danville. The
antiquated building is relic of ante-Bel-
In nd iS
about 100 ieet long by 15 feet wide. It
looks as though it had before the war been a
slave mart, where humanity was sold like
beasts Of the field. A single row of stalls,
running parallel to the narrow aisle, is where
the good people OF Danville get their daily
supply of vegetables and fruits. The mar
ket is almost exclusively conducted BY
colored people. Their garden truck is
brought from the country in all sorts OF
queer conveyances drawn ten by team
consisting OF mule and OK. Skillfully
erected pyramids of fruit and vegetables are
the predominant feature in this otherwise
unpretentious old-fashioned mart.
One Of the many ludicrous scenes witnessed
in this part of the South, is that of the
negroes devouring watermelone. The curb
oil the public square is iringed with boys
and girls, men ard women OF all ages and
sizes. The hot Southern sun beats un-
merci iully down on their woody heads,
while their black faces are hall buried in
hemisphere OF red and green. Only a pair
of bright eyes are visible. perhaps. but they
express a whole volume of contentment and
happiness.
Watermelons here, sell for and 10 cents
piece, such as demand 80 and 40 cents in
the North. Muskmelons are as large as
the ordinary watermelon, yellow as gold
and sweet as honey. Tomatoes when
they are the most plentiful, are 20 to 25
cents bushel. Il the leeks, melons aud
cucumbers of Egypt were at all like those
OF Southern Virginia, it is no wonder that
Isreal in the wilderness, wanted to 60 back
to the feshpots OF Pharoah's land.
MARIE V. MAQUEsNE,