The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09
MARKET, KITCHEN ANDTABLE
GOOD THINGS TO BUT, THE PRICE
THEREOF, AND now TO SERVE THEM


Varieties and Cost OF Fish, Fowl. ves,t..
bIe., Berries, and Fruit-AdvnntnRes OF
the Table d'Hoto Over the so.cnies
| .Americnnr Hotel Pinn-Use of Sweat
Herbs In Cookcry-Iow TO select Melon.
-Antiqu,ty of Sauces and Condiments.
All sorts OF fishes are now cheap and plenti-
full Tne bluensh now being caught on our
immediate coast are large and in fine conai.
ton It is the generally accepted opinion that
| fishes cooked as soon as possible after being
taken from the water have the better flavor.
| This is true OF most sorts: but some epicures
| affirm that blueflsh to DO bro led II cleaned
and split and sprinkled with salt and PEPPER
and put aside In a cold place for twenty-iour
hours before cooking will prove superior in
| quality Four hours before broiling tho 7sh
should be literally covered on the flesh side
with the best OF olive oil or melted butter
Spanish mackerel are now cheap. They should
undergo the Same preparation as bluensh pre-
vioue to broiling. Butterflsh have been very
abundant this season; as a pan fish they are
superior to porgies.
cents. sodn.s steal: g s;n,s; ~. SI'ic ,5caS.s
10 esnt.: S,aeh.a: large 20 10 cents: green and
, 10 es sS 50 cent" as Gems.
HSn Cents efa .Iso O s Si"s Os a
cents; pore,es to cents, fresh macsere l.rse, 20
s:n: ps"s ..%s
ss.9 .s!%SS
sssn,. Long Island Lipsnss q to IL cents Psksre
10 sssJ 50 ssn Pawn
oG sH, from IS to- s rom
80 cents per 100; extra small 80 cents per 100
Poultry is abundant and moderate in price.
fs~ T,l,, I 4 h,,, v,tDa p,tn baf
market. Ordinary turkeys are from Is to 20
cents per pound; Vermont ditto from % to IS
cents: spring chickens. from Is to 81 cents:
squads are very dear aud scarce. from -. 30 to
SIS per dozen: Western fowls 16 cents: roast
ing chickens. IL to 20 cents.
Vegetables and fruits are now approaching
their apogee. New Jersey and Long Island.
whose products excel. are now crowding the
Southern growers from the market II tho
drought is not soon broken by copious rains.
large advance in the prices given may be
looked for. Strawberries are now being re.
placed with blackberrles. huckleberries.
gooseberries. and cherries.
Burr artichokes "a cents: string beans 81 per
met 81 New crss.
g q Per dozen; js,sy esisfy % P.s dozen sssd.:
s. per dozen s.in from
Is p:l Pssi Rss - psss
g Per dozen: ssss.S gents dozen
DOZEN dsltornn mushrooms per pound A mint nj,
peg ditto
ysox sS; esfS 50 cents per nnaares Long
asPPss SO
80 &c
e. sas 50
FARRELL spinach. $50 per barrel; nat i've tomatds.
per
The prices given for vegetables are for those
les SUCH s are so p1 ths d.
,ount will he from 80 to 40 per cent.
which are still received from Oswego
md other northern points: these sell at from
g to 20 cents per box.
lack is 20 California eherries 50 per
seats p. s sSs"a %s! s?
bow apPieots Der box cn large Ms;s
,eons 60 cents each pnesepss; from cent?
snsnAs from s. to IS per bunch p'f 0'A' 's'''''a
mple financial resources. possesses a great
dvantage above the ordinary purchaser Of
bod supplies Barring the item OF groceries.
nd even in this particular he Is favored, but
OF to SO large an extent, he obtains dis
cunt OF from twenty to thirty per cent. on all
Keats. fishes. poultry. game. vegetables. and
'uit which he may buy. This Is nothing more
nan his due. for in the end the waste.
hich the closest vigilance cannot prevent
nder the system OF conducting q hotel on
hat is called the American plan with the
lost numerous and entirely unnecessary
ariety of dishes served at every meal.
hardly made good by the favorable
rms upon which he is enabled to
AXE his purchases The discount ac-
'rded the proprietors : OF our. hotels in
solid bsss 81 sfpD prot To Sar
,9ple could be educated to consider duality
AIDED menus or Bills Of fare offered do at pI our
rem9st hotels conducted upon the American
ch meal few well.oooked ample, and CON.
oTr dshes y1d i this system
e superior culinary ability available. and the
bSIr s Kitchen tho e19ipment Of our great modern
hers e, Of the world in gastronomlc excellence.
they now do in all other particulars. com.
tabshnents would PERHAPS ee ef sHFfm nSs
rate system of table reform. II instead Of
R sSss s"S xSsS Sas
u at Thea tine s and
lten. they would remove the one defect
1ii bot n9w ~HF bsI the hhish chHracteI q Amer
ethod Of feeding their guests is n ad oeas by
r hote! proprietors. the discount which they
JOY IN the purchase OF food products will
present q solid basis OF profit rather than
,rgin to compensate for unnecessary and
The same Nine. Banquet who neelects
thing which may be OF value either In the
eparation or the choice OF viands, under the
10 OF fruits and vegetables. gives a formula
the selection OF a musk melon. OF the two
rts. the laced and the canteloupe. she prefers
D latter. which. when in perfection. should be
avy to the touch. those which are light indl-
ling sponeiness OF texture due to overma-
ring or inherent defects. The end OF tho
ZION which has been attached to the vino
p , 1e soit and flexible moreover. 1t should
,poho 80 sight blow with a full resonance.
ench =, tradition. considers 1t wise to drink q
, 81. Oh rieh wine when eating muskmelon 10
lnteract is GOODNESS. which she believes
Uses sudden arrest In the process OF diees-
y. , As toil to Nine. Blanauefs rules for
an eminent citizen OF Georgia Tor the seleo-