New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
sketch Of this visiting dress. The 'manteau de
solree' is a magnificent garment OF velvet brocaded
TIE CHICKEN.
HINTS FOR MARKETERS.

HINTS FOX MAkkETEKS.
At this season OF the year. chickens come into
market In prime condition and continue to do so
until holiday time. From September till January
poultry OF all kinds Is only at Its cheapest, but
It's best The refrigerated stock Is put up at this
season. and virtually supplies the spring and
large part OF the summer market. Though spring
chickens found early in summer. they are cost
ly and not as good In quality az those which
into market later at the regular season when
they have not obtained full size. The good mar
keter. the genuine epcure prepares his table not
from the rares in the market. from the tdbits
that command extravagant prices. because they
are forced to grow Of their season. ike straw
berries at Christmas but from the choicest Oh every
thing that Is In season. when 1t is best and also
cheapest To supply a table in this way requires
the highest culinary intelligence. and a thorough
knowledge Of the market In each season
There few housekeepers who do not believe
that they know how to cut up chicken. and the
average American housekeeper fricasees a chicken
with success. Yet there possibilities In THIS DO
nestle bird that she does dream Of. Dainty
soups. ragouts blanquettes to say nothing OF GRO
quotes, salurs, cromesquies tiInbaies ana CO.
quilles besides numberless entrees known to the
French kitchen, are comparatively unknown 10 her
and that high triumph of French culinary Skill the
supreme of chicken is far too elaborate dish TO
be thought OF. In too many Kitchens the chief
joints of chickens matter OF Inaccurate kho"i-
edge. When the cook has cut of the thighs or
drumstlcks divided the second joints and wings
from the body there remain the back and the
breast which divided respectively into two parts
The best part OF the chicken is considered tho
breast In many kitchens that tidbit OF dark meat
found in the hollow OF the back OF the chicken and
called the oyster (Which is the primest moNel IN
turkey IL unknown. Every breast OF chicken con-
tains each side two successive layers or DAINTY
muscle called the fillets, the large hlet on top
and the "minon' fllet underneath. little ex-
tba hrea yil
The hllet underneath is somewhat plumper. though
II looks smaller and by a little pounding may be
fattened nearly the same size as the large
fllet. Thus from one breast OF Chicken we may
obtain four fillcts of about uniform Size IL Is
very often convenient to the fllets for dish
BY themselves-for a supreme OF chicken or some
other entree.
The legs or drumstlcks are quite often served
without first removing the tendons. In the case OF
al domestic fowls and some game, these 'e''uo'S
should always be removed. To do this. cut the shh
at the Join, where the feet unite with the drum
stick and twist the two pieces little to bring out
the white tendons There are a few In front ana d
large bunch a, the back OF the legs inc.osed IN
thick LAYER Of musclA-llke membrane That makes
them look like large muscle. scrape OH the
thick aver and divide the tendon Into lis sihae'
PARTS and they may be drawn out, one py one ny
passing a skewer under them and pulling vgorouSF'
The d.spised drumstick. which the Cd maid OF inc
!
&c now dainty piece OF dark bu, tender meat
uhch may even be- Dreaded and cooked BY tse.t
"a n specially choice dish in various ways Even
where IT is served with other cuts. in frca'ee stew
roast or broG. the snews should Always D. re-
In our great city markets the domestic chicken
under a year Oil goes under ne name "I Cn' k
wbetber he Is a tender spring broer six months OF
sge or hump wearing After he is year % ne y
fowl The best lows Of soa 5x, ar ar pne
.fot canon" has been highly esteemed Oy me bouI-
mand These birds bring about or ~ cents mo-
a pound in city markets D.' III. W n,cb
near,y double the size AM the flesh Is 50 inucn
,enderer and the proportion OF ne,n - ~, :, cor
much greater than In the ordinary 10" I.1' ~, 90
tainly pays 10 try such bird Tor roasting, ana a
other purposes when II is desirable 10 hase a'
the cook the fu..-grown mature. we-fsi;cn.d
iow especially Il IT be c1 G Is 10 IL should
he remembered that where We have ne tehdr," rs
Of immaturity cannot have the ncnne's %. o.n~
riaIly tender cut II Is rich in A,e-giynS Jn''
az those parts that are brought INTO H.. n.. have
n we wish a rich soup or me roas' "" ,u' ror
two ycar-od bird. vel fa';ened ana wr. gtoM'.
saa eroSTcis eS we must or fo ' the same reason
The fnii-srown fo9:. tenderness = .ec5n i
eonsdera;i9n when Ta,i the s n' Of house
wifery the Thanksgvins chicken pl"' Is h@rs
mere ssrs might nj b. dersnce opinion ara many
hnusewives may prefer the immature ch!c%en lor
Iris as well as FOR frcases. c4gon is to be pr
ferred for roasting. as vel a. Tor
uA'h hye Iarge Quantity Of breast meat For both
soun and potpie the ordinary fowl II just AZ goPl
For brong and for fried chicken n sly Hlp's',.'
bird "a more desirable To make iTlcas'' V'I'' "
On In Marengo and for the supreme oi chicken oI
any dish where the breasts and les are ~.
! separately take a yeariing chicken: Inc eas's,
way TO distinguish the yearng bird rom tnr io"'
10 10 nres. IN. tip OF the breast bone Al this ~
| sof, and Welding the bird II young. tnoush II u.
said ,ha, shrewd dealers sometimes crush the pehs,
homes 10 make them soft Expert narKet"tS' NOV
ever can instantly tell chicken rem n ioW gs
tho general appearance the presence OF pih
and other marks Of immaurity chickehs 81 Thh
| shouIS always be purchased dry picked. lh1ush
,oui,rv they are juicer and s~eeter. ne ~
p,nad trd ordinarily goes under the name OF mia
deInhia in our New-York markets from Whatever
section II may come ,.,,o .x,to,. In which
,bere Is SO much deception practised on the puoilc
| as no,try our city ordinances oner Httle pro'ec-
,Ior against the INSCRIPTIONS dealer. Aiter re-
neated EFFORTS OF wholesale and retail matketers 70
eaecure The passage Of law prohibiting the saIe Oh
nndrawn poultry poisoned as IL u by It's 1cca!ihs
an,rai,s nothing has been done. In faris ana 1'"I
Euronean capitals and In some or the cues OF Iie
y;n,nd States there ordinances aghhs' the tiic
~ "ndrawn poury and the best medical autAoiltl.,s
Condemn the bird that has remained Tor any enstn
~ time without being drawn. II IL not as c1' rh
Oaw as n was once however. To 81" the biru W.n
iii cron and we believe II Is the RUE o' me pss.
dn,ers n select only those birds that snow Dy the
o.nns ,ha, they had been without iOod lot so"'
hours preyious 10 their being Killed