The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-29
FOR THE DAILY DINNER.
VEGETABLES. FRESH AND CHEAP,
FILL THE SAVANNAH MARKET.

Prices Are Reasonable and There Is
Ample Variety TO Select From.
Market Baskets Not Hard to FIJI
with wholesome SuppIies-Some of
the Truck Now in, and the Prices
Housewives Are Paying.
The Savannah housekeeper, even though
the money at her command be limited who
cannot set a good wholesome, palatable
and seasonable dinner at this time has no
one TO blame but herself, or her cook. She
cannot throw the responsibility on the
market in both variety and quantity Sa-
vannah now offers tempting array of
vegetables, fruits, meats and fish that
would set the appetite of an epicurean on
edge.
Meats it is true, are somewhat higher
than they were at this time last year.
From u to a cents a pound more must be
paid than not very far back. But that is
a comparatively small item, one that is
insignificant in the preparation of single
meal, say Sunday dinner. 1t is one of
the minor effects of the war. The supply
and quality of the meats, so far as Savan-
nah is concerned, have not been affected.
A five cent advance on 10-pound roast
will not disturb the financial equilibrium
of even the most luke warm patriot.
Vegetables appear reasonably cheap, and
vegetables just now are driving meats into
a place of almost secondary consideration.
Stalls crowded with truck Of every kind
awaited buyers in the market yesterday.
Irish potatoes were everywhere large, me-
dunn, and small, at 5 cents a quart, ire
spective of size. These are Savannah
raised and no better recommendation
could be given than that they were dug
out of the sandy soil of Chatham. Okra
was there. too, in small quantities, but
small, young, tender just In the best stage,
the growers say, for that especial product
of the Southland. Okra is not cheap, re-
failing at % cents quart, but the posi-
bIities that lie within quart are known
to all experts in the compromising of soups.
Thanking it, could be seen corn, both Flor
ida and Georgia grown, Offering at Is to %
cents dozen ears, according to size. 1t
must be confessed that. on many of the
ears the kernels seemed small and scatter
ing, but it was all tender, juicy and sweet.
Snap beans were not far distant,
some selling them at cents a quart, 9TH
Crs at quarts for cents the market hav-
ing settled down 10 no standard of value.
Tomatoes, large, firm, full-ripe could be
had at Is cents a quart. These were the
growth of Florida lands. CabbageS await
ed buyers al to 10 cents head for the
Northern, solid. White variety. Toothsome
beats. small but OVERLOOKING with saccar-
hne juices, were quoted at cents a bunch,
each bunch containing six to eight. Butter
squashes, small and golden, found quite
ready sale at 10 cents a dozen, the same
price asked for their more plebeian breth-
rem, the ordinary white squash. Florida as
paragus, full of tempting suggestions IS
to the morrows meal, with it gracing the
table, was 20 cents a bunch, and not far
off celery from far off Michigan command
ed 50 cents d bunch of heads Two bunch
os for % cents placed 1t within the reach of
all
Of lettuce there was little that was invit-
ias. The earlyfmpress Is gone The lettuce
Offering is mainly old, sun dried and wind
peltod. 1t does not allure the money from
the pocket as do the shelled peas, fresh
picked and bringing Is cents a quart. Gu
cumbers, not entirely devoid of possible
ties of afGer-dinner anguish. range from )
to Is cents a dozen. Size regulates their
price Onions and carrots, in punches of
eight or more, are but five cents. Egg
plants are valued at 10 10 10 cents each.
Few of the small truckers succeeded with
them this season. The drought prevented
them from reaching any size.
Out of all this variety surely there were
dinners enough to satisfy every taste and
every purse Some fruits could be had,
If desired, plums being plentiful at cents
quart, blackberries somewhat scarce,
and not especially attractive, at 10 cents a
quart, while pineapples, fragrant and deli
c!ous, were reasonably cheap al 10 to Is
cents. Canteloupes are also in. They are
small, as a rule. but solid and said TO have
fine flavor They range in price from
three for % cents, for those hardly larger
than mans fist, to % cents each for those
of large proportions. AS for strawberries,
II seems as though the supply would never
be exhausted Savannah has seldom had
such season, so far as they are concern
ed, as this one has proved. Large fine
looking fruit are those now In the market
at 10 cents. They hail from Charleston.
Wars may come and wars may so, but
savannah will forever maitain her reputa-
ton as the colorado for the man seeking
good things to eat. Fish, flesh, fowl,
fruits and vegetables; no market in this
section can excel her.