New-York tribune., 1899-11-26
NOT THE LAST TO BE CRITICISED.
FEAST or GOOD THINGS.
MATERIALS A-PLENTY FOR THANKS
GIVING DINNERS.

TURKEYS ARE PLENTIFUL THE PRICE FAIR AMI
TUE ..F1x1N,s" WITHIN REACH OF ALL.
However much Thanksgiving Day may have
changed in the course OF time from It's original
character as far as It's religious observance is
concerned TO however great an extent prayer
NAV have given way to sport In thls aInuse-
rnent seeking age, there can be no uoupt 'ha'
the feas,ing feature of the festival has not d.
mnshed by one jot. Morallsts may argue
about the reasons for this and snake thelr heaus
obviously over it's significance, but the man
u,bo raises turkeys has nothing to say He sim
ply continues to saw wood and lhciuehta'i! i"'-
ton his flock for next Thursday. And what
flock he has raised this season! At Fulton Mar
ket Yesterday a Tribune reporter was told that
not for a long time have trukeys been so Pieh"-
full as at this Thanksgiving season
Wonderful TO relate there is no turkey trust
n keeD ND the price despite the abundance or
the birds and the consequence is that 1t Will be
q moor family indeed which cannot afrord httle
turkey for its Thanksgiving Day dinner
NOT MANY BIG BIRDS.
r,ha words "a little turkey" are used ad-
visedly. for marketmen say that really large
birds are comparatively scarce just now ana
will he until Christmas. They have hardly time
another month they will add many pounds to
their weight. But. after all, most judges of
turkey think the mall birds. especially the
| hons arc more delicate than the bigger ones
! Small families moreover, by buying small tur-
| kavs escape the usual big turkey aftermath,
consisting OF cold turkey. turkey fricassee, hashed
turkey ON toast and devilled turkey bones a
procession which has frequently brought sad
ness and even disgust into homes where the
luxury Of throwing the remains away was not 10
be thought of.
LITTLE ONES ARE BEST.
This sad and sudden loss Of the National table
birds popularity might have been avoided had
| the head of the family shown courage enough
to buy small turkey and disregard the scorn-
full eye OF the supercilious butcher who worked
off on him the biggest bird he had in stock by
telling him how Banker Jones' had just bought
It's mate. a 20-pounder. For purposes OF
ostentaton large gobber with proudly swell
ing chest and immense thighs and drumsticks
certainly does make great showing upon the
dinner table. but. after ALL ostentation may be
purchased too dearly. II warmed turkey
as a steady diet for the best part OF week IS
70 be the price.
The growers Of this noble fowl are growline
q little OF course II would not do 10 be wthou
some grievance. In spite OF the abundant out
put. they say that this warm fall weather hal
prevented them from fattening the turkeys a,
much as usual. Frosty weather. they say. Il
necessary in order that the birds may lay OF
plenty OF nice new fat Just before Thanksgiving
Those turkeys seen in Fulton Market YESTERDAY
bv the reporter seemed 10 BE- fat enough for al
the ordinary purposes OF the buyer. however
The producer OF course realizes that fat tpi
the scales upon his side in wholly advan
tageous manner but the buyer does not really
care as much about getting Il as might be sup
posed Who heard a guest. after Seinl
asked by the host carving the turkey II hs
would have white dark meat add TO his
reply. "and slice OF the fat please?"
Nobody OF course. Turkey fat is not a It'd
bit. In fact. 1t is not even good for sore throa
or chilblains.
THE EVER PRESENT GOOSE
And tho mention Of those two medicinal quail
ties brings one naturally TO the subject OF goose
Few American boys OF the last generation ea
capped the maternal dose Of goose grease anC
happy was he whose mother insisted only upoI
the external application OF that homeiy bu
. popular remedy whenever her son began I,
> cough. And although the vogue OF that simnI
modern patent medicine, the bird who produce
II Ia still to the front, and just as toothsome a
!. ever. This season he 10 also plentiful. and a.