The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-22

nice. plump birds have not been
coming over the mountains this
year II has been up 10 Oregon and
Western Washington % furnish the
Thanksgiving dinner for Seattle.
and while both have responed as
nobly as they could. the town IL still
shy on turkeys. the result being
that the price Of turkey meat has
SCARED until It has reached rs cents
per pound.
Chickens. therefore. will be more
popular than the Robble-blrd this
year. and many an oven In Seattle
will have the smaller and less Aris-
foerafle bird for a tenant on
Thanksgiving day Chickens are TO
be had At from Is 10 rs cents per
pound. and there are plenty Of
them After all. when stuffed with
aav9ry Toke-polnts or good old
fashioned sage-dressing. II In much
the same. and the substitute will
hurtle Just as appreciatively down
tie eager RIllet Of the small boy
as would the real thing.
Other Thanksgiving goodies are
running about az usual The plum
pudding. n anything. will be more
plentiful. as California has done
herself proud on the prune and
ralsln crop this year. and choice
pruneH plums and raislns are cheap
ct than last year.
The town is full Of pumpkins.
The mlsfhieyous Halloween urchin
used up all the bad ones for Jack
o-lanterna. and there are only good
ones left. but there are plenty OF
them. all OF local crop. and no fam
Is need be without the wherewith-
al to bake a good supply OF pump
kin pies
Mlneemeat is to be had for 20
cents per pound from the man OF
the 57-variety pickle through his
local agents. and the sidedish OF
eauliflower is easily available at
from Is To % cents per head. There
are plenty Of apples in town-good,
sound. red-ehecked ones-and they
are on the market for from 81 TO 81
per box The naval oranges are
beginning 20 come in plenufully
from California and are selling at
90 cents and upward.
For those who do not care 10 risk
the tntrlcacles OF the cook book. and
F for the relief OF the June brides who
have not vet encountered the elab-
crate exigeneies Of the home-manu-
+ featured plum pudding. there re-
mains the canned article. ready for
ateamlng. I'm sizes varying from 25
cents 20 g.. and some OF the local
+ dealers are carrying a homemade
+ article that can be easily palmed
f off on fond and indulgent husbands
as tho love-labor OF an enterprising
housewife.
The stufflng question is being
solved. the dealers say by the Toxic
/ point oyster. which. being really the
+ eastern oyster transplRnted. retains
the dellcacy Of taste for which the
+ eastern oyster Is noted and at the
. same time is TO be had from local
beds without long shipment on ice.
The dealers report a big rush on
Toke-points but the supply Is ade-
quate and there will be no scarcity
Of the Ioeal-grown fasteners.
Cranherries arc on hand In plen-
tIful quantities and ready for their
sideiine Of business at the usual
rate OF from 10 to 1914 cents per
quart
Al in all. barring the high price
Of the turkey. Seattle has Its
Thanksgiving dinner well In hand,
and the accommodating chicken.
augmented In not a few instances
- v.sf11 Hn.lr
brought down by local nimrods. viii
tide this difficulty over. The chick
en-. however. has not been so accom-
modating in another particular, as
the hens have recently taken a lay
off and refused TO deliver the goods
for tho luscious pumpkin pie at less
than IS cents ser dozen.
Housewives will be knocking
down on the prescribed number OF
eggs to the pie laid down In the
cookbook. and substituting a goodly
allowance Of butter and cream in
stead. the creamery products,
thanks 10 the kind-faced COW, beine
Q both reasonable and of excellent
quality At this season.
The delicatessen shops are doing
a big business and the hall-bedroom
tenant stands a show as we'll as the
affluent flat-owner or the aristo-
cratic hill resident. II will be all
one in the general Te Deum, even
II the turkey crop is short. and nc
man. nor woman. nor child need GO
hungry. for the charitable institu-
tIeps have seen to II that bountiful
spreads Will be provided all COM
ers.
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