The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-30
CHOICE EATIBLES
 AT MARKET TODAY
FRESH VEGETABLES AND CHICK EMS TO BE HAD FOR NOMINAL PRlCES-HOME-M MADE DRINKS BECOMING POPULAR.

What to buy for the Sunday. food supply
 is question that often puzzles the house.
 keeper when she starts out for Saturday
 marketing; and especially is this true
 when the hot weather requires that the
 food selected shall not only be fresh and
 appetizing. but as free as possible from
 heat producing elements. Meats and heavy
 articles of diet are used sparngly in the
 warm season by those informed on the
 laws of hygiene.
 There are some forms of meat that
 hardly come under the category of those
 to be tabooed, however, and the delcacy
 of the season is prominently fried
 chicken. Good eaters declare that the yell
 low-legged variety grows to perfection
 in the barnyards of northern Alabama and
 Tennessee, and a large shipment of this
 brand was received on Morris avenue yes
 terday to meet the demand of the retail
 market today. Plump specimens will bring
 from 30 cents to 40 cents in the open mar
 ket. Hens, which are rather scarce. are retailing at from 40 cents to 50 cents each, according to size. Different kinds of fish,
 both fresh and preserved, form an excel
 lent foundation for summer menus, and
 the market is well supplied with this kind
 of food stuff. With the perfection of chill
 Ing and refrigeration, it is tolerably ger tain that the fish bought in the best of the Birmingham markets will be perfectly
 wholesome and fresh. Shad and trout are especially fine for baking
 A form of food that is growing in pop ularity in spite of the saw-dust joke man
 is the much maligned breakfast food. A
 new variety known as Toasted Corn Flakes made its appearance in the mar ket a short time ago and bids fair to supplant some of the older ones in the field. Such articles are packed in attractive cartons that sell for 10 cents and 15 cents each
 But fresh vegetables make up the bulk
 of the supply of the Birmingham kitchens now, and the green grocer and the ped~ l ding wagon both do a thriving business. Snap beans at 50 cents a gallon, new Irish potatoes at 8 cents a. peck onions at , cents bunch and sauashes at cents and 10 cents each. are among the favorites Practically all of this class of food con sumed here just now is supplied by the local truckers. Fruits of all kinds are also in much favor and no breakfast table
 Is complete without some variety at this
 season. Fine June apples can be had at
 40 cents a peck and canteloupes at S1 dozen. The Rocky Ford is probably the most popular in the local market, and large quantities are consumed daily. The tendency of the heat is to afflict the
 people with clamoring summer-born thirst and a new and delightful way or slal1ing it is gaining enormously In favor. This consists of the different homemade ades. frappes and ices produced from a foundation of pure fruit syrups that can be had for 20 cents a pint The syrup is so concocted that no elaborate prepara- ton is necessary, and the mere addition of water and Ice produces pleasant and satisfying drink The quality and quan- tity of liquid drunk is no inconsiderable factor in keeping a comfortable stomach during the summer months, and 1t Is prob able that homemade drinks are to be recommended over the one-second-sizz brand produced at the fountains.
 With large and tempting variety of | foods to select from, the housekeeper ought to be able to choose what best meets her particular needs for the all- important Sunday dinner.