Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-24
WIDE RANGE IN CHOICE IN
FISH, FRUIT, AND
NUTS.

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led mirth.
At the same time no one objects to
| the bodily transfer of a bit Of summer,
as evidenced in the presence in the
markets of cucumbers, tomatoes, rad
! ishes, and other garden truck as
welcome as unreasonable to the lat
| itude of Madison.
| Just now an excellent grade of tur-
| keys can be bought for 20 and %
cents a pound, and unless the weather
| should change radically, there is likely
| to be little variation in price before
Christmas. Already the markets are
beginning to fill up with the holiday S
supply. Some are small, others are
fat, comfortable looking birds; once in
while one runs across one that re-
minds him of the present old Scrooge
| sent Tiny Tim: 1T was a turkey.
He never could have stood upon his
legs. that bird. He would have snap
ped 'em short off in a minute, like
| sticks of sealing-waX."
Turkey and Its Alternate.
Every one, however, does not care
for turkey for the holiday feast
Some are like Pepys. who enjoyed a
good shoulder of mutton and a chick
en- even after he had listened to "a
poor sermon by a strange preacher,
For others there are geese, fine and
| fat and ducks of various sorts and
prices. Capons, too, are fine, and in
size come in between the turkey and
chicken.
There are also guinea fowl in abund
ance. The farmers watch-dogs they
were commonly called in the old farm
ing days; then, as was remarked by
a man who was '1raised" on a farm
they were valued chiefly for this ac
complishment, and were almost
equally noted for their lack of gump,
ton, I'M that they barely knew enough
to get out of the way of an approach
ing wagon when crossing the road
Still, they are now in good demand,
and bring better prices than do chick.
ems
Another variety provided by the
market is the pig. Not pork, mind
you, but little pigs of the kind cele-
brated by Lamb: "Of all delicacies |
will maintain it the most delicate.
Not your grown porkers, but young
and tender sucking, under a month
something between a childish treble
and a squeak Such ones are in good
supply and may be had for So ana
| upward.
There are the usual choice cuts of
beef, from the filet down. Hams, too,
are as sweet and toothsome as ever,
while on the stands in the sections Of
the markets devoted to the products
of the waters, fresh and salt, there are
fish in fair variety, Holsters, crabs,
even to frog-legs.
Apples have a large share in the
market. They are of all hues and of
all sizes, some of them vying with
the famous old pound sweet in di
mensiOns. One may buy them by the
dozen, by the box, or by the barrel,
though the new way of packing the
fruit, in small boxes, provides the most
satisfactory measure of purchase for
the householder. Pears are in mod
crate supply, but are high in price.
SeedIess Oranges.
Oranges will improve as the holiday
draws near; already some marvels are
coming in, but they are not nearly so
good or as large as they will be later
on. Those fair in quality may be
had for fifty and sixty cents a dozen
The new seedless oranges are coming
in from Southern California. Iney
sell at from twelve to twenty cents
apiece.
Grapefruit are exceptionally good;
dependent on size and condition; ten
ard fifteen cents are asked for the
average. Tangerines are plentiful, as
are pineapples. Guavas and pears are
to be found in the stores, and grapes
almost vie with apples for variety
One can get the ordinary vineyard
grapes by the basket for anything
from twenty cents upward. Then
come the upuscatels and Malagas, at
a higher price, and, costliest of all, Of
course, the dollhouse punches, whose
size and beauty appeal strongly even
to those who cannot afford them. In
their case It is much like admiring an
orchid in a florists shop. while one
feels compelled to purchase a bunch of
carnations
Brazil nuts, pecans, English walnuts,
filberts, almonds are up to the average
in quantity and quality. They may be
bought mixed on some OF the stands
as low as ten cents a pound but the
selected stock costs more and is worth
the difference. In this connection one
should not overlook the walnut, butter
nut. and the hickory. The higher
priced nuts have driven these Old fay
orites to the background. Yet, in the
opinion Of many, they are preferable
TO most Of the other varieties.
Figs and dates fancy prunes, stoned
in little boxes; preserved ginger, and
the usual variety OF nut-meats, sailed
ready Tor use, are also in abundant
supply. The fresh figs are already
here in fair quantities.
In all the large stores the shelves