Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-31
ROASTPTG THE VERY
] ACME OF DELTGHT1N
NEW YEAR DINNER
Dainty Dish Has Epicure's
O. k. and Will Grace
Many a Festive Board.
Market Basket News.

Have YOU little pig in your home?
That is OF course. little stuffed pig
for your New Years dinner? If not, you
have failed to follow the dictates Of those
who formulate the fashion in holiday
dinners, for little roasted and stuffed
sucking pigge, with an apple In his
mouth, has been pronounced the latest
thing In 1915 New Years dinners.
These dellcacles can be purchased at
prices as low as that Of the Thanksgiving
turkey, for which you woefully paid 20
or 80 cents for each pound purchased. for
you can get the nice little "squealers" al
prices ranging from 80 to 81, and they will
weigh anywhere from IA to 20 pounds. or
course, there are pigs and pigs" The
variety known as shoppers" can be pur-
chased at lgures running as low as 81 So
but they are very lean and hungry look
ing, and then they have taste remind
ing one of linseed OIL They are good
but hardly suitable for those who are
looking for ilrst-class dinner The other
little pigs, those sold at prices ranging
from 81 UP, are fat and appetizing i'm ap-
pearance, and arc known as "cOrn-fed
nucklings"
Culinary experts differ as to the most
suitable stuffing for the little pigs
German chefs delight in a stufing in
which sauertraut figures prominently,
but many who ought to know" say that
dry dressing is necessary to take tip
the great quantities of grease in the
animals, and advocate a Spanish chestnut
dressing such Is often used in turkeys
Others who wish fancy" dish remove
All the bones from the pigs and stuff
them with sausage declaring the result
the acme of kitchen products
Housewives to whom ANYTHING but tut-
Key for the winter holidays is sacrl-
leEe are delighted to find that the mar
ket on these birds has weakened decid-
edly, the very choicest "nearbys" being
obtainable at 25 cents n pound while
very good turkeys from the West and
birds chilled in shipment can be had at
prices ranging from 20 to "a cents
pound. Rubbed" turlSeys-those bruised
in shipment and those with crooked
breastbones-are selling at 10 cents a
pound |
The reason for this sudden drop in the
price Of gobblers is attributed by experts |
to the fact that the market was over |
crowded with the birds at Christmas time |
and in addition to this many farmers. |
selling last opportunity to dispose of |
their flocks. have killed all birds re- |
naming and shipped them 10 the cities |
willing to sell them at almost any figure |
Strawberries from the South have ap- !
peared in the markets of this city, and |
are quoted at prices ranging from so to
80 cents quart. Other Southern products
have dropped slightly in price, oranges
selling at prices ranging from % to 80
cents dozen, grapefruit at from so cents
to S1.50 dozen and kumquats from
Florida at 20 cents a quart.
Although fresh vegetables have not dis
entirely from the markets, prices
are so high as to be almost prohibitive
Green peas and lima beans are quoted at
81 half peck, string beans at 10 cents
a half peck and other hothouse products
at figures proPortionately Steep
In the game markets venison continues
to be sold at 20 cents pound and bear
meat at 40 cents. Rabbits are quoted
at from so to so cents pair and Belgian
hares at 81 each. Mallard ducks are
selling at 81 pair. canvasbacks at $3.50
q pair and blackheads and redheads at |
$1.26 and IS n pair respectively.