New-York tribune., 1916-07-23

with crust as delicate as Hungarian
strudel, is baked by the thousand, at
5 cents each, and is delicious; these
cakes are eaten hot or cold, and as
many times a day as one has nickels
to spare. Unlike American bakeries,
the Italian baker only bakes fancy
things on order, and so does away with
much loss Of stock.
Five dollars goes great way in the
pushcart market; in fact, IL would buy
more than one person could carry
home. But in visiting the market one
should be careful to select from the
most cleanly carts, and it may be nec-
essary to travel the entire five blocks
before the market basket is filled. Do
not think by this that the food sold is
unfit for consumption. 1t is all edible
and wholesome, though there is q
choice in size and perfection.
Four large green peppers are sold
for cents; when red and sweet they
are three for 8 cents. Fresh green peas
sell at cents pound. and farm beans,
or COW peas-very popular with the
italisns-sell at 6 cents pound; these
make excellent soup or boiled vege-
table. Fresh string or wax beans re-
tail at cents pound. New potatoes
sell three pounds for 10 cents cucum-
har 4 - u
10 cents. Medium sized, perfectly fresh
asparagus retails for IL cents bunch.
Crisp, fresh radishes are a penny a
bunch, while salad romaine. great big
heads, are cents each. Celery is a
penny stalk; tomatoes are cents q
pound. Three large white onions sell
for cents, and three garlics, almost
as large as the onions, are TO be had
also for cents. Strawberries, not
seemingly popular in this market, sell
for ~ cents a basket; they run second
to the mulberries, that are a luxury at
26 cents basket. The long green Ital-
ian squash, which is really the poetry
of summer squash, sell two for cents,
or 10 cents each for the large ones.
Cabbage, Brussels sprouts and all the
other homely vegetables sell equally
cheap.
The very best and freshest cells for
stewing are ~ cents a pound, while
mussels sell four pounds for cents
Fish, especially pan FISH, which include
| fresh sardines at cents a pound, are
ridiculously cheap and of excellen,
! quality Eggs sell from the pushcarts
| for two for 8 and three for cents, but
"strictlys," at the small shops, sell at
box egg prices.
The above mentioned periwinkles re-
tail, fancy shell and all, at Z cents
each, and as an especial favor the
marketman told the writer just how
the salad was made. To save the in
yestigator from unnecessary mental
anguish the recipe is here given, picked
carefully from the pigeon English
version which was given to the writer:
Take three wrinkles and scrub them
thoroughly in warm water; then plunge
them into boiling salted water and let
them boil for ten or fifteen minutes, or
until the winkle let's 60 of his shell.
Drain and pick them from the shells
and put them in q little fresh boiling
water with small bunch of sweet
herbs, small onion, Glove and bud OF
garlic; boil until tender. Drain and
cool. When cold, slice with very
sharp knife, and add the slices to one
cup Of finely diced cold boiled potato.
one finely minced onion, one head OF
lettuce washed and cut INTO ribbons
and one-half cup of bread crumbs that
have been fried in olive oil and
drained. Make French dressing,
heavy with olive oil, adding TO. it a
chopped red pepper and bud OF gar.
lie. Toss the salad in the dressing and
let marinate for half an hour before
serving. ,,..
lust a word 20 those who would visit
the Italian pushcart market: Carry
pad and a pencil in plain sight, ana a
camera if YOU own one. These VIII
fash the word, like an electric current
BOARD OF Health" along the entire
market. and only the best it affords Will
be offered to you.
"Leuati in ,nezzo la stroda" isacry
that rings out often. II is wise 70 heed
il. for it means Get out Of the way!
A merchant suddenly decides to change
his location, and, rather than bowl you
over in his path, he sings out the
timely warning.