Evening star., 1935-11-21
Market Tips
BY LUCIE EBERLY.

FAIR and colder" says the weather
man. 'Hurrah!" shouts the
farmerl And we shiyer and wonder why
he should be so elated! Surely cold
weather brings more hardships to the
country than to the city! But there is
generally a reason for everything and
logical one, too-So we learn that
the reason the farmer is apparently
dancing for JOY is that cold weather
is turkey weather! Cold weather sends
up the price barometer and there is
bound to be substantial increase in
turkey prices. Then, too, cold weather
makes the bird much better-the meat
is firmer and heavier, and the favor
is greatly improved by the extra little
freeze-that's why turkey generally
tastes better at Christmas time! Orders
for Philadelphia dry-picked turkey
and Rhode Island bronze gooblers, by
the way, are being taken now for next
week, and if you want one of these
fine birds you had better order now
they are going fast.
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"COLD and colder" predicts the
weather prophet, andw promptly
find the market overflowtng with the
last of the Eastern crop of this and
that-Saved from the severe nip Of
frost just in the nick Of time! There
certainly must have been late
bumper crop of cauliflower in the fields
when Jack Frost made his sudden ap.
pearance, for there has never been
such a huge display in local markets
before-not only in markets, but in
chain StoreS-everywhere you see piles
of uIfiower-beautiful snowy white
heads, firm and extra large-priced
at the ridiculous sum of 10 cents a
head! Now is surely the opportune
time to put up a few crooks or jars Of
picked caulifiower-it is such a per-
feet Winter relish and so simple to
make! eve have a good recipe that
We will be glad to give you on request.)
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"GNOW," says the weather man, and
quantities of fresh. green, crisp
vegetables come in by the carload from
sunny California and the baImy South.
With the exception of few root vege-
tables and cabbage from nearby farms,
we depend entirely on our Winter sup
ply from these warmer climes and are
not ppointed-rather are We sur
prised-even though We should be
thoroughly sophisticated by now! But
it will. we think, always be the re-
markable feat Of this age! Entering
the stores and markets while blizzard
RACES We fird an elaborate array Of
bright green spinach-kale, peas,
beans, watercress, tomatoes, celery,
artichokes, Spring onions, asparagus,
French endive, lettuce, radishes. cu-
cumbers, new potatoes, mushrooms
in fact, any Winter. Summer, Spring
or Fall vegetable grown!
WHILE the vegetable stand may be
a virtual seventh wonder, the
fruit stalls are little less than mira
cles! Strawberries, raspberries, wa
termelon, peaches, pears, oranges,
pineapple, figs, dates. apples, grapes,
honeydews, cantaloupe, grapefruit
any your fancy might demand. Cape
Cod cranberries-the mammoth-siZed
ones are available at some stands
and if you want a dish Of cranberry
jelly that is truly superior to the
general, you will use these huge. juicy
berries. Shelled pecans and shelled
black walnutS, by the way, may be
found at many of the fruit stands
if you are planning TO make pies
and cakes it would certainly be a
time saver to buy these. Huge French
chestnuts of extra fine quality-for
that turkey dreSsing-will be found
at most all Of the stands, too.