Evening star., 1936-05-22

TINE market continues to show
improvement every day due to
the fact that the produce is
coming from farms closer to
home" Though We still depend on
the Far West for a number of items,
the larger shipments are now coming
from Florida and the Carolinas
Nearby farms are yielding more each
week, too. and merchants expect the
1st of June to find local markets prac-
tically independent of even the hot
house produce that generally tides us
over the season.
RABY turnips. young and tender,
with crisp green tops. that make
for another vegetable dish. are the
latest contribution from nearby farms
Unusually sweet and tasty when so
small, these new turnips should find
their way, diced, into the salad bowl:
or sliced paper thin and used as tea
sandwich filling. Small garden carrots
and tiny red beets are at their prime,
too plentiful and cheap. AL the
greens-spinach, turnip and mustard
greens, baby kale, new green cabbage
and watercress-are excellent. Home
grown asparagus continues to come in
large and good patches and is more
reasonable now than it has been since
it appeared this season. A number of
the places are featuring the large
jumbo stalks that are so perfect for
the dinner party menu. Lima beans,
shelled. are still scarce, but have
dropped a few cents. Artichokes and
mushrooms are definitely on the wane.
If you are fond of these two aristo-
Gratis of the vegetable family you had
better enjoy them while they last.
Cauliflower, small Snowwhite heads,
look very delectable this week Texas
corn is improving daily and Is drop
ping in price. Mammoth cucumbers,
the Boston hothouse variety, are ex-
ceptionally fine and the large beef
steak tomatoes are also more plentiful
this week end. A bumper crop of the
large green peppers must have been
received, for every stall has huge
mounds of them featured at special
prices Stuffed with ground meat or
pot pourri of vegetables, or seafood.
they help to make an ordinary dish
take on party air Summer squash,
both white and yellow, is in again Git
was scarce all Winter) and appears to
be a favorite at the vegetable counters
just now.
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"DR. WILEY" strawberries, those un-
usually tasty ones, are now avail
able in local markets. (The seed for
this variety is very hard to procure,
that accounts for the scarcity of this
type Of berry, Just why they seem
more favorful than some of the
other species. no one seems to know,
but there is always a clamor for them
the minute they appear on the market.
California cantaloupes are coming in
steady shipments now and are more
normal in price. Honeydews, how
ever, are scarce. Pineapple is at its
prime, say merchants, and so 1t would
seem, for every stall has an unusually
large supply. Perfect for fruit cup
tidbits, or luncheon dessert, enjoy this
succulent fruit while you may. Gran
berries are still available and offer a
good warm-day treat via sherbet or
juice. Bananas are also at their best
and are selling both by the pound and
dozen. Bing cherries are plentiful and
seem to have reached their normal
size and flavor. Garden rhubarb has
attained its peak of excellence, too,
and should certainly find its way to
the preserving kettle and luscious pies.
SOFT-sHELLED crabs are among the
" weeks bargains at the sea food
counters. Carolina waters are yielding
an early large supply and consequently
these delicscies are reasonably priced.
Butter fish are plentiful again this
week Ths deAeaas aasoe and saay