Evening star., 1942-10-01

selves to be sure it is the best we
inferior fruits and vegetables, for t
be thrown away. More than ever W.
make sure that both the budget and
In general, the produce picture
the same supplies seen on the stands.
Cranberries are expected soon, and
we are busy thinking up ways for
you to use them without the Gus
tomary wealth of sugar. Artichokes
are good. peas are better than they
have been, but still a bit hl,h, 1
think; string beans and all the root
vegetables are recommended. More
garden lettuce has been received
and cabbage is, of course, going
great guns as the present Victory
Food Special.
Slight Increase in
Pork Supplies
Several markets report that they
have received slightly larger supplies
of pork this week. although they are
still way below the usual quota
held at this time Of year. Beef is
said to be very scarce in most mar
kets, while lamb and veal, sausage
and glandular meats are still plenti-
full
Turkeys again make the big news
OF the week-I am told that they
have been selling like hot cakes all
this fall-better than ever before.
From what one dealer says, 1t seems
that whenever the man of the house,
who is serving with the armed forces,
gets home on leave, celebration takes
place in the form Of large, plump
turkey dinner. There will be baking
chickens and fryers, as well as some
stewing fowl, reasonably priced, too,
for the week end. Ducks are es-
pecially good just now. and If you
want to go glamorous at your next
dinner party, jumbo SQUAD won't be
out Of the question!
Eggs Higher Again;
Fish Plentiful
Washingtonians may well thank
their stars or whatever they consider
responsible for their luck in life, that
we have such a good supply of sea
food available here. Other parts of
the country are having 4 rough time
with the fish situation, as the fishing
industry has been crippled by war,
and transportation facilities are so
overtaxed.
But here, from the river and the
bay we have all the fish we need
a little higher In price than it has
been in other years, but still within
the budgets Of most Of us. Shop
around for your fish, too, and you
can select the best and least expen-
sive for yourself.
All, those eggs!
Notes From Here
And There:
The Wheat Flour Institute Of
Chicago has issued nice little
booklet bound in red, white and
blue, containing recipes for Baking
on Your Sugar Ration" Very help
full in these times. Late Gov
ernment estimates indicate that
there won't be many cans OF salmon,
sardines or pilchards coming the
way of civilians from the 1912 fish
pack. Sixty per cent of the salmon
production alone will be taken for
Government distribution, including
lease LEND. Twenty per cent more
will be retained by the Gamers un-
til 1t Is determined whether the
Government will need all or any
part OF it. 5000, 1t looks like
20 per cent for civilian consump-
ton. About the same holds true
OF the other items mentioned. Tuna
will be even scarcer. The brush
industry needs more bristles. Cuts
in imports have given domestic hogs
an even greater value, for there is
demand for all the bristles that
can possibly be produced. The
Army and Navy need vast quanti-
ties for all sorts OF production.
Could be For want of a bristle
the battle was lost" Reports
are that all sparkling wines have
been banned in Italy, because the
alcohol produced by fermentation
Is needed for war. That includes
vermouth. too. .. The Department
of Agriculture urges you to keep
your meat consumption down to
21h pounds per person per week
and don't count the baby In Just
to get the extra pounds. Conserve
all you can, and be patriotic. There
should be enough for every one If
no one Is grabby. -. There's enough
tea to keep you reasonably we'll
supplied with the cup that cheers,
but there won't be if you try any
boarding tricks. You can get some
kind of tea in nearly every store,
although you can't always get
particular brand. The same
holds true of coffee-some kind is
usually available, but your pet
variety may be temporarily out of
the picture. You'll be able to
get pineapple, too, according to
latest advice, but probably not as
much as you want. Although
Hawaii has carried through with
this years pineapple pack, in spite
Of everything, the Government will
take about one out of every three
cans of pineapple and one out of
every four cans of juice for our
armed forces. So plan to use pine
apple sparingly. and alternate 1t
freely with other fruits more easily
obtained.