Evening star., 1942-11-05

fact that people are buying whatev
regardless Of whether they have be,
regular menus. This shows that
needed the pleas Of experts to Char
30 In . much shorter time and har
OF course, you may say that tn
because Of the scarcity Of more "a
plenty Of fact In ''thet thar" statem'
big thing Is that the people are TAXI
instead Of yelling about why can't
they get that special cut OF meat
they've enjoyed for 80 long, are Will
ing to try something new IN Its place.
There's no sulking and going with
out meat with . martyred air
around local marketsl Housewives
are cheerily buying up hitherto u1-
tried pigs tails, or calls brains or
what have you, with only . query
as to how to cook them. Or else
they are becoming better acquainted
with the fish markets, and the In
valuable adaptability Of cheese.
(By the way, should you need any
recipes for cooking some Of these
little meat strangers, don't forget
that we are here to help you. just
call National 5000 and ask for the
Woman's Page.)
Some Dealers Haze
Adequate Pork
Despite all the hullabaloo in the
news, some local dealers are quietly
going about selling some cuts OF
pork this week end. Pork loins and
pork chops are available in a num-
Der Of markets, and although the
supply is not especially large there
should be enough for those who
enjoy their Sunday pork roast to
indulge. Other recommended meats
will include boned and rolled veal
shoulders, some cuts of lamb, little
beef in certain markets, pigs feet
and pigs tails to cook with sauer-
kraut. The usual run Of sausage
and breakfast" meats will be on
hand, too.
Poultry is, in some instances,
actually a little cheaper than the
ceiling prices imposed on it. Fine
turkeys are highly recommended,
and there are excellent baking and
frying chickens. to be had at inter-
esting prices. Fresh duck Is gone,
but there is some frozen duck to be
found that is very good. Pheasant
and guinea hen may be had for the
dinner party, along with nice SQUAD.
Fish Reasonable and
Fairly Plentiful
Fish from local waters and from
the North have been coming in In
good quantity this week. but storms
have halted the catch and shipment
of most of the sea food from the
South. Only arrival of note Is red
snapper. Fresh shrimp is scarce and
Spanish mackerel non n-existent.
Boston mackerel, lemon sole, fresh
salmon, rockfish, bass, trout from
New Jersey, spots and that popular
delicacy, smelts, all are to be had
at reasonable prices. There is fresh
Boston scrod around, too, but halibut
and swordfish now are frozen. (By
ice, not the OPA.)
You may buy all the oysters or
clans in bulk that you want, but
you will have q hard time getting
the 'shah -shell" variety. The Hesson
is 1aeko OF labor to shuck ttaeHk fpst
Of the big fish dealers have given
up this service to their customers,
and, judging from the advertise
ments in the papers, hotels and res
taurants are experiencing the same
difficulty. So 1t looks like oysters
and clans on the half shell are
pretty much out for the duration
except in some Of the swankiest
dining spots.
Produce Picture
A Dull One
Although, by shopping carefully,
you can find enough variety to keep
your. vegetable items interesting and
balanced, the produce picture in gen.
eral this week Is q dull and rather
poor one. Quality has slumped and,
while prices are not exofbitant,
they haven't done any slumping to
match. Most of the vegetables and
fruits are coming from the far
Southern States and the West Coast,
as the Middle States season is about
over.
Artichokes, that started out with
such A bang. Cleteriorated so in olla1.