Evening star., 1943-01-21

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lis after all
And, when you come down to it
you will have so many good SUBJ
stitutes for those chops, steaks and
roasts that you shouldn't even miss
'em. There are plenty of nice frying
chickens, some bakers and a good
supply of fowl for stewing. Get the
feet and necks, too-they help make
grand soup. Some turkeys are
available, but are expensive.
Fish, too, is very plentiful this
week, and there Is a wider variety
than usual More Of the buck shad,
and even some roe shad-with small
roes-are here from Florida. You
can get pairs of jumbo roe, too, that
were quick frozen last season, and
can be used now almost as de-
nciously as the fresh. Smells from
Canada, small, medium and large,
were never better; crab meat from
Norfolk, shrimps from the South,
and fine big scallops are all recon-
mended. Bulk oysters are good, but
high, due to labor troubles. And
then there Is good sea bass, fine
blueflsh, rockish, king fish, Spanish
mackerel, pan trout, porgies, croak-
ers, mullets and whiting-all set at
attractive prices. What more can
YOU ask?
And, just to make you feel even
better, eggs will be. cheaper this
week end; cheese, too, is being fea-
tured at low cost in many markets,
and, of course, there will be plenty
Of beans of all types to pinch hit for
meat in some main dish.
There is not much change in the
produce lineup from last week, ex-
cept that some prices have sneaked
a bit higher. Tomatoes are very
scarce and expensive-they come
from Mexico just now, and trans
portation problems are making
themselves felt. Artichokes are
better this week, and one per person
makes a fine, filling luncheon dish
served with mayonnaise or cheese
sauce. (Hollandaise, made with real
butter and eggs Is just about "out"
for the duration.) Brussels sprouts,
cauliflower and broccoli are of fine
quality, If cent or two higher than
last week in some markets. There
are all kinds of greens about, nice
string beans and both Florida and
California peas. The Florida ones
are the least expensive.
Oranges have dropped consider
ably in price from last week-that is,
the fruit coming from Florida. West
Coast shipments are still high. Good
tangerines and grapefruit and some
navel oranges for table use from
California and Florida make good
citrus lineup, together with lemons
and fresh green lines. Avocadoes
are cheaper this week than they
have been in long time, and now
Is fine chance to avail yourself of
the filling and nourishing qualities
of this delicious fruit. Hothouse
rhubarb, good Strawberries, grapes.
apples and pears make up a good
fruit list.
There seems to have been mis-
apprehension among the mothers
of young babies on formulas as to
the supplies of evaporated milk on
hand. There is no real shortage Of
evaporated milk, we are assured
1t is simply that, due to hoarders in
many instances, and to distribution
problems In others, the stock of
certain brands In certain stores has
been temporarily exhausted. The
Government is releasing cases and
cases of evaporated milk to relieve
this situation-and in the meantime
1t would be well for the mother who
has been told by her doctor to buy
special brand of milk for the
baby's formula, to call her doctor,
explain to him the situation. She
will find that he will suggest
the use of another brand, or In a
real emergency, he can obtain a
temporary supply for her through
distributors here. This is matter
which has been carefully discussed
and worked out between pedia-
tricians and distributors, and
no baby need suffer, and no mother
need get in a panic Is she can't
find exactly the brand of evaporated
milk prescribed for her darling on
her grocer's shelves.