Evening star., 1943-06-24

"AS AAA6AA hA fAASSs nAia CCit peas
are light in supply and expensive.
Very few of them are coming in
from California at present. Al
though there are plenty of spring"
onions about, the large, cooking
types are practically non-existent in
local markets. Potatoes are plenti-
full. which is good news for those of
you who think that summer cannot
be summer without potato salad.
The celery for it, though. is rather
scarce, and very high just now. So
are the green peppers.
Fruits are at their prime for the
most part-but prices are definitely
way up. If you can afford them,
you can get nice watermelonS,
honeyballs (some markets have good
shipments of these, and they are
less expensive in such places than
in others), cantaloupes, honeydews,
cultivated blueberries, cherries, red
and black raspberries and black
berries. Delicious Strawberries from
New York State are not too dear,
the first of the Santa Rosa plums
have come in. and also the first
California Valencia oranges. There
are some seedless grapes to be had,
and the first really good freestone
peaches, Georgia Bellies, are highly
recommended. Some of the fancy
stores have mangos and nectarines
for sale.
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Here and There: Leaflet AWI-
80 has been issued by the United
States Department of Agriculture
and is called Root Vegetables in
Wartime Meals" Contains a num-
ber of recipes and cooking sugges-
tions for making the less glamorous
vegetables more acceptable. .
According to survey of 900 hotels
just completed by the American
Hotel Association every day is a
meatlesS day somewhere in the
United States. Tuesdays and Fri
days are the favorites, with Wednes-
day, Monday, Sunday, Thursday and
Saturday following in that order.
Mothers are being warned
that trips with children by bus or
train over July are not going to be
the pleasure jaunts of peacetime.
All sorts of complications may arise
because of war necessities and little
Mary and Junior may find them
selves giving up their places to serv-
icemen or individuals on official
business. Water coolers run dry
quickly these days, getting meals en-
route is battle, porters are scarcer
than hens teeth-and all in all, it
looks like the old living room or
back yard is the best bet for every
one concerned this year. New
est of the Public Affairs Pamphlets
is The Kitchen in War Produc-
ton" by Helen Hill, obtainable for
10 cents from the Public Affairs
Committee, 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
New York. 1t gives most helpful
picture Of nutrition and meal plan
ming in wartime and it's suggestions
for marketing and menus under ra-
tioning are both practical and in
formative. Rayon stockings
have joined the late. lamented silk
and nylons as worthwhile salvage
items. They make splendid wiping
rags for the Army and war indus
tries. The co-ordinator Of
fisheries urges us to eat squid and
sends along some recipes for pre-
pairing it. II you can bear the beast
you'll find some of them in the
larger fish markets in town.
National Gamers Association pub
fishes booklet on Quantity
Recipes Using Canned Foods" Won
derfully helpful for individuals who
have to plan charity parties, church
suppers, community meals, and so
on. Civilians will get six
additional types Of canned fruits
and vegetables from the 1943 pack
applesauce, blueberries, figs. beets.
carrots, pumpkin and squash, says
WPB. Previously Gamers were per-
mitted to pack these products in
cans only to meet Government re-
qulrements. Ever indefatigable,
the Westinghouse Home Economics
Institute has come out with a re-
vised wartime edition of its booklet.
The Care and Use of Electrical
Appliances in the Home" with Spe-
cial directions for making minor
repairs. It can be had at no charge
from your local Westinghouse dealer
and should save you a lot of heated
language when the refrigerator re-
fuses to chill or the iron refuses to
get hot, and your favorite electrician
is busy cha sing Iaps or Nazis