Evening star., 1943-10-28
Report to the Housewife

There'll be plenty of pumpkins on
hand for your Halloween festivities,
because already the markets are
glowing with the yellow globes.
There are great big ones, as we'll as
the medium size, and also plenty of
the little sugar pumpkins. Remem-
ber, the powers that be want you
to eat up your Jack O. Lantern this
year, and by making it into pies
after it has served its spooky use.
you'll be conserving valuable food,
and saving points needed to buy
pumpkin by the can. You'll find a
recipe elsewhere on this page for
cooking pumpkin, in case you are
new at the job.
AS matter of fact, there are
good supplies of most fresh fruits
and vegetables. Good Hubbard and
acorn squash are available, toma-
toes, all greens, and white potatoes
are recommended buys. turnips, and
rutabagas, along with beets, are
especially plentiful and good. Green
beans from Florida are in moderate
supply, as are carrots, peppers, let
tuce-all kinds - broccoli, onions,
summer squash, cabbage and cauli-
flower. Most markets will have
Brussels sprouts, anise, eggplant,
artichokes, leeks, celery cabbage,
okra, some lima beans and cucumb-
ers, which also come from Florida
now and are very good indeed.
Apple supplies are lighter than
they have been, but there seem to be
adequate stocks of nice crisp De-
licious ones on hand for eating raw.
Oranges and grapefruit from Florida
have begun to arrive in moderate
quantities; the grapefruit are better
than is usual this early in the sea-
son, but the oranges should improve
as time goes by. I've never seen a
better selection of melons-there
are Persians, cranshaws, Santa
Claus, honeydeWs and casabas, each
one luscious and full favored. (Ex-
pensive, thought Persimmons, |
pomegranates, lines. bananas, West
ern grapes, pears, fresh prunes and
avacados round out the list.
With brown stamps c. D, E and F
expiring, this week end should see
a fine furry of roast buying-if |
you've been able to save up enough |
precious points. We're happy to
report that the markets will be we'll
supplied with such meats, and you'll
find many of them featuring rib
roasts of beef, all cuts of lamb and
veal, ready-to-eat hams, and little
fresh pork. There are chickens to be
had, too, but probably they will be
more popular next week when the
scarcity of stamps forces the house
wife to look for non-rationed foods
once again. The turkey situation
still seems somewhat confused, but
we hope will clear up before long.
If you haven't been able to build
up points enough to Splurge on a
roast, and wish to fall back on fish,
there will be fair supplies on hand.
CroakerS and trout are most plenti-
full, bass and mackerel moderate;
filleted fish rather scarce, with the
exception of perch fillets. Therell
be no steak fish, such as cod or
halibut, again this week.
Here and There: A famous
-four producer has come out with
a new ready mix that is honey. 1t
contains soya flour, whole wheat
and buckwheat -four in addition to
regular flour and other ingredients
and makes the most delicious, nut
ty-favored pancakes, wafles and T.
mullins. :. The makers of we'll
known brand of aluminium an
nounce the production of new
cleaner for your pots and pans. 1t
shines as it cleans, and is said to
be easy on the manicure as well!
November has been designated
as Food Fights for Freedom Month"
eliminating on Thanksgiving. 1t is
to be mobilization month-an in
vitation to every patriotic American
to join in crusade to make food
fight for freedom. In progress !
now, and continuing through No
vember Is, is the Victory Scrap
Bank Drive-a drive for iron and
steel scrap. This is being directed !
by local salvage committees.
The Children's Bureau, United
States Department of Labor, has