Evening star., 1944-04-13

SNce w save you kAt>kNSafN NiS-
tory gardeners q high seal to shoot
for. many local markets are making
. feature of high-quality produce
this week end. There1l be all sorts
of tempting vegetables piled high,
ut the stands, and YOU can set a
fine example of Just what perfection
your cabbages, beans, peas and SC
on must attain.
Especially plentiful are tomatoes,
young carrots, eggplant -- now
there's q useful item that may be
used stuffed as delicious main
dish-asparagus, cheaper than last
week; excellent white and yellow
squash, caulihower and mushrooms.
The mushrooms, by the way, may
be used TO exc out the scarcer
meats-tkey may be creamed on
toast, aaded to q casserole Of rice
and chicken livers, or broiled on
long skewers with bits of bacon
tucked between each mushroom.
Other recommended vegetable
buys include good celery, green
peppers, spinach and a wide variety
of other green's with the excep-
tion Of mustard. beets, turnips,
white and sweet potatoes, arti-
chokes (only In some narkets) and
crisp lettuces for the salad bowl.
There are more cucumbers avail
able than there have been, but
broccoli and onions are scarce.
Strawberries are light in supply
this week, but good shipment of
bananas and fresh pineapples has
arrived. There is plenty of rhubarb,
avocados and the citrus fruits, with
the exception of lines.
Meats are quite a bit tighter than
they have been recently, although
there is still good supply of pork,
In all cuts, on hand. A good bit OF
veal will be offered, but beef and
lamb are hard to find. Frying chick
ems are fairly plentiful, and there
are q very few heavier birds to be
found In some stores.
Eggs, Of course, are practically a
glut on the market, and the stores
and Government releases all urge
housewives to use as many of them
as they can. and store others where
feasible. The heavy production
period Is expected to last at least
until May is this year.
The butter situation is good
deal easier than it has been, accord
ing to recent surveys of the stores
but the high point value still sends
most housewives after margarine in
stead. Cheese, too, seems bit more
plentiful, with several markets Of
fering American cheese in half or
two pound packages and loaves.
Shad headlines the fish news,
with buck and roe cheaper than
last week and of fine size. Also prom
ised in good supply are fresh found
er, haddock and cod fillets; porgies,
croakers, perch, butterfish, herring,
rockfish, Spanish mackerel and. sea
bass 0rozen). Crab meat Is q little
cheaper than it has been, but there
are still few shrimps, either cooked
or raw.
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Here and There: Turning
the tables on the idle lamzy divy
contingent, the National Livestock
and Meat Board, 407 South Dear
born street. Chicago. has issued a
handy little booklet of lamb reci-
pes-named, whimiscally enough,
Lamb, for Goodness Sake!" The
recipes are excellent, and especially
helpful in making you acquainted
with the less familiar cuts of lamb,
90 often in. the lowest point and
price bracket. A group of menus
contains refreshing suggestions that
offer nice variation for your meals,
and there is even q section on carv-
Ing. And lamp won't always be scarce,
We hope. This coming year 1t is
expected that our armed forces will
use 36,ooo, 900 pounds Of dehydrated
soup; Russia will receive about 49,
o00, 900 pounds. and United States
civilians viii get $50, ,000, 900 pounds.
Just think those figures over the
next time you start fussing about
having to buy half pound of this
or a quarter pound Of that. Uncle
Sans housekeeping is SOME job.
e. Now the powers that be want
you to start saving all those paper
bags that come into the house full
Of foodstuffs and other items. Bags
and wrappings are being seriously
affected by the paper shortage. Use
the biggest bags as often as possible
when you go marketing-use small
ones where practicable for the
children's school lunches, etc. =.
Spring cleaning time Is the ideal
moment to give your pantry and
kitchen shelves q thorough over
hauling and inventory, so that you
can be sure Of using up any surplus
packaged or canned goods that you
may have overlooked. Clearing the
decks for . new summertime deal Of
home processed fruits and vege-
tables Is q patriotic duty these
days. OPA reports some con-