Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-10

Meats-especially lamb, veal and
beef-will be more plentiful this
week end than they have been, and
N all three grades. As you already
know, effective Sunday there will
be no points required for cuts OF
utility beef, which should ease your
shopping problems a good bit. Util-
ny beef, or grade c, as 1t Is termcd
by market men, is mostly from
cattle that have been grass fed,
without a period Of grain feeding
before slaughtering. This meat will
appear pallid and rather stringy-
but holds plenty of nutritive value
IN spite of that. 1t requires care
ful cooking, and. close attention
10 avoid the loss of the rather
feeble juices 1T does contain.
Pork is rather scarce this week,
And so are hams. There Is good
sapply of bacon, however, and the
usual stocks of luncheon meats on
hand
The fish picture remains about
the same, with croakers, butterfish,
pcrsies, trout and spots leading the
pAnAsh field. Good fresh halibut,
fresh swordfish, rockfish, bass,
FOUNDERS and Eastern salmon are
fairly plentiful, If expensive. Shrimp
Are scarce again, in both the cooked
and raw state, but there Is good
erahmeat, and nice Maine lobster
meat 10 be had, and there are plenty
M clans. Filleted mackerel, perch
Sfd haddock are in adequate supply.
Senae bluefish is available, but high
In price
Chickens of all kinds, squads and
4 few ducks are being featured in
beHlsfy markets. The stewing
Chickens seem unusually plump and
tender this year, and most OF the
bakers can really substitute for fry
eFtshey seem that young!
The produce setup shows little
change. There is plenty of every
thing-at, to me, rather high prices
best Buys include cucumbers, green
beppefs, tomatoes, peas, lima beans,
eefn, squash of all kinds, snap beans,
cabbage and carrots. Also recon-
,aended are okra, celery, both the
white and Pascal types, iceberg and
BIZ Boston lettuce, chicory, escarole,
essplant and green onions. There
sse eAantities of potatoes on hand.
Some eaulif1ower is beginning to
come in from New York State, and
the best greens from nearby locali-
lies AFe collards, rape and turnlp
tops.
frHit is about at its peak, with
the melon family and peaches lead
Ing the parade. Honeydews, canta-
levpes, Casabas, Persians and Gram
shAws represent the former; Elber-
las, Hale Ravens and Golden Jubi-
lees the latter. Apples, too, are well
out In front, showing many va
fieties, which include GravensteinS,
Northwestern Greetings, Trans
parents, Wealthys and Rambos (dne
Ter eeeking). Watermelons are priced
the same as last week, but are of
beereF quality. Seedless and black
Ere PS6 kkOrtl SdllAOlA AAd, PSnAc, AiSS
tafines, avocados, plums-Santa
kesAs, Duartes and green gages-and
tonne last the-season blackber-
ties, together with the cultivated
blusberries, are also good buys. Pine
apples are scarce, but bananas are
in better supply than they have
been. Grapefruit from California
are thick skinned and rather taste
1ess-but oranges. lines and lemons
are all plentiful and of good quality
Here and There: The latest
figures On foods, compiled by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, show that Americans are
eating wsll this wartime year. From
4 nutritienal standpoint, they are
esting even better than they did in
1871. More fresh fruits and vege-
tables, but fewer canned ones, will
be washable to civilians this fall and
winter. While many crops are
larger than those of last year,
greater military requirements are
expected to absorb the increase in
the commercial pack. Wise home
Gamers will please take note,
Carrots, long heralded for their
large content of vitamin A, have