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pected for the week end marketing
are ground beef, sausage and scrap
pie and perhaps bacon. Sundries
also are few and far between, and
1t looks as If the wise housewife will
fall back on frying chickens, OF
which there is good supply; eggs
or fish for the main dishes over
the week end.
There will also be some baking
and stewing chickens available, and
1t Is possible that q few of the Spe-
cialty markets will offer squads and
ducks-but that is not considered
too likely under present conditions
Cheese of all kinds continue very
tight, with high point values, 50
they must be eliminated from the
picture for most practical purposes
Despite the heavy storm of the
coast, there should be enough fish
on hand to take care of the demand
Most plentiful are the fillets, sole
cod, haddock and perch. Porgies
croakers. Norfolk spots, pan trout
and butterf1sh are suggested in the
smaller varieties. Sea bass, Boston
mackerel and mullets are also good
buys. Oddly enough, while raw
shrimp are scarce, cooked shrimp
are expected to be available in bet
ter supply than has been the case
for some time. A few scallops are
coming into the fancier fish dealers
which is good news to scallop fans
who have been missing their favor
tie food for 10, these many moons.
Plenty of crab meat of all grades,
some fresh tuna, frozen salmon
fresh founder, blueflSh and rock
flsh may be had for the searching
Scarce and high are oysters, lobster
and lobster meat, and hard crabs
There are plenty of clans on hand
however, at about the same price
as they have been-so If you long
1or oyster soup-poStpone 1t, and
switch to a clam chowder for the
present!
Peaches have staged a fade-out
all OF a sudden, and are very scarce
this week. There are plenty of new.
crop apples to be found Smoke
house, Grimes, Greetings, Delicious
Mcintosh, Fall Pippins, Northern
Spies and others, coming in from all
over the country. Few, If any, grape
fruit from the South and West have
been received, but there are a few
excellent ones imported from the
Isle of Pines in limited quantities.
Melons. though high in price. are of
good quality-the best being Per-
SLAMS, honeydews, Cranshaws, Casa
pas and cantaloupes. Plenty OF
lines and lemons seem to be around.
ana other recommended fruits in
clude Concord, Delaware and some
Niagara grapes, Bartlett and seckel
pears, blue plums and the green
gage type, and fresh prunes.
For the preserving kettle we find
little yellow tomatoes, crabapples,
reasonably priced, and California
ounces and damsons-the last two
way. way up in the luxury class!
Very scarce are cucumbers. let
tuce, both of the iceberg and garden
types: lima beans, tomatoes and
cabbage-although the last men
toned Is expected to be a little
more plentiful the very end of the
week. There are big supplies of
good sweet and white potatoes.
onions, eggplant, peppers and corn.
Adequate stocks Of caulif1ower and
broccoli in nice condition are ex-
pected. Celery-the white kind
okra, carrots, snap beans, peas,
greens, yellow squash and young
beets round out reasonable list.
Don't forget that effective Sun
day the following items will come off
the rationed list: Fruit spreads,
including jams, jellies and fruit
buffers OF all varieties; canned vege-
tables, including asparagus, fresh
lima beans, corn, peas, pumpkin or
squash and mixed vegetables and
related products canned, includ-
ing baked beans, tomato sauce,
paste. pulp or puree and soups and
baby foods
Here and There: Don't turn
your nose up at the little sweet
Valencia oranges that seem too
small to be useful. They are very
juicy, deliciously favored and usu-
ally most economical in price. These
tiny tots are especially useful for
lunch box fruit, as they take up
SO little space. The revised
and newest edition of that excel
lent booklet Health for Victory
Meal Planning Guide" containing
Is master menus with alternates, a
group of special occasion menus,
more than 400 tested recipes and
suggestions for planning, buying and
cooking point nt-thrifty'meals, has just
rolled off the presses. 1t may be
had for the price of Is cents, by
writing to the Home Economics In
stitute of the Westinghouse Electric
d Manufacturing Co., Mans
field, Ohio. When you start
mailing your special servicemen
their Christmas packages tomorrow,
be sure you answer the postal clerks
questions adequately and HON.
ES1LY. They aren't being inquisi-
tive, but they must know that
your package conforms to the rules
laid down, If it is to be safely
expedited to your boy overseas.
Remember-no written matter, ex-
cept a duplicate of the ito" and
from address slip on the out
side, and maybe a dedication line
on the fyleaf of book, but NO
notes or letters; no fragile ar
ticles that are not properly packed
and you'll have to answer this
one in some detail, as to Just how
you did do the packing; no perish
ables, such as fresh fruit, crumbly
cookies, candies that squash and
melt, etc.-explain exactly what
kind of cake, cookies or other food
| Recipe for |
| MackeyeL |
Up Long Island way they have .
method of preparing a fish dish tina,
is as delicious as it is unusual. IT..
called "broiled spiced mackerel.
and 1t has become a favorite with
year round residents of those lovely