Evening star., 1944-08-03
THE EVENING STAR, Washington. .. e.
THURSDAY AUGUST J. 1914
Report to the Housewife

II you Ike Squabs-nowB the
time! They are plentiful and about
as low In price as they ever get
each season. Nice big jumbo ones
would prove real treat to the fam
fly II the weather Is cool enough
to use the oven for baking them.
Otherwise choose smaller birds and
split and pan brol them on top Of
the range.
There are some ducks available,
too-and II you're not tired Of
chicken you may take your choice
this week OF excellent stewing fowl,
baking chickens and fryers. The
poultry situation seems one Of the
happiest we have encountered. Eggs.
though, seem q bit high In price
for the quantity still on hand.
AS Tar as meats are concerned
there will be plenty of beef and
lamb to be had-but most Of it In
the lower grades. Veal supplies
should be adequate to meet local
demands and there is more than
enough pork. Hams, we are told,
are pretty scarce, but luncheon
meats and bacon are yours for the
purchasing.
Fish is in shorter supply than
last week, dealers say. The filleted
varieties, such as haddock, perch,
founder, cod and mackerel are
fairly plentiful, and there should be
good shipments of porgies, croakers,
Norfolk spots, butterf1sh, Boston
mackerel, sea bass and trout. East
ern salmon, with no fixed price,
is selling high, wide and handsome;
fresh halibut and sNordfish are also
expensive, as Is fresh rockfish. Crab
meat Is plentiful, which seems odd,
because there Is q distinct shortage
of hard crabs, which, incidentally,
accounts for the scarcity of soft
crabs this season and their current
cost. Live Holsters and lobster meat
from Maine, as well as lobster tails
(frozen) from Florida are to be had,
but shrimp is extremely doubtful, in
either the cooked or raw state. If
you hunt around, you may find
few red snappers and bluefish in
the speciality markets.
If you want to can tomatoes or
make catsup or chilli sauce for next
winter, this Is the moment to do so.
Tomatoes are just about at the peak
of quality and quantity, and at their
lowest in price. Cucumbers, too,
are most reasonable just now, and
other recommended items include
white and yellow corn, eggplant,
squash of all kinds, lima beans Gin
the pod), okra, green and red pep
pers, celery, carrots and cabbage
Caulif1owers are scarce, and so is
spinach-but there is a good supply
of collards, rape and turnip green's
from nearby sections to be had.
Plenty of onions, both the green
and the regular types, good lettuce,
romaine, chicory and radishes are
found in most stalls. Snap beans
are a little higher than they have
been, but peas are reasonable, and
of fine quality.
The melon lineup features honey
dews, honeyballs, cantaloupes from
the West, of excellent flavor, and
watermelons, priced the same as last
week. Santa Rosa and green gage
plums, few Lambert cherries from
Oregon, apricots, nectarines and
luscious avocados will add much to
your fruit bowl SeedlesS grapes,
California pears, some mammoth
blueberries, pineapples and bananas
are other recommended items. The
citrus fruits are plentiful and, of
course, there are top supplies of
peaches, both Elbertas and Hiley
Bellies, and Transparent, Rambo
and Williams Red apples.
Here and There: The War
Food Administration has announced
that quotas limiting the sale Of
fluid milk. cream and milk by
products will be the same in August
as they were in July, except for a
reduction in the cream quota A
recent survey conducted among Chi