Evening star., 1944-10-05
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. G.
THURSDAY. ocTostR s. lsA
Report to the Housewife

Local rainy, rainy weather has
had some effect on the quality and
quantity OF fruits and vegetables
from nearby areas, but, in general,
the produce stalls present well
dned and fairly reasonable picture.
Newcomers are pumpkins - the
sweet little sugar punkins," and the
big, jack O. lantern type, heralding
Halloween not too far away. There
are also good Hubbard squashes
available, so you may take your
choice Of either squash or pumpkin
pie. There are big supplies Of snap
beans on hand, andNalso plenty OF
good lima beans. A hailstorm on
the Coast, dealers say, is responsible
for the current scarcity of peas. Ca
madam rutabagas are here, and
there are good supplies Of cabbage,
caulifower, kale. brussels sprouts
and broccoli. Mushrooms are a
little cheaper than they were last
week. Nice fat leeks further swell
the onion lineup, and there are
also green onions to be found in
many markets. Plenty Of cucum-
bers, tomatoes, lettuce, 'escarole,
chicory, radishes and watercress as
sure a satisfying salad bowl. Greens
include, in addition to kale, COL
lards, spinach, rape salad, turnip
and mustard tops. The root vege-
tables are out in formidable array,
and there are good stocks of po-
tatoes, both sweet and white. Some
good corn may still be found for
the looking, and celery, celery-cab-
bage, peppers and okra round out
q nice list.
Fresh rhubarb from the West
Coast makes fruit headlines this
week. Cantaloupes have almost dis
appeared, along with peaches, but
there are good Casaba, Persian and
honeydeW melons available Some
pink grapefruit from Florida have
been seen in the speciality markets,
but there are plenty of the yellow
type from the Isle of Pines to be
found almost everywhere. A few
Florida oranges have arrived, but
are not Of very good quality as yet.
Grapes from New York State, cram
berries from New Jersey, plums from
California and prunes from Oregon
all pour into our markets here.
Pears have been rather poor in quail
tty this season, but apples are ex-
cellent-with a wealth of varieties
from which to choose. Most out
standing are the Delicious for eat
ing out OF hand, and the Smoke
house for cooking-make apple sauce.
Tor that plump duck for Sunday
lunch!
For there will be more of those
nice Long Island ducks on hand this
week end. And if you don't care for
duck, you may take your choice of
Inequality frying, baking or stew
ing chickens. And this is good news,
Tor the meat situation is going to be
much the same as last week-tight.
Even the utility meats are hard to
get. Some dealers predict that bacon
will be a bit easier to find by the end
OF this week, but hams are still on
the scarce list.
Fish continues about the same,
with the first smelts expected before
long. Most Of the filleted fish will
be available, and there will also be
plentiful supplies of perch. porgies
mullets, butterfish, Norfolk spots
and trout. Boston mackerel is a
little scarcer than 1t has been re-
Gently, but there Is some rockf1esh
to be had-at a price. Raw and
cooked shrimp will be in heavier
supply than we have seen for some
time, and most dealers can fill all
orders on regular and claw crab
meat. Oysters continue scarce and
high.
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