Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-28
10 THE EVENING STAR, Washington. D. C.
Report to the Housewife

A\OPOAI
It isn't Just in the headlines-it's
IN the stores as well; 1T least in a
good many Of them. Meat, Of course
Is what We are talking about. Al
though supplies are far from ade-
quate to meet the full demand
dealers are looking forward to q
much brighter week end than mar
keters have experienced for some
time. There'l even be some bacon,
they tell me! Beef, veal and some
pork will be available, and 4 few
stores will have a little lamb.
Luncheon meats and sundries will
also be on the easier side.
Supplies Of cheese, too, continue
good, especially those of Cheddar,
cottage and cream cheese. Eggs.
however, will be scarce In all grades
the picture much the same as 1t
has been Of late. There is plenty of
butter to be had, although marga-
rfne and the shortcomings and oils
are still very short.
There seems to be q difference of
opinion about the forecast for fish
some dealers have a pessimistic out
look, and say that all sea food will
be scarce and expensive this week
end, while others predict reason
able supplies and prices. 1t will
probably pay you to shop around for
your fish, If you're very fussy. Ship
ments come in to various stores at
odd hours, and you may be lucky
enough to find just what you want
In one place, while the market
around the corner has little or moth
ing. One thing seems pretty certain,
thereW be plenty of crabmeat of all
kinds-priced accordingly-and you
should be able to enjoy a crabmeat
cocktail or salad, deviled crab, or
even "crab imperial" right at home.
OF you'd like the recipe for crab
call us at National 5000,
extension 1896, and we'll be glad to
give it to you)
Other entries in the probable"
fish lineup include good Holsters
and clans, soft crabs If you can
pay the price,, some rockflsh,
porgies, croakers, trout, Boston mac
kerel, fllleted fish. and q very lin
tied supply of much-too-expensive
butterflsh. The swordfish, fresh
salmon, tuna and halibut that used
to be summertime mainstays have
gone to war-practically all of the
catch being taken by the armed
forces. Frogs legs, too are a war
time casualty-mainly because of
manpower and transportation prob
lens.
The report on poultry ls short but
not sweet-"practically none"
Produce, while fairly plentiful,
with good variety to be found, has
been disappointing in quality. It
seems as If the old days of careful
grading for top-notch fruits and
vegetables are thing of the past,
judging from the miserable speci-
mems we find all too often. Lima
beans have been arriving in an i'm
mature state, and peas have been
impossible of late. OF course, there
is no telling what the situation will
be from day to day, with new ship
ments possibly changing the picture
completely, but it is wise to shop
ava PAOAASC WALL oil CdzlS eye.
With the exception Of citrus fruits
and blueberries, there is a pretty
good field for selection at the fruit
stands. Oranges and grapefruit are
very scarce-the only oranges being
the tiny Valencias, whose size re-
qulres that you double your usual
most stores don't
have enough to permit that. Even
lines and lemons have been on the
short side this week-hot weather !
and long cool drinks have depleted
stocks considerably. But on the
bright side We find the first Cali
fornia cantaloupes and honeyballs
arriving; plenty Of good water
melons; apricots, red plums, rasp-
berries, both black and red, and a
few gooseberries and blackberries.
Some nectarines have been seen and
the sugar loaf pineapples continue
to make one of the most refreshing
Of hot weather desserts. Peaches,
Of course, are the real headliners.
With the first heavy shipments of a
tremendous crop beginning to flood
markets. Cherries are
good and bananas continue to be
plentiful.
homegrown tomatoes make news:
he green's recommended are Swiss
hard, spinach, kale and mustard
'reens; all kinds of squash, snap
'eans, white and yellow corn, Gu
umbers, lettuce, eggplant, new cab
age and green peppers are good
'uys. Supplies Of carrots are light,
nut beetS are young and tender and
eem available almost everywhere.
little. If any, cauliflower or broc- /,
oil Is to be seen. Better mush-
ooms and watercress are coming in,
fter dull period. Asparagus, al
hough about over, Is still good If
ou can find it.
Here and There: Good news ;
or the coffee and cocoa drinkers are
hree new products that have re-
emily reached Washington stores.
First, is an especially fine brand
II cocoa, famous for years, but OBJ
,ainable only in the high-priced
speciality grocers', which is now be-
ing distributed more generally. This
cocoa Is good hot or iced, and also
goes well into any number OF cakes
and desserts Item number two is
q coffee extract. which is instantly
and so may be made right
in the cup. It is special |
A Peach OF