Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-10
Report to the Housewife

Inc seasons nrst peaches and
blackberries have arrived in local
markets this week, as harbingers of
summer time. The peaches are
not too good-clingstones from
Georgia-but their advent gives
promise of bigger and better Ship
ments expected toward the last of
the month. The blackberries, from
North Carolina, are nicer than one
would anticipate this early in the
year. The freak, premature spring
hastened many crops of fruit and
vegetables, and although the later
cold weather had a damaging effect
IN some areas, by now the produce
involved has recovered somewhat.
and We are enjoying the results.
strawberries from Maryland's East
ern Shore are case in point-for a
while 1t looked as if the entire crop
was rulned-but the berries from
that locality are in Washington
markets this week, and are of ex-
ceilent quality. Other fruits include
Persian lines, avocados from Cali
iornia, fine Cuban pineapples, some
oananas-none too plentiful, how
ever-apples of all kinds and a few
grapes and melons from South
America
Tomatoes from Florida and Mex
leo are OF fine quality, as are as
paragus from New Jersey, and the
hrst Burbank baking potatoes from
California. All salad greens are
recommended. with the exception of
watercress which is going through
It's seasonal seeding period and will
be absent from the local scene for
two or three weeks in consequence
Cucumbers, green peppers, white |
and yellow corn from Texas, all
members OF the summer squash
family, green's from nearby areas
tthese include spinach, kale turnip
and mustard greens, rape salad and
collards). lima beans in the pod
from Florida. good snap beans and
some peas are to be found in most |
markets. Young carrots and beets
are also recommended.
Locally, eggs continue on the short
side, together with margarine, short
enings and cooking oils. Lines still
form for those elusive chickens.
mostly alive and squawking-appli-
cable to both the lines and the
chickens-and because so many
fancy poultry dealers have closed up
shop, we find it harder than ever
to locate a SQUAD, or even a duck
that might have strayed into mar
ket from nearby farm. The meat
picture Is about the same as last
week-and you all know what that
was
. That old standby, fish, is letting
us down a bit this week, too. Many
varieties are nonexistent In Wash
fngton markets, and supplies avail
able ale light and high in price.
Shad has practically disappeared
together with rock and bluefish.
There is some trout on hand. and
you should be able to procure sea
bass, Boston mackerel, porgies.
croakers and crab meat in good |
quality and quantity Fresh floun-
der, herring and butterfish are in
limited supply. The fllleted fish
are also limited-it is said that Army
requirements are making these
scarce for civilian use. Dealers ex-
pect more shrimp-both raw and /
cooked-than weshave seen for some
time.
AS the between season" for citrus
fruits approaches, along with the
first warm days that aren't Just
freakish. it is well to remember that
most markets have plenty of point
free fruit juices on their shelves, in
GLIDING orange juice and apple
juice. These will help supply needed
vitamins at the breakfast table, as
we'll as serve for cooling drinks in
the afternoons. There is fresh mint
to be had in the markets, so you can
concoct long, tall ones with all the
fixin's, without waiting for the mint
bed to do its stuff.
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Here and There: If YOU live
In the country, and have some old
hens that you think would be better
canned in jar than running around
on the hoof, so to speak. send in for
your free copy of Home Canning of
Meats" AWI-l10, to the United
States Department of Agriculture,
Washington Is. The same ad-
dress will furnish you with another ,