Evening star., 1945-06-14
Report to the Housewife

Some fairly good Bartlett pears
from South America have been re-
ceived in the fancier fruit stores
about town, together with especially
nne mangoes grown In Florida. You
probably will have to leave it to
your dealer to determine the ripe
ness Of the mango you purchase
appearances are apt to be deceptive
to the amateur. If you go in for
making chutney, here's a tip to re-
member-one of the basic ingredi-
ents Of the imported India chutney
has always been the mango. Now is
your chance to make up a batch for
future use, substituting the mango
1or the more ordinary apple, ETC.,
called for in the average recipe.
Otherwise the way to enjoy the
mango the most is to chill 1t well,
cut 1t in quarters, remove the seeds
and serve as you would a melon.
Freestone peaches from Georgia,
and the first Black Cap raspberries
also made their appearance the first
OF the week. The Bing cherries are
at last arriving in excellent supply.
and there are fine watermelonS and
good Ridgeway cantaloupe also to
be had. Blackberries are fairly good,
both huckleberries and blueberries
have been bit scarce, but dealers
hope for more shipments of better
quality fruit by the end of the week.
supplies OF oranges and grapefruit
are very light, but there are plenty
OF lemons and Persian lines on
hand for those cooling summer
drinks. Homegrown rhubarb from
nearby is recommended. Pineapples
and bananas are also available in
reasonable quantities.
Asparagus continues to be favor
lite, with white and yellow corn
coming right along behind. The
first Of the week the white corn was
not OF too good quality, however
Snap beans selling at ceiling, limas,
celery, peas, green peppers, and to-
matoes are good buys. Supplies of
caulifloWer, broccoli, regular onions |
and all greens have been rather
light, but there is good cabbage to
be had, and most of the ingredients
for the salad bowl are plentiful and
reasonably priced.
Squash, including the white, yell
low, Zucchini and acorn, is popular.
Watercress, which has been of in
ferior quality, seems little better,
but it does not stand up well in
hot, muggy weather. (Who doesD
Mushrooms are scarce and out of
season just now, but okra is in
again, and the pods are small and
tender. Nice stewed with tomatoes
for an interesting vegetable combi-
nation.
The outlook for July recently re-
leased by the Department of Agri-
culture, indicates that cabbage, to-
matoeS, carrots and peaches are ex-
pected to be the big four" in pro-
duce markets throughout the coun-
try. Other foods expected to be
plentiful include dry mix soups, dry
split peas, soya flour, grits and
flakes, wheat -four, oatmeal, maca-
roni, spaghetti and noodles Among
the sweet spreads apple butter, cit
rus marmalades and jellies, grape,
plum and fig jams will be in good
supply.
To get back to the present pic
ture, meat, fish, poultry and eggs
show little or no change from that
of last week. A very little beef and
veal may be available to early shop
pers, and a few markets will feature
fatback to cook with greens. Shrimp,
while mentioned hopefully by some
dealers, appears exceedingly hard
to get, but Holsters are of excellent
quality, not TOO expensive, all
things considered, and certainly
make a wonderful dish for warm
weather. You can buy them alive
and kicking-which I prefer-and
boil or broil them yourself, or you
can buy them already boiled-need-
ing only to be chilled and split to
be served on the half shell with
mayonnaise or cocktail sauce. Or
you may choose to pick out the meat
and make fresh lobster salad that
melts in the mouth. Remember
never, never buy dark green un-
cooked lobster that isn't ready to
fight at the drop of a powder puff.
And don't let any dealer tell you diff
ferent. If your lobster is bright
red, labelled cooked" or "boiled'-F
then you'll have to take his word
for it that the brute was full of
battle before the boiling water got
him.
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