Evening star., 1946-05-23

All you have to do to get the
picture of the meat situation this
week is remember last week end.
Cuts of beef, veal lamb and pork
are scarce, although the early-bird
shopper may be able to find some
thing in the way of a roast if she
is not particular as to variety. On
the happier side, however, is the
poultry market, for chickens of all
kinds, turkeys and nice plump ducks
are plentiful and reasonably priced.
Eggs, too, are still abundant and
good supplies of cottage cheese offer
yet another substitute for the miss
ing meat. Incidentally, why not get
some of those nice green peppers
being offered everywhere and stuff
them with cottage cheese, chill and
serve as a main luncheon or supper
dish? You can select the cheese
that is already mixed with herbs
for this, or you can do your own
seasoning with chives. tarragon,
parsley and so on, literally laced
with salt, pepper and a bit of
cayenne or Worcestershire
Fish also can pinch hit for meat
tas We have learned during the days
of shortages. Washington markets
TEEN. with seafood and by searching
along the water front you can find
many unusual and interesting fish
Most plentiful, though, in the av-
erage markets, are trout, Boston
mackerel. butterfish, croakers, her
ring white perch and the various
fllets. There will be more of those
nice cleaned and packaged rockfish
fillets on hand, too-they come from
the Columbia River out Washington
way, are fresh frozen and very good
indeed. Shad is nearing the end
of its season but there is still some
to be had. Swordfish steaks and
some salmon are also available Ex-
cellent crab lump and canned lob
ster meat, as well as live Holsters
clans, hard and soft crabs round
out a pretty lavish picture.
Cherries are getting larger in size
and lower in price as more ship
mentS arrive from the West. Sew
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in the Shops-among them the dark
brownish variety, which, to my
mind, has the best flavor and tex
ture. Clingstone peaches for stew
ing, pineapples, blackberries, straw
berries from nearby, Watermelons
and the citrus fruits are recon-
mended. A few honeydews have
reached the speciality markets.
Tomatoes, corn and asparagus lead
the hit parade" of vegetables this
week, with bountiful supplies of all
three on hand. Quality is good and
prices are low. Next come green's
spinach, kale, collards, turnip tops
and so on. A bit more expensive
but well worth the extra pennies
because of the cleaning chore it
saves, Is the cellophane- packed,
cleaned, picked spinach, all ready
for the kettle. Greens don't HAVE
to be cooked with salt pork, bacon
or fatback - in fact, many people
don't like them prepared that way
even when the meats are available
Cook them quickly, in just the water
that adheres to the leaves, and
serve them dressed with salt and a
bit of lemon juice or vinegar-you
don't even need butter or margarine.
Lettuce, green onions, radishes,
cucumbers, yellow onions, fancy
California peas. snap beans, yellow
squash, good mushrooms, cabbage,
celery and watercress are also on
the better buy" list.
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Here and There: According to
the latest report on the national
food situation by the Bureau of Ag-
ricultural Economics of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
the American people are making
some sort of record in eating this
year-and it isn't on the minus side,
either. Despite shipments of food
TO farnine-stricken areas, civilian