Evening star., 1946-09-19
Report to the Housewife

There1l be plenty of Stewing and
frying chickens available this week
end-IF you have the price to pay
for them. Some turkeys, mostly
large in size and expensive, will also
be on hand together with a few
ducks. Baking chickens are all very
small, and capons seem impossible
to find. Eggs are more plentiful
than they were last week, but no
cheaper.
Cheese continues to arrive in good
supply-and although it is not in
expensive, remember that in cook
cry a pound of cheese goes long
way, and may be used to make many
f1lllng and nouriShing main dishes,
pinch hitting for meat. There are
rarebit, and fondue. and souff1e-and
dozens of others in the cheese"
section of your cookbook
Fish, of course, like the poor, is
always with us, whether we get
enthusiastic about the fact or not
Higher prices are also the rule here
but fish and shellfish fill definite
role in the balanced diet and care
fully planned menu. The usual
croakers, porgies, trout, butterfish
and filleted fish are supplemented
by fresh-caught rockfish, some
swordfish and salmon. Crabmeat
of all kinds is available, along with
cooked and raw shrimps, some oys-
tiers, clans, crabs and Holsters.
Fruits are fairly spilling over the
produce stalls Beautiful CranshaW,
Persian and honeydew melons are
offered to Offset the waning supply
of cantaloupeS. Crabapples dam
sons (eXpensive) and ounces have
appeared for inveterate 'preservers."
CranberrieS are here, the first of the
season, but will probably go beg
ging in most instances because they
require SO much sugar. Bose. Bart
lett and Seckel pears. all sorts of
plums, fresh prunes, Concord
grapes and grapes from California
few persimmonS, and variety of
apples are recommended Peaches
are fairly plentiful, but quality is
poor. Plenty of avocados from
Florida. Grapefruit continue light
in supply, oranges are a little bet
ter, and there are big quantities of
lemons and lines on hand. Ba-
nanas and pineapples round out a
lavish list.
AS far as vegetables are con-
cerneo, it's literally a case of YOU
pays your money and you takes
your choice" Almost everything you
can think of is available-even
parsnips. tIhose you can have
not for mel Squash, including
zucchini; excellent corn, snap beans.
limas. cabbage and carrots are very
plentiful. So are onions. eggplant
and potatoes. Fine watercress is
coming from West Virginia, and
Big Boston lettuce has returned to !
the stalls after a long absence.
There's also iceberg lettuce, esca-
role and little chicory around.
CuCumbers, peas, tomatoes. celery.
cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts,
beetS and various greens are just
a few of the other items on hand. I.
Meat? Oh-you mean that thing
We uStu W llIlu wen,
there's a rumor going around that
few markets in town might just
copy Mary and have a little lamb
on hand for the week end. I
X x x X
Here and There: Eyes not see
ing too we'll after dark? Don't ne
glect your carrots, then! They are
rich in carotene. which the body
turns into vitamln A-essential for
good sight :. If you're doing early
Fall picnicking. do be sure that
eampfires are thoroughly out, when
you leave the site. Dry leaves and
grass and trees are highly infamma-
Bile, and this is THE season of the
year for forest fires. Also, be sure
to obey the forest fire fighters slogan
Crush out that Cigarette"
Soap Is scarce and getting scarcer
Cor is that neWS?b-so it's more i'm
portant than ever to save every bit of
fat to swell the critically low stocks
needed to make soap. If any
tomatoes remain i'm your garden, can
them like mad for much of the crop
for commercial canning has been hit
by blight. and groCerS' supplies will
be few and far between this winter.
-. When storing foods for future