Evening star., 1946-07-25

Washington has plenty OF meat
these days-but most families aren't
having any, thank you. The retail
meat dealers themselves are helping
the housewife TO hold the line by
buying as little high priced meat as
possible, and, in many instances, en-
couraging her not to buy anything
but bare necessities of the least eX
penSive sort. The matter of holding
off imitation in foods is squarely on
the shoulders of the lady of the
house, and if she continues her per-
formance of the past few weeks she
will come out the winner.
If YOU want to be specific, dealers
report that there will be quite bit
of beef in stock, plenty of lamb, a
little veal. and increasing supplies Of
pork, mostly fresh. Some hams are
turning up, however, and more
bacon is available-but housewives
should hold out against the poor
quality being offered them, as well
rs against the prize.
Therell be plenty of frying chick
ems in the markets this week end,
and a few bakers and steWerS. Some
specially stores will have turkeys
and ducks. Chicken blythe piece is
recommended for the small house
hold.
If you have been reading the
papers, you know even without 60
ing to market. that there is butter
all over the place, and a real price
war seems to be raging. thanks to
sales resistance on the part of the
buying public. No increase in oils
or fats has been seen, and the dearth
of salad dressings continues un-
abated. There are good supplies of
eggs, but they will be a few cents
higher than last week in most in
stances.
Fish prices remain about the
same, with some newcomers to bring
fresh interest to the familiar lineup.
Fresh caught pan rockfish are ex-
pected to be both plentiful and
reasonable, and swordfsh steaks
and crab meat are both off some
what in price The old standbys.
croakerS, butterfsh, trout and mack
erel will be with us. along with cod,
haddock and rose fish flllets Sal
mon is still availabl Good sup
plies of raw shrimp are expected
among them the luscious jumbo va
riety. Hard and soft crabs, scallops,
Holsters and lobster meat complete
the picture.
In the produce stalls We find
plenty of almost everything. with
price range that dips to new lows
and hits new highs in various items
Best buys in vegetables include cab
bage, potatoes, onions. beets, car
rots and homegrown tomatoes Gu
cumberS are plentiful. as are egg
plants. squash Of various kinds,
corn and okra. In moderate supply
we find peas. snap beans, green pep
perS, lettuce, and celery. Greens
have been hit by the weather. and
are very scarce and of poor quality. |
There are quite a few oranges on
hand. but most of them are high in
price Although it is an off season"
for grapefruit. some very nice ones
are reaching lis from Arizona. Good
lines and lemons are abundant and
not too expensive. Watermelons. /.
honeydeWs. and cantaloupes are
brlmmlng the stalls. although there
are very few honeyballs to be seen.
A light shipment of Cranshaw mel
ons has been received, but snapped
up by purveyors for the carriage
trade" Peaches are the big news
Judging by the looks of the produce
markets, this is Peach Week or
something, and housewives are be-
ing urged to can all they can man
age, as we'll as eat them fresh in
siI sorts of ways. Apples are plenti-
ful, too California Bartlett pears
at a pr1ce-are here to supplement
those from Australia and South |
America. Red Malaga grapes-also
at fierce price-and seedless are
with us. Nectarines, apricots, green
gage and Santa Rosa plums and
the last of the cherries. along with
plneapples and bananas. round out
the list. This has been a poor berry
season, and only blueberries have
survived.
Here and There: these days
of scarce oils and salad dressings, q |
good substitute, particularly forl