Evening star., 1948-04-01
By Tiolet Faulkner
Food Editor.

/ F00d G0ltof.
April Fools Day Gas II you didnf
knowD You probably woke up Il
ind salt In the sugar bowl. or cottor
in the breakfast mullins. Such
shenanigans may not bother yol
much, but don't let yourself gel
fooled when 1t comes to buying the
family,s food. You may shop in q
hurry and fail to notice that the
lettuce has wilted, or the radishes
are not as fresh as they might be
Keep an eye out for the good buys
listed for the week; they're a big
help in keeping the grocery bill In
line.
J Speaking of good buys, oranges
| grapefruit, lemons and apples are
|among the best in fruits. The seed
less California navel oranges are ex-
ceptionally fine In flavor and full
of rich juice. They're easy to juice,
to peel, to section and to slice.
Alone or combined with other fruits,
they make q fine fresh spring salad
There are plenty of sweet, juicy
pineapples, reasonably priced, that
will At into this combination very
nicely. Each week fresh supplies OF
fruit from Chile reach our Wash
ington markets. These fruits which
include nectarines, peaches, plums
and grapes are luxury items, but
the quality is good. and they are
available If you can stand the tariff.
The first of the Louisiana straw
berries are coming in, the supplies
are not too plentiful yet but more
will be arriving right along. In the
meantime, there are ample supplies
OF berries from Florida.
There seems to be quite lot of
very nice looking fresh asparagus
about, coming from California and
South Carolina. The only thing
wrong with it is the price. Let's
hope another week or two will see
it cheap enough for all of US to
buy. Cucumbers have taken a big
tumble in price. They are plentiful
and the quality is very good. Other
vegetables, very moderate in cost,
are beets, carrots, caEliflower, Gel
cry, lettuce, peppers (the smaller
sizes are just as tasty and much
cheaper than the large ones, pota-
toes and green beans. The new
spring crop of white and yellow
squash, spinach, kale, mustard and
endive are also plentiful and priced
within reason. Eggplant Is getting
to be little cheaper than it has
been, and there seems to be more
Of 1t on the market. Probably due
to the more natural growing wealth.
er to the south Of us.
Although the Lenten season is
over. we still have to plan for two
meatless meals each week. The
frozen fillets are increasingly popu-
lar with most of the housewives
| They're less trouble to prepare, for
one thing, and there is absolutely nc
waste to them. The best sellers
include halibut and salmon steaks
haddock, perch and sole flllets. Shad
season Is on, too. The season runs
roughly from mid-March to mid
diameter. Roll in waxed paper and
chill well. Cut in thin slices and
bake IL to Is minutes in 400 degree
oven. These are nice to mix up
one day and bake the next.
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DRESS FORM.
| From Mrs. H. M. A., Arlinqton)
| The dress forms that are put out
by that well-known sewing machine
company are fine, but how can any
one be sure of not gaining or losing
weight over any long period of time?
would suggest that you buy dress
form on a stand and one bust size
smaller than your own measure
ment and buy or make q muslin
foundation Cor a mans cotton tee
shirt with, the sleeves cut of and
neck built up) and cotton. batting.
Slip 1t over the form and sew 1t in