The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-26
Bl'SS-< !,
by ~
Jeanette

The words ''Heave ho!", "Dig
n" "Giddyap," "Roll EN-" (movie
not dice term all are rouSing calls
% initiate endeavor of some sort
Or another - what echoing cry
could l use to start this column?
couldn't very well use MAN the
typewriter" - or ITO the keys,
eddie" - or could /?
Truth of the matter is, my
are still out there in the
shops and teeming with prose for
all that l saw so join me? p? !?
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While I'm still mvnehing This
apple I swiped, under their
wstehfvl eye), from the produce
stalls at Favsto's Food Palace,
s27 Fleming, I'D better tell you
about II. The shape is the same
as the regular Delicious" apple.
but This - the "granddaddy"
Is about one-fhird The size
tiny, Juicy and extraordinarily
delicious" Perfect for the small
fry's lunch box and an end to
that "half.eafen" apple problem.
Just 10 look at The neetarines'
honey dew melons and plums,
YOU would never know they came
All HE way from South America.
They didn't look tired at oil
on the contrary. they looked
fresh and ripe and tasty lyes' !
swiped . necfarine tool.
Fsvsto's great variety Of fresh
frvi. included Strawberries, pine
APPLES, bananas tansarines, or
anses, grapefruit, apples tred
and golden srimes), caIvso avo.
cadoes, d'AnioU pears - and
yes, even "diIlies." Without
climbing a tree or bush, YOU may
take your pick Of fresh, ripe
fruit at Favsto's.
Fer not roo many pennies, you
can enjoy that special "lift hav.
ina fresh cut flowers around
never fails TO give. Every Thurs.
day, masses Of fresh flowers
tumble into FaUsto's. Huge shas.
"a daises, small golden NUNS,
sweet peas, snapdrasons, sladio-
II, and deep hUed asters which
Maxine Lanassa says keep in
wafer for . whole week, were me
ones ! saw yesterday.
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Things were mighty Jweet round
here the other day wnen a box Of
Giftord's candy arrived addressed
to Getty Desk and Staff" from
Deane and David Heller, free
lance writers, whose eight-year odd
son came forth with a written
treatise on Key West. They ap.
preciated receipt of the article
Mucho gracias - to the Hellers
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loves Fish Company at 900
Caroline have all those fish you
didn't catch, but were all SET to
eat. Turtle is another excellent
Lenten dish, and If you have
never tried II an excellent
treat is IN store - loves that
10 - for you! Have il tenderized
-marinate in lime Juice with
salt. pepper and garlic for sew
srsl hours pitch in . greas.
cd frying pan - truly marvellous.
Remember. these are the big
green sea turtle . rare deli.
eaeYl
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Am sure learning many things
Margaret informed me that one O
my columns had ninety three ''em'
daShes! Now, mother didn't tel
me just what an "em" dash wal
and l had always, rather maxwell.
l guess, figured that a dash is ;
dash is a -.
Then / was further bewilderet
upon discovering that three per
iods g. :" equalled one ZEN
dash, unless of course it was a
the end of the sentence, and the
you used four - g. - As yo,
can see, weighty problems are en-
countered in this business of writ
ing a column.
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Lsn's sakes - sure was glad
TO see LAM" clothes again. At
the Mar.Ed Dress Shop, 42l-B
DUval, there they were! Been
many . year - while in Califor.
MIA as a matter of fact, since
had run across this dress label.
This firm has a distinctive style
to their dresses that seems to
have elUded other designers.
They started with a peasant mo.
riff, but while they now utilize
other designs, their knaek for
"neatness" and attention to de.
tail is still there.
Just "peaehy" is the word for
The pale, fIower.sprissed peach
LAM. A tucked front, seooPed
neekline - tie belt Of same ma
terial all help This number Ia
give you that "eool" look on the
wsrmesf Of days. Then, saw q
heavenly sUnbaek - with hsnc
hemstitehing square neekline
with little bows marching dowr
the front. The delicate stripe
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