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package contains rib roast, rib
steak and short ribs.
A second freezer package
offered by the same COM
pany consists Of a whole
or half spring lamb. The
weight runs approximately 40
pounds.
Fish counters are we'll stocked
for the last week end Of Lent.
The headliners are sea bass.
butterfish, sea trout, porgies,
oysters and medium shrimp.
Scallops, red snapper flllets,
Boston mackerel, Chesapeake
Bay croakers and Norfolk spots
offer still more variety and are
reasonably priced.
About Eggs
All Of the food stores are
promoting eggs for Easter .
eggs for dyeing eggs for
Sunday morning brunch .
eggs for super-rich desserts,
pastries or buildings.
You might keep this in mind
when you buy eggs for coloring.
white shelled eggs dye in clear
bright colors. Brown or speckled
eggs don't take color in quite
the same way, but you can get
unusual color effects with them,
and they often are a good buy
for special decorating with
decals or transfers. for example.
If your market happens to
have top quality brown eggs
this week, it pays to notice the
price tagsi They may be espe-
cially good buys for use at
meals. AS far as nutritive val
ues are concerned, white or
brown, they're the same.
Fresh Produce
Bananas lead the field as the
best buy at fruit counters.
Broiled, baked or grilled. they
make a nice garnish for the
Easter ham platter. And re-
member. a medium sized bana-
ma has only SO calories.
Winesaps from controlled at
mosphere" storage, sugar-loaf
pineapples. and Anjou pears are
in good supply and moderately
priced. There are some straw
berries about but they're still
expensive and quality varies.
Buy carefully.
California asparagus, lettuce,
carrots, sweet potatoes. red
yams. spring onions, Florida
radishes. escarole and water
cress are recommended.
Mushrooms are being fea-
tured at many Of the stores.
Once considered a sideline to
market gardening. mushroom
culture Is now big business :.
at least IS million pounds are
grown and marketed each year.
Around Town
A new blend of Tender Leaf
tea was sampled by members
of the press last week. A prod
uct of Standard Brands, it's
a special combination of choice
orange pekoe and pekoe black
teas that, results in faster brew
Inc, richer color and greater
clarity Now In distribution
ii this area, the tea Is packs
aged both as loose tea and in
tea bags.
Here's a helpful tip / picked
up at the tea party. With the
iced tea season Just around
the corner. the old problem Of
cloudy tea comes up again. Al
though the new blend has less
tendency to cloud when iced.
it may. however, as it stands
especially II kept in the re-
frigerator. Should this happen.
a dash Of boiling water will
make it crystal clear. Tea
that's too strong also has a
tendency to cloud.
What with the new styles
this spring everyone seems
more weight conscious than
ever. If a meal isn't complete
to you without dessert, here's
one you can eat and enjoy with
| a clear conscience. It's Briggs
new dietetic frozen dessert
that's available in two flavors
|. chocolate and vanilla. 1t
has less than half the Galleries
Of ice cream. the company says,
1t was developed for people on
sugar-restricted diets and con-
tains no sugar other than that
normally present in milk prod
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