Evening star., 1960-11-03
MARKET BASKET
Bean Pot
Doubles
For Stew

For Stew
Plenty Of stick-to-the-
ribs fare to match au-
turnl appetites is being
offered by supermarkets
and food chains this
week end.
Lamb, pork, beef, lean
smoked picnics, fryers and
stewing chickens top the bar
gain list.
And here's q clever new
trick. recommended by the
specialists at the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, for cook
ing-serving stewed chicken.
Use the OIL bean pot! Dredge
the disjointed chicken in
seasoned -four. brown and
put in the bean pot along
with Ia cups water; cover
tightly. Bake in q 350-degree
oven until chicken is almost
tender, then add any favorite
fresh vegetable, cut into bite
size morsels; continue to cook
until done. Sounds like a
top-notch idea for an elec-
ton night supper. don't you
think?
In beef the honors are
equally divided between
roastS and steaks. Shoppers
will have no difficulty in find
ing the cut to suit their needs
whether it's for a pot roast
or a thick. juicy steak. With
cattle in such abundant sup.
ply beef will undoubtedly
continue to take the spotlight
at meat counters for weeks
to come.
Crock-cured fresh sauer-
kraut Is being featured as q
go-along with a pork dinner.
II it's q roast you want,
there's a choice of four cuts
rib or loin ends, weigh
ing up to 8 pounds. or rib or
loin half. Or, choose center
cut pork chops. Baked stuffed
pork chops make q good sub
Stitute for the small family
that can't handle q roast.
II your choice runs to
lamb. there's leg of lamb.
squarecut shoulder roast,
shoulder chops (blade or
round bone in), loin or rib
chops, breast Of lamb and
shanks. Mint, of course, is an
old standby with lamb, but
have you ever tried basil on
chops, or sprinkling q roast
with rosemary before cook
ing?
Fish counters are offering
rock fish, Norfolk spots, fresh
seallops, haddock filletS, large
butterfsh, founder and
founder fllletS, three grades
of crab meat, and oysters.
Best produce values for the
week include bananas, pink
grapefruit. sweet potatotes.
grapes, radishes and pascal
celery.
It's not a bit too soon to be
thinking about those over
seas holiday gift boxes. This
week you'll see a special on
fruit cakes If you want to
get your package off early.
The cakes come in three sizes
-. 2, 3, and S pounds.
II you're getting your own
cakes under way, there are
good supplies Of nuts-in-the-
shell available now. The selec-
ton includes all the favorites
... walnuts, Brazils, almonds,
filberts and pecans.
On Election Night
Sitting around waiting for
the final returns on election
night is going to call for pot
after pot of strong black cof-
fee. But why bother to pull
yourself away from the TV
when you can make it quick
as a wink with instant. New
on the market is a coffee
that's black as night. delicious
to the taste, and stimulating
to the senses. Just the ticket
for an election night party.
It's the new instant
Medaglia d'Oro Espresso.
companion product to the
company's regular grind.
Each 3-ounce jar of the new
product will produce as many
cups, of rich full bodied
espresso coffee as the large
vacuum packed tin of the
regular. Instructions for pre-
pairing the espresso caution
the consumer to use no more
than one level teaspoonful to
three ounces of water. Serve
it black, with a twist of lemon
peel. or with a dash of ami
sette. II you want a long, cool
drink, put a level teaspoonful
in a tall glass. half fill with
ordinary cold tap water, add
a couple of ice cubes and float
a scoop of vanilla ice cream
on top.
Metrecal is announcing q
new flavor, too. It's orange
which at present is being
marketed only in the powder
form. About a month ago
the company introduced the
other f1avors vanilla,
chocolate and butterscotch
in a ready-to-drink form. The
orange powder is available in
half-pound and 31a-pound