Evening star., 1960-07-14
BASKET
Summer
Turkeys
Feotured
BASKET

Getting a jump on the Of
fetal observance of midsum-
mer turkey time, scheduled
for July 2S through August Z,
one food chain is featuring
Rockingham turkeys this
week end. The birds weigh
between 6 and 10 pounds. An
other firm is offering turkeys
IL pounds and up.
According to Miss Kathryn
B. Niles, home economist for
the Poultry and Egg National
Board, we're due for the
largest early crop Of turkeys
of all time. Supplies will in
cude ali sizes and types. she
says. Prices should be lower
than for many months, the
industry claims.
Beef varieties available as
specials" this week range
from rib roast to stewing
beef. Filling the gap are rib
steaks, boneless Delmonico
steaks, boneless corned beef
brisket, chuck roasts and
steaks, and shoulder roasts.
In the shoulder cuts, shop
pers may choose between
boneless and those with
bone in.
Other poultry buys in ad-
dition to the turkeys are
chicken breasts, legs and
chicken livers.
Veal continues to be a good
value for the second con-
secutive week. Featured are
leg of veal, shoulder roasts,
chops, ground veal Cor pat
ties), outlets, breast OF veal
and veal shanks.
The leading pork items
mentioned this week are
smoked picnics and fully
cooked hams.
At fish counters you'll find
an excellent selection this
week end with emphasis on
king crab legs, all three kinds
Of blue crab meat Irregular,
claw and back f1n), jumbo
shrimp, halibut steaks and
rock fish. Porgies, butterfsh,
Norfolk spots, and steak fish
are also on the list of good
buys. One company is offer
ing deviled crabs for the first
time. These are ready to
heat-and-serve.
Midsummer fruits and veg
etables are adding a splash Of
color to produce counters.
Outstanding offerings this
week are watermelonS, Santa
Rosa plums, bananas and
blueberries. Also available
are nectarines, peaches, can
taloupes, lines, lemons, Bing
cherries. Valencia oranges,
mangoes, raspberries, black
berries and grapes.
Homegrown tomatoes are
coming in but still q bit dear.
Best buys are Boston lettuce,
new potatoes, corn, cabbage.
cucumbers, radiShes, green
onions and summer squash.
Hot Dog Month
The fact that July is both
National Hot Dog Month and
Picnic Month Is q natural
coincidence. The question of
which came first is like ask
ing about the chicken and
the egg.
East Coast hot dog gal,
Irene Allen, who called on us
last week, says the hot dog
dates back to about 1850
when the first one put in
an appearance in Frankfurt,
Germany.
The marriage Of the wiener
and the bun, says blond
Irene. took place at the st.
Louis Louisiana Purchase
Exposition of 1904. A con-
ceSsionaire loaned white
gloves to customers so they
could hold the hot wieners
until he lost so many pairs
that he called on his brother,
a baker, for help. The baker
produced a bun to At the
meat and the wiener stopped
being just a sausage and
became a sandwich as well.
Irene, wearing a picnic
type dress and sporting "hot
dog" earrings, says her room
mate is last years Miss
Rheingold. 1--WE sorta go to-
gether hot dogs and
beer" she laughs.
All for Free
A collection Of IL out
standing vegetable recipes
has been assembled on q
colorful, new pin-up chart
entitled "The Choicest Vege-
tables" The decorative chart,
styled especially for franz
ing and easy kitchen refer
ence, Is available free.
The chart measures 8 by
is inches and is printed in
blacks on off-white parch-
ment paper. In addition to
the title which appears in
art work. a panel of vegetable
drawings is featured along
the entire left side. The over
all chart is further enhanced
by touches Of ice green, a
color that will add a fresh
note to almost any kitchen
color scheme.
All the recipes featured
are practical and easy to
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