Evening star., 1960-09-22
MARKET BASKET
Maine
Lobsters
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sterS so much they clam
ored for more and got them!
From pot roast to rib
roast, beef in one form
or another takes over the
spotlight again this week.
Dust of your best beef recipes
because this years supply
may be a record breaker.
Beef specials this week end
include a steak sale along
with many other popular cuts.
The steaks include sirloin,
porterhouse, T-bone, round,
cube, club, sirloin tip and
chuck. In roasts, shoppers
will find good buys in chuck,
shoulder (bone in or bone
less). 7-inch rib, chuck, round.
rump (boneleSs or with bone
in. and sirloin tip. Also
ground beef and ground
round.
Other outstanding specials
are breasts and legs of chicken,
smoked hams, smoked picnics,
and sliced boiled ham.
At fish counters Jumbo
and regular shrimp, all three
kinds of crab meat, Chilean
lobster meat Cooked and fro
zen), and fresh Norfolk spots.
are the leaders. Bad weather
accounts for the limited
choice.
The markets are laden with
tempting fall produce with
the emphasis this week on
honeydews, Tokay grapes,
Maryland gold sweet potatoes,
lettuce. peppers, cucumbers,
Jonathan and Grimes golden
apples, golden delicious ap-
pies, spinach and kale. The
rains have put an end to
homegrown cucumbers; blue
berries are on the last lap.
and homegrown tomatoes
are beginning to be scarce.
Peaches win continue for a
short time but even with this
years bumper crop the sea-
son Is running out. Melons
are still plentiful and will
continue for some time. Sep
tember is the peak month Tor
cranshaws and Persians.
The after-effects of Humi-
cane Donna will push some
vegetables such as beans and
cucumberS into the expensive
class, reports say.
Late word from the Florida
Citrus Commission says there's
a silver lining to last week.
ends storm. The citrus crop
damage was far less than
originally feared. Well have
almost as much fruit this year
as last, they report. About
80 per cent Of the grapefruit
crop was lost, and less than 10
per cent of the oranges and
tangerines. or about Is per
cent OF what would have been
q much larger crop than in
recent years. Fresh fruit
shipments will be delayed a
bit. but there's going to be
plenty Of fruit, they assure us,
This and That
Readers have been com
planning that they have been
unable to find a certain
meringue mix on the gro
GERS shelves. Word from
General Mills explains all,
Betty Crocker meringue mix
and Betty Crocker refriger-
ated bread sticks are no
longer being produced. They
had their ardent fans hut
Just not enough turnover in
today'S stiff competition.
The American Dairy AS
sociation announces that two
OF their recipe booklets are
available to the public. You
may order 80 Wonderful
Ways to Use Sour Cream"
from the association, 20
North Wacker Drive, Chi
cago s, Ill. for 10 cents each.
The booklet contains SO
kitchen-tested recipes. A
cheese recipe booklet entitled
so Wonderful Ways to Use
Cheese" covers the entire
cheese field from appetizers
to desserts. 1t is available
for rs cents in coin. Address
your requests to Cheese
Booklet, P. o. Box 64I, Mil
waukee, Wis.
Soon you'll be seeing the
Swans Down cake mixes ap-
pearing in a new package.
The package is new in color
and in design. The back
ground is a vibrant shade
OF red with large areas of
white, larger pieces of cake
70 give an uncluttered look,
One of the most striking
changes is the treatment. of
the traditional trademark,
Although it's only an inch in
size, the familiar swan
stands out conspicuouslv
against a gold ribbon at the
upper left on the front panel,
There will be no change in
prices, the company reports
Due almost any day now Is
new item in the nationally
known line Of Morton frozen
foods. It's honey buns
this yeast-raised bun is every
bit as good as anything the
south can produce, the firm
boasts. The buns are light
and airy, spiraling around a
generous layer of golden
honey. All you need do is
place the rolls on an ungreased
cooky sheet and place in a
slow oven. 300 degrees, for a
mere 5 to 8 minutes, and
they're ready to serve. This
new breakfast treat will be
Dackaped 4 hIInc to n ~, a.