Evening star., 1961-02-02

Institute estimates. Most Of
this increase, they say, will
be in the stew. hamburger
and pot roast types.
February Is traditionally q
low month for veal supplies.
= On the other hand. thou
sands Of lambs are reported
coming to market from
Western feeding lots, boost
ing this meat into the buy
of-the-month category. Both
are buys for this week, how
ever.
r, Pork supplies are expected
n to increase slightly, with
plenty of bacon, sausage and
ham guaranteed for hearty
winter breakfasts.
Top vegetable bargain Of
the month will be cabbage,
says the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
,IHeavy supplies of the late
fall crop along with large
shipments of new cabbage
from the South will make it
the most reasonable item in
q the produce department.
- Onions, the old reliable
" flavoring agent, will also be
plentiful for much the same
reason large stocks from
storage plus the early spring
:. crop.
- Add rice to your shopping
list supplies are heavy.
: The same holds for ripe
lofves. California's crop this
year was about 21a times
= larger than a year ago. 1t
!. has been a great peanut year,
too. The 1860 harvest was
1lp II per cent from SO and
well above the 10-year aver
Z age. Fresh cranberries will
= taper off this month but the
processed products from the
record large crop last season
. will remain in heavy supply.
Food shoppers viii be see
ing Long Island ducklings
listed among the buys at
poultry counters. Storage
holdings are nearly 12.5 mil
lion pounds, compared with
less than 8 million at this
; time q year ago.
D., Weeks Specials
Rejecting the flow Of lamb
from Western areas, leg Of
lamb, lamb shoulder roaSts,
breast, ShankS, rib and loln
chops. shoulder blade and
round bone shoulder chops
are among the top buys at
meat counters this week end.
Chuck roaStS, boneless
chuck, stewing meat and
round bone roasts are the
leading beef bargains. In
. pork, hams are the buy. All
cuts are being featured from
both the fully cooked hams
and the regular smoked
hams.
Veal offerings include
shoulder chops, leg Of veal,
shoulder and rump roastS.
round bone chops, rib and
1oin chops. and breast Of veal.
At poultry counters, large,
small and medium size tur-
keys are being featured.
The large birds run from l6
OF 20 pounds. the medium
sized turkey hens between 10
and IA pounds, and the small
BeltSville birds 6 to 8 pounds.
Long Island ducklingS, ( to
5-pounds, are another poultry
special for the week end
along with the ever-popular
fryers.
=, When fish departments
start offering shad 1t gives
one hope that spring must be
on the way. Roe shad is
listed as one Of the offerings
for the week, along with
= founder fillets, sea trout,
hass fillets. blue fish, large
loorgies, and skinless haddock
Hllets. Jumbo and medium
shrimp, little neck clans and
deviled crabs are other choices
-,b0 the list. shad prices, by
the way, are very modest con-
pidering the season.
Outstanding fruit buys are
Fiorida oranges, easy-to-peel
Temple oranges, pink seedless
grapefruit, white meated
.fgtaepfruit. and Anjou pears.
Best vegetable bargains are
kAle. Brussels sprouts, ice
berg lettuce, white potatoes,
carrots. celery, fresh spinach
and green peppers. Mush-
rooms, too, are a good value
this week.
:, It's New
~~New in this area are the
: canned plum tomatoes, q
>product Of the Mason Can
Z ming Co.. Pocomoke, Md.
These meaty plum toma-
StQes are cut and packed with
:. fresh diced onions, celery and
'green peppers, then stewed in
The individual tin. Carrying
the Sea View brand label, the
s6matoes are ready for the
table as is. Merely heat and
serve as a vegetable or sim
fner with ground meat for a
spaghetti sauce. Or, use
them in sauces for Spanish
rice. with fish, meat loaf,
.pizzaS.
To produce this particular
Meaty variety, horticulturistS
-sross-bred two kinds Of pear
shaped italian tomatoes re-
-sulting in a plump plum to-
tnato that holds its shape
after canning. The company
grew and packed experiment
tai crops for three years prior
% this first full crop cur
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