Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-25

lion birds, says the United
States Department Of Agri-
culture. slightly more than
last years plentiful supplies.
In size range. you will find
the oven-ready birds running
from II pounds and up II
you're in the market for a
large turkey: 10 to Is pounds,
and 10 pounds and under.
The butterballs are available
in approximately the same
weights.
For those who want q
turkey they can slide into
the oven with no fuss or
bother, the stuffed frozen
turkeys run between 6 to IL
pounds. Follow directions on
the wrapper for cooking this
type turkey.
Also there will be a limited
number Of fresh turkeys
available. 1t might be a good
idea to shop today, or at
least order today, If you want
a turkey Of this type. BY
Wednesday the size range
may be limited.
Whatever your choice to-
days turkey needs little
cleaning. They're plucked
clean only q stray PIN
feather here and there to be
removed. Wash the turkey
inside and out, dry with
paper towels. and you're
ready to stuff it. Do not
stuff the turkey until time
to roast it, pleased To shorten
the cooking time, roast the
turkey unstuffed. The stuff
ing can be baked separately.
In addition to turkeys,
Long Island ducklings a to
5 pounds, roasting chickens
Is to 8 pounds, oven-ready
geese Is to 8 pounds, capons
g to 6 pounds) and the
boneless turkey rolls are all
in good supply. Fully cooked,
oven baked and genuine
country hams are also on the
holiday list Of specials.
Holiday Produce
Cranberries to accompany
the poultry of your choice
head the list Of holiday fruits.
Others include apples. Flor
ida oranges, tangerines, An
Jou pears, grapes, aVocaoos
and bananas.
Best vegetable bargains are
celery hearts, pascal celery,
yellow turnips, broccoli, sweet
potatoes, and chestnuts.
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The Sunkist Growers an
nounce the following frozer
products In the 6-ounce size
cans have been withdrawn
from the market: Sunkist
frozen concentrate for pink
lemonade, frozen concentrate
for orange juice, Cal-Grove
frozen fruit drinks, and their
four frozen fruit punches =.
strawberry-lemon, pineapple
lemon. grape-lemon, and
raspberry-lemon.
Fruit Cakes to Order
After o lapse Of six years,
the Monks Of Holy Cross Alb
hey in Berryville, Va, have
resumed baking a limited
number Of Trappist southern
fruit cakes. The formula has
been changed somewhat and
new ingredients have been
added that should satisfy the
most diversified tastes. they
say. The cakes have a nice
balance Of fresh California
raisins, Portuguese fig s,
glazed citron, cherries, pine
apple, citrus peels, and wal
nuts. Country eggs, honey
from their own Shenandoah
Valley bees, and dry sherry
further enhance the flavor OF
the cake.
The two-pound cakes are
sealed In cellophane and
placed in a smoke-green gift
box. then wrapped again to
insure freshness. The price
is $3.50 postpaid. You can
order from Our Lady OF the
Holy Cross Abbey, Berryville
Va. 2261l.
Two new frozen puff pas
tries are on their way from
Pepperidge Farm -. peach
turnovers and cherry Strudel
The peach turnovers are
frozen but unbaked, and
come packed four in a box
ready for the oven. In about
20 minutes in a hot oven
the pastries rise to many
times their original size.
Cherry strudel, a continent
tal-style pastry, is filled witt
precooked cherry filling made
from plump whole cherries
Since the filling is precooked
the cherry flavor is enhanced
when the strudel is baked
This, too, is frozen and bak-
ing in a hot oven gives g
flaky dessert for four.