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Show taG FRESH FOOD. TnMetOoraon Vouchsafes Some Excellent Detail" Which Eelate to Suocesafal Marketing. DO NOT LAY DT LABGE SUPPLIES. it This Time of Tear Fluctuations Are Liable to be Only Blight and Temporary. jjjj-nmer being -well on tha way there now can seldom be any more than i temporary lack of fresh food. As long the intense heat lasts it is not wise to nrchme more largely than the needs of die family warrant. To buy a quantity 0f any kind of food because it is tempo-Jdrily tempo-Jdrily cheap is not good policy if there is the least danger that any of it will spoil before it am be eaten. Usually food is cheap for one of these two reasons: Either there is an over sup-dIt sup-dIt or glut of the market, because of abundant yield, or because the product has been held back for a rise in prices, ia which case it is not marketed until it is in danger of spoiling. If there is ibundance probably the prices will not be advanced locally, and one need not be forced to purchase more than is re-Quired; re-Quired; jf the articles offered at a low rt have already been kept as long as toey are likely to be properly eatable, to w more than can be used at once would amply be throwing away the purchase pur-chase money. ' The first principle in economy would be defeated, for nothing is cheap for which we have not an immediate use. These two conditions aside it is either local market rules or accidental circumstances circum-stances that make any unusual variation in prices. The accidents are storms se- vera enough to disturb looal traffic or interruption of railway or steamboat, transportation facilities; they are not' litely to be more than temporary hindrances, hin-drances, to be overcome by doing1 with-trat with-trat the article in question until it is again within one's range of price, or buying only the quantity absolutely nec-tasitry nec-tasitry for the time. In many of the smaller cities where there are surrounding market gardens the buyer has greatly the advantage of purchasers in the large markets, where all the supplies pass through the hands of middlemen or commission dealers. The market days occur regularly several nines weekly, the products offered for !Ie are well understood, there is but little variation of prices and the fullest opportunity of satisfying every inclination inclina-tion of the palate at reasonable expense is afforded. Of course all supplies are in the best condition early in the day and the best choice is then offered; as the time passes and the farmer or his representative representa-tive is anxious to close up business a decline de-cline in prices may be offered, which indicates indi-cates only this state of affairs and leaves the buyer to decide as to the condition Of the wares for sale. Sometimes the whole stock will be bought up by some local peddler who trusts to the coming of late purchasers to dispose of it; buying late in the day under any circumstances implies unusual care in selection, for almost any food is impaired by exposure to sun and sir daring the heat of the day. Baying from street peddlers usually has this drawback; either from carelessness care-lessness or ignorance they fail to shelter their loads from sun and dust, and if vegetables or fruit of a delicate kind or the still more perishable meats or fish are in question the buyer should be very cautious. The stock from which their wares is recruited is generally that left in the hands of the large dealers at the close of the market demand, and either already spoiled or upon the verge of decay. In these days of refrigeration this is more than ever the case. Food of any kind which has once been kept in the atmosphere of a refrigerator car or a cold room will spoil with the greatest great-est rapidity directly it is exposed to a tigb-er temperature; even that which las been temporarily kept in the family ice box is apt to taint in the kitchen if it remains there any leagth of time. To return to the street dealers, when tleyhave the fresh goods of an over-itocked over-itocked market, and come into a new neighborhood, they are apt to give scant toeauure, thinking that they will not itrike the same customer tho second time. The honest wagon dealer usually ias his fixed route and regular custom-ws, custom-ws, generally in some suburb where local stores are infrequent. He regularly brings them a choice of fresh supplies, ad depends upon fair dealing to keep their custom; under snob, circumstances fresh fruit and vegetables are really issuable, notably if they are brought urectly from some local market garden. " a wet oloth is kept over the load it will remain fresh from the effects of evaporation. Many housekeepers are puzzled to whowto keep the most perishable the rammer fruits cherries, currants, blackberries, etc. If all imperfect or r??4 Portions are removed, and the toite placed either in the ice box, not n the ice, or in a draft of cool or damp " they will keep over night. Damp- and warmth will surely spoil them. Joe stems may be removed if they are to 1)8 need soon, but care must betaken not to bruise them. Cherries and plums which have been in the ice box for sev-oowswill sev-oowswill show a pretty bloom in atmosphere of the dining room. Wnen berries are sound the beet way to P them is to spread them upon a dry Patter, so thai the air cam touch them all i fonod, and place them in a cool cur-rent cur-rent of gjr- Experience is the best teacher in the treatment of fruit, be-"J0 be-"J0 that raised in diff ewnt localities is ! different substance, the firmest keep-tt keep-tt better than the watery kind. ioo great care cannot be exercised in i V. selection and treatment of fresh ' for, while it is nature's finest food, ! lso is cue 0f the most dangerous. It i ""Had be eaten plentifully when ripe , a nnd, but avoided like poison if de- I aTe- Juliet Corson. |