Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-11-28 | Page 8 | Without Turkey, However, Dinner May Cost Much Less

Price of Thanksgiving Tha n ng Dinner Din her Higher H ig her This Th is Year n MINCE PIE POTATOES TURKEY CRANBERRIES 8 8 3 I up 21 2 up 6 IO OLIVES OLIVE CELERY juP MIXED NUTS I i 19 10 J no change 3 41 up t up L i foz I STRING BEANS iJ BANANAS APPLES ORANGES I J- J 25 IIO u i- i Heres Here's the picture of the Th Thanksgiving dinner for the average crage Salt Sail Lake City family With all the trimmings and turkey it will goat cost ost I about more than it did last year with the same menu Without Turkey However Dinner May Cost Much Less LessI I By ZIN lANA ZINA A HICKMAN Unless the average tamil family of ot five s s to lor forego go the all American Thanksgiving dinner of at turkey with all the and din dine on soup c lery and plum pudding it will pay more mor for lor its Thanksgiving dinner dinner din din- ner ncr this year ear than last Turkeys last year jear ranged from 11 to 21 cents per pcr pound this year from 19 to 29 cents Canned soup may be had three cans for lor 25 cents the same as last year jear celery at 10 cents a stalk I or two for 15 cents cants the same as 1933 and plum pudding 33 cents c for a medium me me- sized pudding which last year ear cost 35 cents If th the housewife decides to beat the rising tide of prices and substitute lute tute chicken duck or goose for the festive board she may save a few cents over the cost of the turkey but she will still b be paying as JS much more for tor her fowl owl this year car over last years year's price as she does for turkey Stewing Stewing stewing Stew Stew- ing and roasting hens could be had last year car as low as 12 cents a pound as high as 19 cents the price at which prime turkeys could ba bo purchased This years year's prices run from rom 17 to 21 cents at which prices a low grade turkey may ma b had Duck which last year car ranged from 13 to 17 Ii cents per pound this year will cost 19 to 21 cents per pound Heres Here's the Layout A turkey feast menu which an average family ma may plan will better illustrate th the total increase e o of cost Tomato Cocktail Celery Olives Roast Stuffed Turkey Cranberry Sauce Potatoes mashed with Turnips String Beans Dems Fruit Salad Mince P Pi Mixed Nuts Coffee Milk Of or course you ou ma may shop around and find bargains which will reduce the total cost as com compared oared with avera average average aver- aver a age c prices submitted As checked against the average of or last years year's pric prices s you will vIll find the following 1933 1934 8 turkey 64 61 4 lbs Ibs potatoes 05 03 05 08 03 1 lib Ib lb cranberries 15 15 21 00 CG 06 3 lbs Ibs turnips 05 05 10 05 03 1 I pint olives 15 15 19 04 01 3 cans tomato juice 25 25 2 Ibs mixed nuts 27 41 41 14 2 Ibs lbs string beans 21 25 1 01 H 3 lbs Ibs bananas 15 15 2 25 10 1 lIb Ib lb apples 05 05 10 05 03 Oranges dozen 25 33 03 08 03 Mince pie 35 40 05 This dinner dinnel which last year ar cost the he head d of th the family will now cost him 48 Offset by by- Leftovers No account has been made mad of or bread butter turkey dressing dressing- salad dressing dressing dressing dress dress- ing coffee coHee cream sugar spices milk but the cost of ot these will be offset by bythe bythe bythe the leftovers ers l which the thrifty thrift housewife house house- wife will wilt use for fOl a second meal Buttar Butter But But- t tar ter r which last year could be had two pounds for lor 49 cents this year ear cots costs 71 cents for lor the thc same amount Last years year's high grade gade eggs cost 25 cents a doz dozen n this year car 34 cents and this th's by the way raises the cost of th the salad and turkey dressing