Show AMERICANS CRAVE FANCY GROCERIES eating habits changed by modern merchandising NEW YORK more than 00 0 worth of fancy foods were sold last year in the united states this enormous consumption of delicacies is shown in the latest government reports and indicates a definite change in eating habits of american people domestic farmers and fruit growers have contributed much to the changing american menu cultivating many products heretofore imported including persimmons mushrooms broccoli avocados and prickly pears foodstuffs which formerly sold at high prices in large centers and were confined almost exclusively to the local today are available at nearby stores at prices attractive to budget minded housewives luxuries available lobsters shrimp and clams are now available in suburban eating places thousands of miles from waters in which they were caught luscious commodities formerly classified as luxuries now adorn main street and park avenue tables alike the old merchant as an individual buyer did not have facilities tor for purchasing anything but widely used staples but introduction of efficient methods of mass buying and distribution enabled the grocer to enlarge his line and reduce prices last year more than pounds of spices were bought these included paprika cinnamon caraway and cardamom seed cassia cloves mustard ginger nutmeg mace and pimento the grocer has them more than pounds of swordfish and sturgeon are consumed annually and pounds of anchovies more afore than pounds of citron and pounds of avocados are sold each year we now eat pounds of fles annu annually aIly many of which are grown within our borders pounds of lentils pounds of lu pines and pate de fois can now be purchased at most corner delicatessen ca stores the housewife of average means can now buy most of the foodstuffs listed above from the foodstuffs handled by many accessible grocers |