MEATS.--Beef, veal, mutton, pork, venison.
POULTRY AND GAME.--Rabbits, hares, grouse, pheasants, woodcock, snipe,
partridges, turkey, fowls, chickens, pullets, geese, wild geese,
ducks, wild duck, tame duck, canvas-back duck, quails.
FISH.--Turbot, sturgeon, haddock, halibut, eels, striped bass,
flounders, salmon, fresh cod, blackfish, whitefish, grouper, cusk,
shad, mullet, a sweet panfish, black bass, yellow perch, salmon-trout,
pickerel, cisco, skate, wall-eyed pike, terrapin, crayfish, green
turtle, prawns, hard crabs, soft crabs, scallops, frogs' legs,
oysters.
VEGETABLES.--- Potatoes, cabbages, onions, winter squash, beets,
turnips, pumpkins, carrots, parsnips, dried beans, dried peas,
mushrooms, parsley, shallots, Brussels-sprouts, leeks, horse-radish,
garlic, mint, sage and small salads. Garden herbs which are mostly
used for stuffings and for flavoring dishes, soups, etc., or for
garnishing, may be found either green or dried the year round, always
in season.
Melons can be had at most of our markets from July 1st until the 15th
of October; they are received from the South in the early part of the
season, and are not as fresh and good as those ripened in our own
vicinity.