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When Food Is in Season (ORANGES from Florida and West)
ORANGES from Florida and West Indies are in market from October until April; those from the Mediterranean from January until May. The Florida oranges are best and largest OYSTERS are in season from September to May; May, June and July being the spawning months.
PARTRIDGES, Pheasants or Ruffled Grouse, are in season in most markets from September to January, but are best in October and November. PAW-Paws are ripe about the middle of September.
PEAS, GREEN, reach markets from Bermudas about May 1; from the South May 15; home grown, in the Middle States, about June 15. PEACHES come from the Bermudas May 1; from the South July 1; and are plenty in market from August to November.
PEARS which are best for eating are in season from August to October. PICKEREL is best from September to March.
PIGEONS, wild, are plentiful in September and October. PORK should never be eaten in warm weather.
POTATOES, new, arrive from the Bermudas about April; from the South June to July, and are plentiful in July and August.
POTATOES, SWEET, are in season from August to December, after which they lose their flavor.
PRAIRIE CHICKENS in season from August to October.
PRUNES arrive fresh from December to May.
PUMPKINS are in season from September to January.
QUAIL (often called Partridge in the South) from November and December. QUINCES are in season from October to December.
RABBITS are in best condition in November, but are in season from September till January, and in the North later, until the breeding season begins.
RADISHES are in season from April till cold weather. RAIL, an excellent little game bird, is best in September and October. RASPBERRIES are in market from the middle of June till September. REED-BIRDS are best in September and October.
RHUBARB from April to September.
SALMON from March till September.
SHAD appear in market from February 20 to June.
SMELTS are abundant from October to April.
SNIPE are in market from March 20 to April 20, and again in October. SPINACH is the earliest vegetable used for greens, and is continued through the season by providing a succession of crops.
SQUASH-Summer, from June to August; winter, from August through the winter.
STRAWBERRIES from the South appear as early as April 1, but are not plentiful until June, and the season is over in July. STURGEON from April to September.
SUCKERS from October to April.
TOMATOES are not plentiful in northern markets before June. TROUT, BROOK, are in season from March till August; lake trout from October to March; Mackinaw trout in winter months.
TURKEYS are best in fall and winter, though in market at all seasons. TURNIPS, new, are in market about June 1, and last through the year. TURTLES are in market from May to winter.
VEAL is in season except in hot weather, when it keeps badly. VENISON from the buck is best from August to November, from the doe from November to January.
WATERMELONs are in season from July to October.
WOODCOCK is in season from July to November, but is best in October. (420)