Housewives Still Busy Bottling

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30982, 11 February 1966, Page 14

Housewives Still Busy Bottling

Housewives are still busy with jam making and bottling, also preserving from the kitchen garden. This work has not been helped by the changeable weather.

Imported goods are still taking from 10 days to a fortnight between Lyttelton and : merchants' warehouses, and i this remains a sore point with ■importers. It was hoped that, the backlog would have been cleared by now and deliveries restored to normal. Canned fish. —Canned fish, under the brand “Sea Casket and packed in Christchurch, has met a steady •demand over j the last few months, and there i are now shortage's in some« ; parts of the country. The agents; say that fresh fish supplies | have been a problem. At pre-; sent the packers are trying toi catch up on the backlog of: orders. Packet soups.—A new range of soups is being introduced next month by the Nestle Company. (N.Z.) Ltd. These are i ;under the usual Maggi brand. | ! Varieties are smoked blue cod i j chowder, oyster chowder and I crayfish chowder, retailing al Is 6d a sachet. These should be ! appreciated by the connois-• j seur. A new variety cream: ; of vegetable has been added ’

to the normal range, to sell at •the usual Is 2d a packet. Washing powder.—Sharland and Co.. Ltd., is marketing a new washing powder under thei brand toy. Its new feature is; that it washes, bleaches and 1 i blues all in one action. The makers say that the powder can be used with complete saf ety for all fabrics, including baby clothes and woollens. Dried apricots.—New season’s prices are out for Australian dried tree fruits, and show an advance on last season’s of! ; about 10s per cwt. The price! increase indicates a shortage.' jand at this stage, suppliers ; can only confirm 40 per cent of I i dried apricot orders already! placed before the announce-, ment of prices. Further alloca-' lions are to be made, if pos* i sible. All other tree fruit crops i ! appear satisfactory and suppliers should be able to con- ! firm in full all orders for. i peaches, pears and nectarines. I Buyers will be forced to look’ ’ at other markets, possibly (South Africa, which has reicently been trying to get a'; ; footing in the New Zealand : market. Cigarettes. A new “king-1 • size’’ hinge lid pack of Du ! Maurier cigarettes is being ! marketed in Christchurch. This is a new design for Du Maur- ' ier and there have been good’ !sales reports from places such, |as Canada. The new pack re-j itails at 2s 6d, the same price jas the original one which will | not be withdrawn from sale. Imported cheese. —Salos of imported cheese still appear good and today most grocers i have a variety on their shel-1 ves. Recent shipments include English. Danish and Dutch] cheese. i