Passionfruit, melon sell readily

Press, 3 April 1980, Page 2

Passionfruit, melon sell readily

New season purple granadillas, or passionfruit as they are more commonly known in New Zealand, were well supplied and reasonably priced on the Christchurch - markets yesterday. These sold for up to $5 a carton yesterday. Rock melons and second-crop strawberries were again in the markets in good quantities. Strawberries sold for 45c to 75c a punnet. Mushrooms, capsicums, and egg plants all sold well. Stone fruit is tapering off in quantity aS ithe sea-, son nears the end* Nectarines were auctioned to $5.50 a case and peaches to $6. Plums ranged in price with the best dessert plums going to $lO a case. Nelson quinces . .. were available at' about $5 a case yesterday. Island bananas arrived at the weekend and were auctioned during the week. Ecuadorean bananas which arrived on Monday were sold this week. Another boatload of Florida graepfruit arrived and was unloaded for the markets on Tuesday. Australian Valencia and a few navel oranges are now due on April 8, a little later than first expected. The first Golden Delicious apples were released this week. Cox’s Orange, Kidd’s Orange," Lord Wolsey, Gala, and

Spartan apples are all available. Pears are also plentiful. The first Beurre , Bose were released this * week. The vegetable scene is much the same as if was last week, with’ supplies

plentiful and prices fairly stable. More corn is being picked as the weather cools. Cases fetched $1 to $2 yesterday. Cabbages are still reasonably priced and red cabbages are coming into the markets in greater quantity. These were auctioned to $l.BO a bag. The best quality cau- ‘ liflowers have dropped a little in price on last week. Courgettes also have firmed with halfcases going to $8.50 a case. Brussels sprouts

were down .a little In price. Carrots, parsnips, beans, and other green vegetables are plentiful and not too expensive.. . Big quantities of graypumpkins were on; the market floor yesterday. The price has come down a little to $2 to $5 , a bag, depending on the size of the bag. Butternuts and buttercups are plentiful. Bright, clean onions were in demand yesterday at $3.50 to $4 a bag. Inferior quality onions sold for as low as $2 a bag. Southland swedes were auctioned to $4 a bag. Potatoes prices are fairly stable, fetching $2 to $4 a bag. This week’s recipe PASSIONFRUIT . TEACAKE 1 egg . J cup sugar i cup milk pulp of 2 to 3 passionfruit 1 cup of self-raising flour pinch salt 1 tablespoon melted butter. , ; Method: . Separate egg, beat ~i egg-white stiffly, add sugar, then egg-yolk* Beat well. Fold in sifted flour and salt alternately with milk, made up to | cup with passionfuirt pulp (this will curdle) and butter. Fill into greased 18cm sandwich - tin. Bake in moderate oven 30 to 35 minutes. When cold, top with passionfruit icing.