Greengrocer

Here is where you may get your recommended daily allowance of fruits, vegetables, and other things your mother used to make you eat. Outside of large markets in cities, this category usually represents individual farmers selling the fruits of their labour.

Apples, per pound. . . . . 3ƒ3

Apricots, per pound. . . . . 4ƒ2

Artichokes, ground, per pound. . . . . 3ƒ

Bananas, one-pound bunch. . . . . 3ƒ4

Beets, per pound. . . . . 2ƒ4

Bell peppers, per pound. . . . . 3ƒ8

Berries, wild, mixed, per pound. . . . . 2ƒ5

Blackberries, per pound. . . . . 3ƒ2

Blueberries, per pound. . . . . 3ƒ3

Bonbons, per pound. . . . . 1₲

Cabbage, per head. . . . . 9¢

Capers, per ounce. . . . . 6ƒ2

Carrots, per pound. . . . . 2ƒ2

Cherries, per ounce. . . . . 3ƒ

Chocolates, assorted, one-pound box. . . . . 1₲14

Dewberries, per pound. . . . . 2ƒ9

Eggplant, per pound. . . . . 4ƒ

Elderberries, per ounce. . . . . 2ƒ2

Figs, per pound. . . . . 2ƒ

Grapes, per pound, seeded. . . . . 4ƒ


 * ————Red or white, same price

Grapes, per pound, seedless. . . . . 6ƒ


 * ————"I hate grapes! I can't stand grapes! I loathe grapes! All kinds of grapes! I hate purple grapes! I hate green grapes! I hate grapes with seeds! I hate grapes without seeds! I hate them peeled and non-peeled! I hate grapes in bunches, one at a time, or in groups of twos and threes! I fucking hate grapes!" ——Psychos in Love

Green beans, per ounce. . . . . 1ƒ7


 * ————Personally I can't stand them, but others seem to like them all right enough.

Green peas, per pound. . . . . 2ƒ4

Honeydew melon. . . . . 5ƒ1

Jalapeño, per pound. . . . . 5ƒ8

Juice, per pint, apple. . . . . 2ƒ3


 * ————Standard juice, meaning a very small amount of alcohol has been added for preservation and sanitation

Juice, per pint, banana. . . . . 2ƒ5

Juice, per pint, grape. . . . . 2ƒ

Juice, per pint, mango. . . . . 2ƒ1


 * ————"I want to lie shipwrecked and comatose. Drinking fresh mango juice. Goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes. Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun."

Juice, per pint, orange. . . . . 2ƒ4

Juice, per pint, pear. . . . . 2ƒ2

Juice, per pint, tomato. . . . . 2ƒ5

Juice, unspiked, per pint, apple. . . . . 4ƒ1


 * ————'Unspiked juice' means no alcohol. It also means the shelf-life is measured in hours. Most often these juices are fresh-squeezed when ordered.

Juice, unspiked, per pint, banana. . . . . 3ƒ5

Juice, unspiked, per pint, grape. . . . . 3ƒ2

Juice, unspiked, per pint, mango. . . . . 3ƒ8

Juice, unspiked, per pint, orange. . . . . 4ƒ

Juice, unspiked, per pint, pear. . . . . 3ƒ9

Juice, unspiked, per pint, tomato. . . . . 4ƒ7

Lettuce, per head. . . . . 8¢

Mushrooms, per ounce. . . . . 3ƒ6


 * ————"Are they fresh?" Of course not; they're mushrooms, aren't they?

Olives, per pound, pitted. . . . . 6ƒ

Olives, per pound, stuffed. . . . . 8ƒ5

Papaya, per pound. . . . . 2ƒ8

Peaches, per pound. . . . . 2ƒ4

Pears, per pound. . . . . 2ƒ5

Persimmons, per pound. . . . . 3ƒ2

Plantains, per pound. . . . . 3ƒ

Plums,per pound. . . . . 7ƒ

Potatoes, per pound. . . . . 1ƒ2

Prunes, per pound. . . . . 2ƒ2

Pumpkin, each. . . . . 6ƒ

Raisins, per ounce. . . . . 1ƒ

Raspberries, per pound. . . . . 3ƒ1

Strawberries, per pound. . . . . 3ƒ2

Swallow's nest, each. . . . . 2₲9


 * ————By weight, this is an incredibly expensive foodstuff. The price per pound can exceed 200₲.

Sweet potatoes, per pound. . . . . 2ƒ3

Tomato, per pound. . . . . 3ƒ2

Truffle, each. . . . . 3ƒ


 * ————This is for a small one. The price of course increases with size.

Watermelon, each. . . . . 4ƒ3

Yams, per pound. . . . . 2ƒ8