Just as we had people like Mrs. Harris to bring us butter and eggs, there were others on the lookout for Mother’s favorite fruits and vegetables. These scouts would call her the minute a shipment arrived, and she would be on the way to collect it with great dispatch. Thus we had the first artichokes of the season to arrive in Portland, and we had them in quantity while they lasted. The same was true of California strawberries, raspberries, asparagus, beans and many other items. Mother was not a season rusher, but she wanted the first good fruits and vegetables that appeared.
