Historic Prices: 1993

Automobiles

New

• Chevrolet, Lumina, 12,599.00
• Geo, Storm, sport coupe, 9,963.00
• Oldsmobile, Royale 88, special edition, 18,995.00

Used

• 1990, Ford, Mercury, Topaz, 5,990.00
• 1988, Honda, Accord, 9,950.00
• 1984, Chrysler, Le Baron, 2,984.00

Clothing

• Boy's tees and shorts, 5.25-18.00/each
• Junior's shorts, denim, 9.99-19.99/pair
• Men's coat, sport, silk, 70.00/each
• Men's shirt, Christopher Hayes, dress, 11.40-14.60/each
• Men's shirt, golf, 15.99-25.00/each
• Men's slacks, 19.99-25.00/pair
• Men's suit, Today's Man, 199.00-400.00/each
• Women's shirt, tee, Macy's, 8.99-15.00/each
• Women's shoes, Macy's, 9.99-134.00/pair
• Women's suit, 83.99-199.99/each
• Women's sundresses, 19.99/each

Food & beverages

• Apples, Red Delicious, Washington State, .99/lb
• Bacon, Wilson, 1.19/lb
• Beef, chuck steak, 1.20/lb
• Blueberries, fresh, .99/pint
• Bread, County Hearth, .79/22 oz loaf
• Butter, .64/8 oz container
• Cake mix, Pillsbury Plus, .79/18 oz box
• Cheese, Swiss, 2.99/lb
• Cherries, Bing, .99/lb
• Chicken, Country Pride, tender cuts, 3.99/lb
• Coffee, Savarin, .99/13 oz can
• Cucumbers, .99/3
• Crackers, Ritz, 1.99/16 oz box
• Fish, Chicken of the Sea, tuna, .89/6.5 oz can
• Frankfurter rolls, Food Town, .68/8 pack
• Frankfurters, Ball Park, 1.49/lb
• Ice cream, Turkey Hill, 1.99/half gallon
• Juice, Minute Maid, fruit drink, .89/64 oz carton
• Ketchup, Heinz, 2.99/78 oz bottle
• Lettuce, Romaine, .79/lb
• Macaroni, Albadoro, 1.00/three 16 oz pkgs
• Mayonnaise, Hellman's, .99/quart jar
• Nectarines, .99/lb
• Pizza, Domino's, large, up to two toppings, 9.99/each, delivered
• Preserves, Smuckers, grape jelly or jam, .79/2 lb jar
• Soda, Coca Cola, classic, .99/2 litre bottle
• Tomatoes, Jersey Fresh, 1.20/lb
• Yogurt, La Yogurt, 1.00/four 6 oz containers

Furniture

• Bedroom set, oak, 6 pieces, 1,499.00/set
• Chair, Stratford's Blue Tone-on-Tone, recliner, 249.99/each
• Clock, grandfather, Howard Miller, 80" high, cherry, 899.00/each
• Dining room set, maple, 6 pieces, 2,499.00/set
• Futon, 239.00-279.00/each
• Home office suite, Huffman Koos, oak, 6 piece, 2,499.00-4,099.00/set
• Living room suite, 2 piece, 1,298.00/set
• Mattress, Sealy, Brittany, twin size, 18.00/each
• Rug, DuPont, Stainmaster, 1.22/square yard
• Sofa, Eldred Wheeler, Chippendale, 995.00-1,932.00

Garden & lawn equipment

• Annual flowers, 1.99/6" pot
• Grill, Sunbeam, gas, 134.99/each
• Hedge trimmers, Black & Decker, 15.59-129.00/each
• Insecticide, Spectracide, Lawn & Garden, 6.68/10 lb bag
• Lawn mower, Black & Decker, 77.99-249.99/each

Household goods

• Air conditioner, 5000 BTU, 199.98/each
• Clothes washer, GE, heavy duty, 184.00/each
• Dish detergent, Dawn, .99-1.49/22 oz bottle
• Laundry detergent, Wisk, 2.99/72 oz bottle
• Light bulbs, Philips, soft white, .75/4 pack
• Paint, MooreGlow, House & Trim, latex, 17.99/gallon
• Paper cups, Sweetheart, .99-1.69/100 count pack
• Range, Magic Chef, 30", self cleaning, gas, 213.00/each
• Refrigerator, Frigidaire, 21 cu ft, 271.00/each
• Towels, beach, 3.59-11.99/each
• Water cooler, 149.00-245.00/each

Personal care & health

• Aspirin, Bayer, 3.84/100 count bottle
• Deodorant, Dry Idea, roll-on, 2.69/2.5 oz container
• Mouthwash, Scope, 2.49/bottle
• Shampoo, Pantene Pro-V, 6.49/28 oz pump
• Tissues, Mardi Gras, .49/100 count box
• Toilet paper, Cottonelle, 1.49/6 rolls
• Toothpaste, Crest, 1.99/6 oz tube
• Vitamins, Centrum, 7.84/130 count pkg

Real estate

Houses for sale

• Montville, 3 bedroom, colonial, 199,900.00
• Morristown, 3 bedroom, 165,000.00
• Rockaway Boro, 3 bedroom, 224,900.00

Houses for rent

• Boonton, 3 bedroom 1,000.00/month
• Chatham Twp, 3-4 bedroom, 1,350.00/month
• Dover, duplex, 900.00/month

Apartments & rooms

• Boonton, 1 bedroom, 875.00/month
• Parsippany, Knoll Gardens, 630.00/month

Recreation & amusements

• Camcorder, RCA, 8mm, 499.00/each
• Concert, New Philharmonic of New Jersey, 17.00-20.00/ticket
• Dinner, Charlie Brown's, New York Sirloin 10 oz, 10.45/person
• Dinner theatre, Llewellyn Farms Restaurant [Morris Plains, NJ], 33.00/person
• Hotel room, Sheraton Tara [Parsippany NJ], 79.50/includes breakfast buffet
• Native American Pow Wow, Matarazzo Farms [Belvidere NJ], 6.00/adult; 5.50/seniors; 4.00/children
• Radio, Walkman, 29.98/each
• Swimming pool, Intex, inflatable, 39.99/each
• Telephone, Radio Shack, cordless, 69.00-109.95/each
• Television, Magnavox, color, 35", 329.00/each
• VCR, Fisher, 4 head, stereo, 269.98-329.98/each
• Videocassettes, Sony, blank, 8.99/3 pack
• Water gun, Laramie, Super Soaker 200, 29.99/each

How much did it cost to stock Thanksgiving tables in 1993? These prices were advertised in The Daily Record [Morris County, New Jersey] & Star Ledger [Newark, NJ], November 23-28, 1993.

Meat, fowl & fish

• Bacon, Shop Rite, .99/lb
• Beef, roast, 1.59/lb
• Chicken, whole, .79/lb
• Cornish Hens, Tyson 1.89/lb
• Ham, Deitz & Watson, 2.29/lb
• Lamb, leg, 1.99/lb
• oysters, 2.99/8 oz pkg
• Sausage, Jones, .84/8 oz pkg
• Shrimp, large, 6.99/lb
• Turkey, .59/lb

Vegetables

• Broccoli, frozen, .99/20 oz bag
• Carrots, .89/two l lb bags
• Celery, Dole, .99/sleeve
• Onions, 1.69/3 lb bag
• Peas, Green Giant, frozen, .99/10 oz pkg
• Pickles, B&G Dill, 3.00/two 32 oz jars
• Potatoes, 1.49/5 lb bag
• Squash, acorn, .59 cents/lb
• Sweet potatoes, .99/lb
• Tomatoes, Redpack, 69 cents/28 oz can
• Turnips, yellow, .29/lb
• Yams, canned, .89/40 oz

Fruits & nuts

• Apples, Delicious, .99/lb
• Chestnuts, 2.49/lb
• Cranberries, 2.49/lb
• Cranberry sauce, Ocean Spray, .69/lb can
• Grapefruit, .99 cents/4
• Grapes, Emperor, .99/lb
• Oranges, Florida, .99/5
• Pears, Anjou, .99/lb
• Pineapple, Libby's, 69 cents/20 oz can

Dairy, eggs & cheese

• Butter, Breakstone, 89 cents/8 oz
• Cheese, cream, .99/8 oz container
• Cheese, Muenster, 3.99/lb
• Cream, sour, Light n' Lively, 84 cents/lb container
• Eggs, 69 cents/dozen
• Margarine, Fleischmann, .99/lb
• Milk, Skim, 2.09/gallon

Desserts

• Cookies, Peek Freans, .99/7 oz box
• Pie, Mince, 8", 2.99/each
• Pie, Mrs. Smith's, frozen, 2.49/10" pie
• Pie shells, Pet, .99/10 oz pkg
• Stollen, fruit, 2.99/each

Baking, cereals, spices & condiments

• Chocolate chips, Hershey, 1.99/24 oz bag
• Shortening, 1.99/3 lb can
• Stuffing bread, .79/lb loaf
• Sugar, Domino .69/lb

Beverages

• Champagne, Andre, 2.59/750 ml
• Cider, 2.99/gallon
• Coffee, Eight O'Clock, 99 cents/12 oz bag
• Ginger ale, Schwepps, 99 cents/2 liter bottle
• Juice, Minute Maid, orange, 1.50/64 oz carton
• Juice, Ocean Spray, cranberry, 2.69/gallon
• Juice, Tropicana, orange, 1.99/gallon

"Delicious Ways to Use Leftover Turkey": We never seem to have enough turkey. Already cooked after the Thanksgiving feast, it is a perfect low-fat addition to sandwiches, pizza, stir-fries, almost everything... Turkey Tortilla Pizzas 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. chili powder 1 tsp. dried oregano 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper 2 cups cooked turkey breast meat, cut into julienne strips 5 T. olive oil 1 red pepper, seeded and cut into thin julienne strip 1 yellow pepper, seeded and cut into thin julienne strips 1 medium onion, cut into crescent slivers 8 8-oz flour tortillas 1/2 lb. shredded smoked cheddar or regular cheddar cheese 4 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro Combine all of the dried herbs and spices, tossing to blend. Toss the herbs with the strips of turkey and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Set aside. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pepper strips and onion and saute until softened--5-6 minutes. Add the turkey mixture and saute another 2 minutes. remove from heat and set aside. When ready to assemble the pizzas, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Brush the tortillas lightly on one side with the remaining olive oil. Place the tortillas, oil-side up, on baking sheets and cook in the oven until just beginning to crisp--about 5 minutes. remove the tortillas from the oven and sprinkle each with some of the grated cheddar to cover the surface slightly all over. Divide the turkey-vegetable mixture evenly among the pizzas. Sprinkle the top of each with some of the diced tomatoes and cilantro. Bake the pizzas until the cheese has melted and the tops are beginning to brown lightly--about 10 minutes. Cut each pizza into 6 wedges and serve at once. (Makes 3 dozen wedges)." ---Ruth Eames, Daily Record, November 24, 1993 (p. B3)