DATE: Wednesday, October 15, 1997           TAG: 9710140049

SECTION: FLAVOR                  PAGE: F1   EDITION: FINAL 
COLUMN: MARKET REPORT

SOURCE: BY KAREN SANTOS, VIRGINIAN-PILOT, STAFF 

                                            LENGTH:   36 lines

SPOOKY IDEAS IN PRODUCE BIN

FOR A REAL Halloween treat, make some caramel or candy apples with 3-pound bags of red or golden delicious apples for 89 cents from 3 Stores 1 Roof.

Other produce deals include 5-pound bags of Russet potatoes for 99 cents and bartlett pears for 69 cents at Be-Lo.

For a variety, Harris Teeter has eight types of grapes for 99 cents a pound, three types of pears for 79 cents a pound, and 4 pounds of green cabbage for $1.

Farm Fresh has 4 pounds of bananas for $1. Gold sweet potatoes are 33 cents pound at Hannaford.

There's a 10-cent sale going on at Farmer Jack. Choose from tangerines, oranges, cucumbers, limes, lemons, red plum tomatoes and kiwi.

For an easy dinner throw a roast and vegetables in the crock pot. Choose from Boston butt pork roast for $1.49 a pound at Be-Lo. Farmer Jack has boneless bottom round roast for $1.87 a pound, and boneless top round London Broil is $1.78 a pound at 3 Stores 1 Roof.

Additional meat deals include baking hens for 79 cents a pound and boneless round steak for $1.59 a pound at Be-Lo.

Harris Teeter has whole boneless pork loin for $1.99 a pound and boneless center cut pork chops for $2.99 a pound.

Assorted pork chops are $1.49 a pound and Certified Angus Beef porterhouse or T-bone steaks are $4.98 a pound at Farm fresh.

Farmer Jack has 5-pound bags of boneless chicken breast for $1.87 a pound. Enjoy split fresh turkey breast for $1.79 a pound, fresh pork shoulder for 99 cents a pound and shank portion smoked ham for 99 cents a pound from Hannaford.

Smoked ham slices are $1.68 a pound at 3 Stores 1 Roof.

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