DATE: Wednesday, November 5, 1997           TAG: 9711040046

SECTION: FLAVOR                  PAGE: F6   EDITION: FINAL 

COLUMN: Market Report 

SOURCE: BY KAREN SANTOS, VIRGINIAN-PILOT STAFF 

                                            LENGTH:   61 lines

THOSE DARLING CLEMENTINES ARE HERE

YOU CAN GET a 5-pound box of clementines for $8.88 at Farmer Jack. Don't know what a clementine is? Let me help. It's a flavorful, sweet, juicy, easy to peel mandarin orange, grown to be eaten fresh.

Farmer Jack also has red grapefruits, five for $1.

Summer or zucchini squash and red or golden Delicious apples are 69 cents a pound at Hannaford. Bananas are 29 cents a pound at Food Lion.

Be-Lo has 4-pound bags of seedless navel oranges for 99 cents and kiwis are three for 89 cents. Broccoli is 76 cents a bunch at Farm Fresh.

Sweet potatoes are 27 cents a pound, tomatoes are 49 cents a pound, green cabbage is 19 cents a pound and Bosc or D'Anjou pears are 49 cents a pound at 3 Stores 1 Roof and Rack & Sack.

Papayas are 99 cents each and Del Monte Sugar Sweet Gold pineapples are $2.49 at Harris Teeter.

Food Lion has 8 ounces of sliced mushrooms for 99 cents.

There's beef galore.

Food Lion has boneless beef london broil for $1.69 a pound. Boneless chuck roast is $1.99 a pound at Harris Teeter.

Boneless sirloin is $1.98 a pound a Hannaford.

Be-Lo has packages of four or more boneless rib-eye steaks for $3.99 a pound and 10- to 12-pound average whole sirloin tips for $1.49 a pound.

Angus beef boneless bottom round roast is $1.88 a pound at Farm Fresh. Half or whole boneless N.Y. strips are $2.58 a pound at Farmer Jack.

Other meat specials include Smithfield smoked picnics for 79 cents a pound at Hannaford.

Turkey breast is 89 cents a pound and Perdue fresh cornish hens are $1.69 a pound at Harris Teeter.

Be-Lo has Williamsburg shank portion country ham for $1.79 a pound and Boston butt pork roast for $1.39 a pound.

Boneless center cut pork chops are $2.88 a pound at Farm Fresh.

3 Stores 1 Roof has whole pork loins for $1.28 a pound, limit two, and select fryer parts for 88 cents a pound.

If you have picky cereal eaters, they can choose from 11 varieties of Kellogg's cereal for $1.99 a box at Farm Fresh.

Thirst quenchers range from 100-count Lipton Tea bags or 48 count decaf tea bags for $1.99 at Farm Fresh, to 2-liter Coke products for 78 cents or a gallon of Sunny Delight citrus punch for $1.68 at 3 Stores 1 Roof and Rack & Sack.

Pantry specials include Campbell's chicken noodle soup for 59 cents and 22-ounce bottles of Sunlight dish detergent for 89 cents at Hannaford.

A quart of Hellman's mayonnaise is $1.99, and three (11- to 15.25-ounce) cans of Del-Monte vegetables are 99 cents at Farmer Jack.

On the shelf

Coconut can be a hard nut to crack, but it's worth it. Once you've used fresh coconut meat and milk in recipes, you'll discover how much better they can be than canned.

Brooks Tropicals of Homestead, Fla., wants to make opening a fresh coconut easier. They've scored lines on the shell to make these nuts easier to deal with.

You'll find this item marketed as ``The Groovy Coconut'' in local grocery stores.

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