
DATE: Wednesday, August 20, 1997            TAG: 9708190066

SECTION: FLAVOR                  PAGE: F1   EDITION: FINAL 

COLUMN: MARKET REPORT

SOURCE: BY KAREN SANTOS, VIRGINIAN-PILOT STAFF 

                                            LENGTH:   95 lines

SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE AMONG THE SPECIALS AT STORES THIS WEEK

BACK-TO-SCHOOL shopping doesn't just mean buying clothes. You can stock up on school supplies at Farm Fresh's ``Back to School'' sale. Choose from notebooks, crayons, typing paper and pens.

Breakfast specials this week include 12 ounces of Smithfield ham sausage for 99 cents at Food Lion. Nabisco Toastette pastries are 98 cents for a 13-ounce box at 3 Stores 1 Roof & Rack & Sack.

Harris Teeter cereals, 13.5 to 18 ounces, are 99 cents, 12-ounce packages of Armour bacon are 99 cents and 64-ounce containers of Harris Teeter orange juice are 79 cents, limit four.

Pack school lunches with these deals. Harris Teeter has 10-packs of Capri Sun for $1.79, 18-ounce jars of Harris Teeter peanut butter or 32 ounces of grape jelly for 99 cents and 9-count Frito Lay snack paks for $1.99.

Little Debbie boxes of Swiss cake rolls or oatmeal cream pies are 69 cents and three-packs of Juicy Juice are 89 cents at Farm Fresh.

Herr's potato chips, 20-ounce bags, are two for $3 at Be-Lo.

For after-school snacks, Campbell's 10.5- to 10.75-ounce cans of chicken noodle or tomato soup are two for $1, or 5-ounce cans of Armour vienna sausage are two for 95 cents at Food Lion.

Farmer Jack has 64-ounce jars of Very Fine Apple Quenchers for $1.79, limit one. For your athlete, 32-ounce bottles of All Sport drinks are 79 cents.

Blueberry season is at its peak. Juanita Burns of Pungo Blueberries Etc. says they have tons of blueberries and picking should last until mid-September.

Other produce specials include green cabbage for 25 cents a pound at Food Lion.

Be-Lo has snap beans for 89 cents a pound. Farm Fresh has broccoli for 88 cents a bunch, honeydew melons for 98 cents each and red or yellow bell peppers at two for $1.

3 Stores 1 Roof has lettuce for 39 cents a head, cantaloupe for 69 cents and watermelons for $1.49.

Available at Rack & Sack are plums, peaches and nectarines for 69 cents a pound and bartlett pears for 59 cents a pound.

Harris Teeter has 3-pound bags of yellow onions for 49 cents and 10-pound bags of Russet potatoes for 99 cents, limit two.

Meat specials this week include whole sirlion tips, $1.39 a pound at Food Lion.

Be-Lo has semi-boneless rib-eye steaks, four or more, for $3.99 a pound. Five-pound bags of fresh fryer leg quarters are 49 cents a pound and whole or half boneless pork loin is $2.99 a pound.

Smithfield smoked picnic is 69 cents a pound at Hannaford.

Certified Angus Beef ground chuck is $1.18 a pound and boneless leg of lamb is $2.99 a pound at Farm Fresh.

3 Stores 1 Roof has full cut round steak for $1.27 a pound. Along with 3 Stores 1 Roof, Rack & Sack has Boston butt pork roast for 98 cents a pound and Oscar Mayer meat wieners for 98 cents a pound.

Pork butt country ribs are $1.49 a pound and 14-ounce packages of Healthy Choice franks or smoked sausage are $1.99 at Hannaford.

Farmer Jack has boneless chicken breast for $1.89 a pound, sold in 5-pound bags.

Seafood lovers can enjoy these specials: Be-Lo has croaker pan fish for $1.59 a pound.

3 Stores 1 Roof has 51- to 60-count shrimp for $4.98 a pound, and Harris Teeter has orange roughy fillets for $4.99 a pound.

Alaskan salmon is $2.99 a pound at Hannaford.

If you're thirsty, you can't beat 12-packs of Coke & Coke products for $1.98, limit two, at 3 Stores 1 Roof.

Stock the pantry with 20 ounces of Downy Ultra, two for $6 at Food Lion. A gallon of Clorox is 79 cents at Farm Fresh.

3 Stores 1 Roof and Rack & Sack have 32-ounce jars of Hellman's Real Mayonnaise for $1.68, limit two.

Coronet paper towels, three-roll packs, are $1.34 at Farmer Jack.

Don't forget Fido. Food Lion has 22-pound bags of Purina dog chow for $5.99.

On a warm evening enjoy a cool dessert. Choose from 12 ounces of Viennetta, all varieties, for $1.79 at Food Lion or Pet Ritz creme pies for 99 cents each at Hannaford. ILLUSTRATION: Photo

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Stock up on blueberry specials this week.

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On the shelf

You may flip your lid over Pretzel Flipz. They are the best of

two worlds - a light salty snack drenched in white fudge or milk

chocolate.

Rold Gold Pretzels and Nestle have teamed up to make a winner. An

informal taste test found both treats tasty, with white fudge the

favorite.

Suggested retail price for 2-ounce individual bags is 79 to 99