DATE: Wednesday, June 4, 1997               TAG: 9706030124

SECTION: FLAVOR                  PAGE: F1   EDITION: FINAL 

COLUMN: MARKET REPORT 

SOURCE: BY KAREN SANTOS, VIRGINIAN-PILOT STAFF 

                                            LENGTH:   59 lines

GROCERY STORES LURE SHOPPERS WITH SEAFOOD BARGAINS

SURF'S UP with the seafood specials this week: Ocean perch fillets are $4.99 a pound and croakers are $1.99 a pound at Be-Lo.

Hannaford has farm-raised catfish fillets for $3.99 a pound and swordfish steaks for $4.99 a pound.

Alaskan snow crab clusters are $2.98 a pound at Farm Fresh and medium (31- to 40-count) tiger shrimp are $6.98 at 3 Stores 1 Roof.

G.W. Marketplace has bay scallops and red snapper fillets for $3.99 a pound.

Take advantage of these deals on paper products and cleaning supplies. Food Lion has Tide Ultra 2 detergent (85 load regular or 67 load with bleach) for $9.99.

Get two (8-roll) packages of Soft'N Gentle bathroom tissue for $3 at Be-Lo. Farmer Jack has Coronet paper towels (3-roll pack) for $1.34, limit one.

Dawn dish liquid (22-ounce) bottles are 89 cents at 3 Stores 1 Roof.

Produce specials include apricots for $1.29 a pound at Food Lion.

Farm Fresh has seedless limes for 12 cents each, 6-ounce packages of portobello mushrooms for $1.99, cantaloupes for 88 cents each and blueberries for 98 cents a pint.

Five-pound bags of red delicious apples are $2.69 and green beans are 69 cents a pound at Be-Lo.

Hannaford has cucumbers for 29 cents each and Fuji or Braebarn apples for 99 cents a pound.

Zucchini is 57 cents a pound, red raspberries or blackberries are two (6-ounce) packages for $3 and seedless red or white grapes are 97 cents a pound at Farmer Jack.

Rack & Sack has bananas, 19 cents a pound; iceberg lettuce, 39 cents a head; peaches, 49 cents a pound; and nectarines, 59 cents a pound.

Baking potatoes are 19 cents a pound and cabbage is 19 cents a pound at 3 Stores 1 Roof.

Stock the freezer with Budget Gourmet frozen dinners, four (8.75- to 10-ounce) packages are $5 and pound packages of Hormel Black Label bacon for $1.99 at Food Lion.

Rack & Sack has Marie Callendar pot pies, cobblers, dinners or entrees, (13 to 17 ounces) for $2.28 each.

Selected varieties of America's Choice frozen vegetables are three (9- to 10-ounce) packages for 99 cents at Farmer Jack.

On the shelf

Look for packages of tasty Malibu Farms fresh-peeled and -cooked baby potatoes with wild herb seasonings in produce sections.

You simply toss the vacuum-packed potatoes with the seasoning packet and microwave. Imported from Holland, they are fat-free, low in salt and 100 percent natural.

Suggested retail price is $2.99 ILLUSTRATION: [Color Photo]

MOTOYA NAKAMURA

The Virginian-Pilot

Malibu Farms' baby potatoes are fat-free and ready to microwave.

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