The Henrico County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is selling Virginia apples, peanuts and honey as well as cookbooks and bag clips to benefit local 4-H youth programs.
Apples are available in Winesap and Gold Rush varieties for $18 per half-bushel, or 75 cents per pound. Peanuts come in a 2-pound sack and are available raw with recipes for $10 or in salted or unsalted cocktail varieties for $15. A 1-pound jar of raw, local honey costs $10.
Handy Camel Giant Bag Clips, which can be used to reseal and carry bags up to 50 pounds, are $12 and feature the 4-H logo. Spiral-bound cookbooks are $8 apiece and include more than 140 recipes. The following titles are available: “On the Grill,” “Cookies & Bars,” “Kids in the Kitchen,” “Best of the Holidays,” “Slow Cooker” and “Diabetic Recipes.”
Orders can be completed online. Forms also are available at henrico.us/extension, the Extension office, any Henrico library or by calling (804) 501-5160. A check or money order payable to Henrico 4-H Fund must accompany each order.
Orders placed after Friday, Nov. 6 will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Orders will be available for pickup from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 at the loading dock of the Human Services Building, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive.
