That’s Italian!

If you like Italian food, October is the month for coupon savings. Columbus Day fell on the second Monday in October, and many grocery-store offers are extended through the end of the month.

And Columbus, if you recall, was a native of Genoa, Italy.

Here are this week’s coupon savings in Italian products:

• Save $1 on any three containers of Ragu pasta sauce, any variety. Expires Dec. 11. Visit www.ragu.com for Italian recipe ideas and also for a chance to win NASCAR family vacation, with visits to the Daytona 500 and an Orlando theme park.

• Prego offers a $1 coupon on any three jars of sauce, 25 oz. or larger, a 75-cent coupon on any one of its new Organic Tomato & Basil and Mushroom sauces and a $1 coupon on any two packages of Pepperidge Farm frozen garlic bread. Expires Nov. 27.

• Crisco has a $1 coupon on any one of its new olive oils, ranging from light to extra virgin. Expires Oct. 31. Visit www.crisco.com/oliveoil for recipe ideas and tips.

• Mueller offers a $1 coupon on any one package of its new multigrain pasta. Expires Nov. 30.

• Bertoli has a $1 coupon on any of its Dinner For Two complete frozen meals in varieties such as Italian Sausage and Rigatoni, Shrimp Scampi and Linguine, and Spinach and Ricotta Cheese Ravioli. Expires Dec. 31.