Readers happy as clams

Today we have two reader finds, both Progresso products and both involving clams. Clearly, Taste of the Town readers like their Progresso clams.

For Max Bell, who’s looking for Progresso Manhattan Clam Chowder, Del Barry reported finding it at Albertsons and Milly Wright and Kathy Boland found it at Vons – Wright at the store at 45 E. Horizon Ridge Parkway in Henderson and Boland at the store at 820 S. Rampart Blvd.

And for Lisa Schiano, Jennifer Esposito found Progresso White Clam Sauce at Wal-Mart at 5200 S. Fort Apache Road and Linda Lapham found it at Wal-Mart at 7175 Spring Mountain Road and Smith’s at 2211 N. Rampart Blvd., where she said it’s not with the other clam sauces but with special condiments. …

For Sharon Szanto, who’s looking for Swanson’s Chicken a la King in a can, Bea Shepherd and Sherry Wade reported finding it at Wal-Mart at 4505 W. Charleston Blvd. and at 450 Marks St. in Henderson. …

For Helen Brown, who’s looking for sugar-free bread-and-butter pickles, Eileen de Doelder reported finding Mt. Olive at Vons at 1940 Village Center Circle, and she also recommended a recipe she found at Food.com: Combine 1 thinly sliced medium cucumber (unwaxed are best), 2 thinly sliced small sweet onions, ¾ cup Splenda, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon celery seeds, ½ teaspoon mustard seeds and ½ cup vinegar in a microwave-safe bowl (pouring vinegar on last) and microwaving, uncovered, on high for 4 minutes. Stir, then cook 3 to 4 minutes longer, until bubbly and cucumber and onions are crisp-tender. Cover with plastic wrap, cool on a rack and, when cool, refrigerate overnight. …

More on huckleberry ice cream: Kathie Craig Pearson emailed to say that while the Tillamook Mountain Huckleberry ice cream recommended in this column last week is good, it’s huckleberry swirl in vanilla ice cream. For ice cream that’s all huckleberry all the time, she recommends Wilcoxon’s Ice Cream in Livingston, Mont., at wilcoxonsicecream.com (406-222-2370). …

Here are more reader requests.

Pearson: cans of B&M Baked Beans that are larger than 16 ounces;

Janet Gordon: smoked or regular Scottish kippers, “the New York appetizer store kind,” and “the flat-ish fried noodles that come with soup in Chinese restaurants;”

Ilene Farr: smoked fish;

Tom Scott: a local source for Polly-O string cheese;

Liz Hahn: Clearman’s cheese spread, which she used to get at Food 4 Less;

Vivian Beaugrand: a local source for Hoffy natural-casing hot dogs, which she used to get at Costco;

And Michelle Ferrazzi: reader suggestions for “the best beer-battered fish fry out here.”

Readers?

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