Snap up macarons before craze hits

Those who are fond of imagining they have crystal balls are telling us that the Next Big Thing — the new cupcake, as it were — will be the macaron. Not to be confused with macaroons, macarons are meringue-based wafers sandwiched around a cream or jam filling.

Eric Blum is looking for them in Las Vegas, and fellow readers have a few sources for him. Julie Zerbel, Jane Karadbil, Carolyn Titus and Patti Lunn all recommended Patisserie Manon, 8751 W. Charleston Blvd., and Aline Collins emailed to recommend Bonjour Bakery & Deli, 4012 S. Rainbow Blvd. …

For Dennis Paxson, who’s looking for Lebanon bologna, Teresa Ziolkowski and Bernd Klopfer reported finding it at Smith’s, and Lois R. Alander and Colleen Sams found it at Albertsons. …

For Louise Sutherland, Sams found jalapeno poppers at Albertsons at 2650 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway in Henderson, and Chuck Breuer finds them at Smart & Final. …

For Sheila Fagarsky, Harriet Shuman, Anna Carlton and Blum reported finding Hebrew National Salami at Bagel Cafe at 301 N. Buffalo Drive. …

And for Ilene Farr, who’s looking for root-beer syrup, Nancy Beck reported finding Torani brand at Smart & Final and Sweetleaf liquid stevia in root-beer flavor at Whole Foods Market. …

Here are more reader requests.

Connie Webb: orange marmalade without added sugar, and pear preserves;

Joanie Glasser: a local source for Progresso canned red clam sauce;

Anh Silva: Knott’s Berry Farm Red Raspberry Preserves, which she used to get at Vons;

Janet and Keith Oberlander: beef Wellington;

Cheryle Yount Casar: broasted chicken wings, from a source other than Hooters;

Cindy Plarr: Gennessee Cream Ale, which she used to get at Sunflower Farmers Market, and white cheddar jalapeno cheese;

Jerry and Carol Schull: a local source for instant polenta;

Karen Center: Orbit Mist gum in Watermelon Spring flavor;

George Puziak: a restaurant that serves real Ukrainian food and a bakery that makes dense, dark, fragrant Ukrainian bread;

Bill Haes: Marsala sauce and frozen Indonesian nasi goreng, which he used to get at Trader Joe’s;

Linda Habel: a local restaurant that serves spinach pie similar to that served in the Federal Hill area of Providence, R.I.;

And Jack and Kay Gaworski: goose liver in any form, Rosenberg Costello Danish Blue Cheese in oil and freshly sliced salmon.

Readers?

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