Blast the trumpets! We have crumpets!

Vivian A. Beyea is looking for crumpets, and her fellow readers know where to find them: Trader Joe’s, those emporia of all things interesting, exotic and, most of the time, inexpensive. Karen Langbert, Candy Bakko, Natalie Tantleff and Anita Poret responded, pointing out that they can be found in the bakery section at T.J.’s local stores. …

For Frank James, who’s looking for instant espresso, Pattie Gray emailed that Glazier’s Food Marketplace at 8525 W. Warm Springs Road carries two brands. Joyce Winters of Williams-Sonoma at 1001 S. Rampart Blvd. said both her store and the one at 2255 Village Walk Drive in The District at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson carry it, and the Jensens at Village Meat & Wine, 5025 S. Eastern Ave., emailed that they carry it, too. …

For Myron Kalstabakken, who’s looking for a local source for lefse, Karla Clipper emailed that it’s not available in Las Vegas, but she recommended Countryside Lefse in Blair, Wis., at www.lefse.com (800-584-6789). …

For Marilynn Keck, who’s looking for a source for breaded veal patties, Sheila Greenbaum recommended Glazier’s Food Marketplace. …

And for Fred Hutchirs, who’s looking for loose Bigelow Jasmine Tea, Kathy Pangrac, customer-service supervisor at Bigelow Tea, emailed that it’s only available in bags now, although she would pass the request on to the company’s marketing team. …

Here are more reader requests.

Gray: a local source for Stokes Green Chile Sauce (not ranchero), chicken or pork flavor, which she used to find at Walmart;

Steve Vinik: a local source for Hebrew National knockwurst;

Larry Johnson: Hood low-fat milk, which he used to get at Walmart, and Nathan’s Lil Smokies, the beef variety;

Alice Collette: a local source for friselle, a hard Italian bread that resembles a half-bagel;

Barbara Naftal: bakeries that make fat-free muffins;

Laura Denenberg: Damson plum preserves;

Denny Valentine: good custard pie, and a store that sells extra-green bananas, for making pastelles;

John Scott: mixed-fruit jelly or apple-grape jelly; he used to find the Bama brand in Georgia;

Caroline Laiacona: a Brooklyn-style “perfect rice ball” with meat and peas inside;

Nancy Santay: a local source for canned or frozen Skyline or Gold Star Cincinnati chili;

Barbara Knopf: 3-ounce packages of Vienna tongue, corned beef and pastrami, which she used to find in Los Angeles;

Lasurer Oeverette: a local source for porgies, an Eastern Atlantic fish;

And A. Bailey: fresh-baked Italian cookies.

Readers?

Submit information to Heidi Knapp Rinella, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070. You also can send faxes to 383-4676 or email her at hrinella@reviewjournal.com. Include your first and last names and, if emailing, put “Taste of the Town” in the subject line. Because of the volume of mail received, we can’t respond to each request.