Reader food searches never end

This year, I’m thankful, as always, for my readers (although more than ever this year, which has been a rough one personally). So here’s a big helping of reader requests, to help work through the backlog:

Nancy Menzel: a local source for Pepperidge Farm party breads, especially Jewish rye. …

Jacque O’Hara: Parkay stick margarine;

Carmen Wood: local source for Jiffy yellow cake mix;

Edmond Frank: Marsala sauce with mushrooms and onions, similar to the house brand Trader Joe’s used to carry;

Gerrie Washburn: bottled miso salad dressing;

Dee Shonquist: Chef’s Requested frozen bacon-wrapped steaks;

Mary K. Swift: artificially sweetened Mt. Olive sweet relish;

Cole Walker: Russian piroshkis — not to be confused with pierogi;

Barbara Treece: a local source for Joseph’s Maltitol Sweetener;

Joseph V. Palovich: Coffee Rich;

Deborah Morelli: Cherry Slices candy for her father, who used to get them at Camping World;

Traci Riley: Clark’s Teaberry Gum and Choward’s Scented Gum;

Susan and Ray McIver: Duncan Hines Orange Supreme Cake Mix;

Karen Keller: “good, back-East, dark pumpernickel bread;”

Jan Bartholomew: Bush’s Best White Hominy, which she used to get at Walmart;

Charles and Jannie Floyd: a local source for Whole Fruit lemon sorbet;

Jim Brant: Dakota Buckaroo Marinating Sauce;

Pam Rick: B-Relaxed Glaceau Vitaminwater;

Pearl Ann Basta: fresh basket cheese, and natural casings for making Italian sausage;

Marie Kirchoff: a local source for frozen turnips and Serv-a-Gravy mix;

John Bisci Jr.: SeaPack brand frozen fried clams;

Kay Harmon: a local source for Morton’s Hot Salt;

Michael Maiorino: Del Monte Sweet Pickle Chips;

Marilyn Fuchs: Seabrook Farms frozen creamed spinach;

Nanette Langston: Rikki’s Gourmet miso vinaigrette dressing;

Chester Kulaw: white chicken or turkey hot dogs, which he used to get at Albertsons;

Janice McClanahan: a supermarket that sells green tea ice cream;

And Elizabeth Abbott, a frequent visitor from the United Kingdom: a Las Vegas source for Ass Kickin’ Chili Fixins.

Readers?

And here’s a reply for Allan Hanson, who’s looking for a restaurant that serves deep-fried turkey dinners for dine-in or takeout, Richard Shehane recommended Lola’s Louisiana Kitchen, 241 W. Charleston Blvd., and Debbie Caponera recommended the takeout dinner at Hash House A Go Go, which has three locations in the valley.

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