Single serving veggies turn up

Manufacturers have certainly responded to customer demand for food packaging designed for smaller households. An example of that is Green Giant's Just for One frozen vegetables, being sought by Arlene Cohen. Elfriede Imbornoni, Harriett Reynolds and Maureen McCoy reported finding them at various Walmart stores. ...

For Diane Cohen, who's looking for Old London Original Melba Toast, Jan Everhart emailed that it's available at Walmart. Glazier's Food Marketplace, 8525 W. Warm Springs Road, notified me that they carry it. ...

Glazier's and Siena Foods, 1335 E. Sunset Road, also have canned caponata for Linda Rehm, and Glazier's has Hills Brothers Original Roast Coffee, being sought by Charlene Shumway. ...

For Ralph Bruno, Glazier's said they carry whole-wheat rigatoni. ...

And for Carol Kessler, who's looking for a local source for sodium hydroxide, Carmen Bates said she gets it in 50-pound bags at Thatcher Chemical Co., 850 W. Lake Mead Parkway in Henderson, but noted that a tax-exempt form is required. Smaller amounts, she said, can be obtained from www.SnowDriftFarm.com (520-887-9431, and she said it's a reputable source for the essential oils Kessler also is seeking, as is www.EssentialWholesale.com, 503-722-7557) or www.BoyerCorporation.com (800-323-3040).

Here are more reader requests.

Terrie Wojciechowski: a local source for benne wafers;

Derek Eggen: wheat-free soy sauce;

Mark Gerber: Dai Day sweet-and-sour duck sauce, and Red Cross Table Salt;

Diane M. Garvey: Durkee's Sauce, which she used to get at Albertsons;

Chris Cooke: Marzetti refrigerated salad dressings, especially Caesar;

Ruth Theile: a local source for potica;

Jackie Warren: Uno Bar candy bars;

Mary Ann Urbanski: New Mill Kluski egg noodles;

Mary Schrandt: Dorothy Lynch's salad dressings, which she used to get at Walmart;

Judy Omohundro: a local source for beehive cake;

Jack Putney: restaurants that serve or markets that sell abalone;

Natalie and Russell Winkler: Anna's Flat Dumplings, found in the freezer section;

Marilyn Murphy: Aunt Jemima self-rising cornmeal, and fresh or frozen crappies;

Bobbie Janice Carson: a local source for Snappy Tom, which she used to get at Vons;

Chucky Adamski: Betty Crocker hash browns in a box, and Chateau frozen dumplings;

Bob Harris: a local source (other than Costco) for Langers 64-ounce 100 percent pomegranate juice;

And former Texan JoAnn Faulkner: reader recommendations for the best barbecue places.

Readers?

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