Readers find sweet relish

Life is sweet for Gloria M. Armendariz, because readers have found the Clausen's sweet pickle relish she's seeking.

Guy Roark e-mailed that it can be found at Albertsons at 7151 W. Craig Road (and added: "The familiar glass jar is no more; it is now available in a squeeze bottle. Still refrigerated, same familiar contents."), Ellen M. Skiba suggested Albertsons at 10140 W. Flamingo Road and Jan Visser suggested Vons at 2511 Anthem Village Drive in Henderson. ...

For Brent Earl, who's looking for sport peppers for Chicago-style hot dogs, Paula Cook e-mailed that she prefers Trappey's brand hot peppers in vinegar, which she finds at the Wal-Mart Supercenter at 6464 N. Decatur Blvd. in North Las Vegas and at Smith's at 4700 W. Ann Road in North Las Vegas. And Rich Bass suggested the Il Primo Sport Peppers from Garden Row Foods in St. Charles, Ill., at www.eathot.com or (800) 505-9999. ...

For Bob Thompson, who's looking for ham base, Trish Wampler, Cecelia Ward, Tony Slade and Judy McMillion suggested Smart & Final stores, and Chris Jensen of Village Meat & Wine, 5025 S. Eastern Ave., said he carries Minor's ham base. ...

And for Dolores Norelli, who's looking for pizza burgers, Joyce Hambacher had a suggestion: In any restaurant that serves both hamburgers and chicken Parmesan sandwiches, she suggests asking that they put the marinara sauce and mozzarella from the chicken sandwich on the hamburger. Two restaurants that have done it for her, she said, are Uncle Al's Famous Hot Dogs at 6010 W. Craig Road and Sherri's Diner, 1900 N. Buffalo Drive. ...

Reader requests: Slade is looking for canned chestnuts (not water chestnuts) in brine, Brook's Tangy Ketchup or a Guatemalan ketchup called Fruco. ...

Hambacher is looking for General Foods' International Coffee in mocha mint flavor. ...

Jim Jones is looking for Atkins ice cream or the equivalent. ...

William Graham is looking for Thomy Scharfer (hot) mustard and Thomy Delikatess-Senf (medium), both in 100-milliliter tubes. ...

C. Raymond Alderman is looking for IMO sour-cream substitute. ...

Dean B. Pomerantz is looking for prickly-pear juice. ...

Martha Flynn is looking for coffee-flavored syrup. ...

Sandra Hernandez is looking for Hormel Ham Patties and Pickapeppa sauce. ...

Zoe Albright is looking for fresh-baked thick and chewy molasses cookies, "not gingersnaps, not prepackaged." ...

Joan Clarke is looking for Ox & Palm brand corned-beef hash from Australia. ...

Kathy Hendricks is looking for Sara Lee swirl poundcake, Mrs. Paul's fish cakes and Carolina long-grain rice. ...

And Bill Sanchez and Dale and Sandra Smutzler are looking for reader suggestions for restaurants that serve good meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, and the Smutzlers also are looking for broasted chicken.

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