Readers offer good news for olive fans

Almond-stuffed olives -- sought by Judy Walton -- are available from several sources, readers say.

Cheryl Hauntz said they can be found at Sunflower Farmer's Market at 4020 S. Rainbow Blvd.; there's another Sunflower at 3365 E. Tropicana Ave. Matt McGraw said he has found them in the olive bar at Vons at 7405 S. Durango Drive, and occasionally on the shelves of that store, under the Santa Barbara Olive Co. brand.

McGraw, Larry Ferguson and Belinda King suggested the Olive Pit at www.olivepit.com (or call 800-654-8374). McGraw suggested a stop at the store in Corning, Calif., noting, "never again will you see so many olive products."

And Keith Leslie recommended Gil's Gourmet Gallery in Sand City, Calif., which is at www.gilsgourmet.com, or call (800) 438-7480. ...

For Hal Rhea, who's looking for Alta Dena chocolate milk in large containers, Terry Wawro e-mailed to report finding it in half-gallons at Smart & Final at 8485 W. Sahara Ave. ...

For Anne Coming, who's looking for pickled walnuts, Chris Jensen of Village Meat & Wine at 5025 S. Eastern Ave. said his store carries Norfolk Manor Pickled Walnuts in Malt Vinegar. ...

Rob Lindley, who is looking for Aunt Jemima's whole-wheat pancake mix -- and not buckwheat, as I mentioned -- e-mailed that he had found both at the Wal-Mart Supercenter at 5198 Boulder Highway. And Doug Chandler e-mailed that Bob's Red Mill makes a buckwheat pancake mix; it's available at www.bobsredmill.com (or call 800-349-2173) and in some health-food stores. ...

And for Betty Bresnan, who's looking for Campbell's green-pea soup (not split pea), Chandler, who lives in Washington City, Utah, said he had to buy a case from Safeway supermarket in Sedona, Ariz., and had it shipped via UPS; the phone number is (928) 282-0118. ...

For Robert C. Morris, who's looking for individual-sized boxes of cereal, sold separately, Deanna Anderson e-mailed that she found them at Target at 2189 W. Craig Road. They're available in many other Target stores as well. ...

For readers who are looking for hot dog rolls for foot-long hot dogs, Bev Greer said she found them at the Wal-Mart Supercenter at 4350 N. Nellis Blvd., and "they fit the long hot dogs perfectly!" ...

More on freeze-dried strawberries: Marilyn Weil e-mailed that she found them at Trader Joe's. ...

Reader requests: Wawro is on the lookout for McConnell's Fine Ice Cream of Santa Barbara. ...

Greer is looking for Philadelphia-style pepper hash. ...

Joel Wiltberger is looking for hot-cross buns, preferably in the southeastern part of the valley. ...

Bob Helfand is looking for Royal brand jasmine rice; he checked the reader-recommended Costco but could find only Royal's basmati there.

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