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Herring fillets in plastic tubs reeled in

No red herrings here. Two readers have suggestions for Alex Greenberg, who's looking for herring fillets with sour cream and onions that aren't in jars.

Roberta Schulman e-mailed that they can be found in 32-ounce plastic containers at Smart & Final at 4439 W. Charleston Blvd. and 385 W. Craig Road, and Dean B. Pomerantz said he has seen them at Food 4 Less at 2545 S. Eastern Ave. ...

For Shelley Pulcini-Corso, who's looking for farfalline (minibow-tie pasta), J. Walton and David Albert both e-mailed that it's available at Wal-Mart stores, with Walton adding that the brand is Barilla. ...

For Shirley Bulava, who's looking for Busch's Summer Sausage, Perry L. Cohen e-mailed that he gets it at Smith's at 2211 N. Rampart Blvd. ...

And for Jennifer Esposito, who's looking for Medaglia D'Oro Espresso, Frances Hoffman e-mailed that it's available at Smith's at 6130 W. Tropicana Ave., and Penny Reese said she has seen it at Wal-Mart at 4505 W. Charleston Blvd. and 3615 S. Rainbow Blvd. ...

Reader requests: With the holidays, as she pointed out, "just around the corner," Pam McCue is looking for Lake Shore Pumpkin Pie Mix and Rollers Cocktail Sauce. ...

Albert is looking for bow-tie pasta made with eggs, such as the Streits brand popular on the East Coast. ...

Jimmy Hammond is looking for a local source for Nescafe Coffee 3 in 1 Decaf. ...

Paulina Roth is looking for German Mai wine with woodruff. ...

Jas Brintle is looking for Konriko Cajun seasoning. ...

Sara Fraga would like to find Benetino's Sausages and prepared Hidden Valley Buttermilk Dressing (in the refrigerated section), both of which she used to get at Wal-Mart. ...

Mary Lounsbury is looking for fresh or frozen yellow turnips and reader recommendations for a good bread pudding. ...

Andy Kaye is looking for smoked Hungarian sausage. ...

Minnie Mistretta is looking for Diet Sunkist Orange Soda in six-packs of plastic bottles. ...

Michelle Marina is looking for Schillings Guacamole Mix, which she used to get in the produce departments of Smith's and Albertsons. ...

Wayne Hillock is looking for a local source for Home Run frozen pizza. ...

Ron Puckett is looking for Oscar Mayer Sandwich Spread. ...

Tony Ludlow is looking for tarragon mustard. ...

Linda Shapona is looking for vermicelli pasta -- not thin spaghetti. ...

Marlene Fouts is looking for frozen cartons of Aunt Jemima pancake mix. ...

Sue Heiselman is looking for pitted kalamata olives and Hebrew National deli mustard. ...

Becky Bush -- like a heck of a lot of other readers -- is looking for a local source for Mrs. Weiss' Kluski Enriched Egg Noodles, and wonders if anyone sells Bundt cake mixes anymore. ...

And John White is looking for large pickled pigs' feet, which he used to eat while growing up in Pennsylvania.

Readers?

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