Readers have scoop on freeze-dried berries

There's nothing like the real thing, but for Sarah Ham, who's looking for freeze-dried strawberries, readers offer several sources for what Kathryn McCulloch called "great add-ins to hot and cold cereal, baking and snacking."

McCulloch e-mailed that she found them at Costco; Cathy Kelly and Betty English suggested the cereal aisle of Fresh & Easy, which now has eight stores in the valley; and Karen Bristow and Malinda Kolias suggested the nut section of Whole Foods Market, which now includes the former locations of Wild Oats Community Market. ...

For Jimmie Gantt, who's looking for Quisp cereal, Heidi Janesin e-mailed that it's "one of those cult foods" that must be ordered from the manufacturer; Ron Williams and Robert A. Lindley said the only choice is to go to the Web site www.quisp.com (or call 815-372-4485). ...

And for Phil Miller, who's looking for Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray Soda, Janesin said she found six-packs of 12-ounce cans in the kosher section of Albertsons at 2300 E. Tropicana Ave. ...

For Karen Marshall, who's looking for caffeine-free diet Pepsi or Coke in bottles, Cedro Alexander, who works at Albertsons at 7151 W. Craig Road, wrote that that store carries both in 2-liter bottles, and caffeine-free Diet Pepsi in 20-ounce bottles. ...

More on Szeged Hot Hungarian Paprika: Rosi Lamancusa e-mailed that it can be found at the Cafe Heidelberg Deli, 610 E. Sahara Ave., and Arlene Milas suggested ordering online from www.amazon.com. ...

More on Chicago-style deep-dish pizza: Liz Kerby recommended BJ's Restaurant & Brewery, 10840 W. Charleston Blvd. She also noted that Trader Joe's sells a cornmeal-crust pizza with sausage and onions "that takes 15 minutes to cook and is a pretty good (and surprisingly low-fat) quick fix for Chicago pizza cravings." ...

Reader requests: Janesin is looking for Shasta ginger ale in 12-ounce cans, as well as for New York-style bagel chips, which she used to find at Albertsons. ...

Judith BeDell is looking for Aunt Jemima Self-Rising Cornmeal, CoCo Wheats hot cereal and fresh (nonsmoked) liver sausage. ...

Arlene Perrone is looking for 2 Alarm Chili kits. ...

Steven D. Stern is looking for Sara Lee chocolate cake which, he e-mailed, "doesn't seem to be around any longer." ...

Lynn Callahan and her family are looking for "fresh wet mozzarella cheese, some fabulous semolina Italian bread, a true crusty pumpernickel loaf and crusty Kaiser rolls." ...

Lois Berkowitz is looking for Saucey Susan, a sauce for Chinese barbecued ribs. ...

Bertha Rosati is on the lookout for Grandma Brown's Baked Beans and Borden Cremora. ...

Dolores Zafuto is looking for canned Progresso Fava Beans. ...

Zoli Birtha is looking for New Haven, Conn.-style pizza. ...

And Carlene Polson is looking for Garibaldi frozen tamales.

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