Readers share shopping lists

I'm reminded at this time of year that, besides the continued good health -- and good humor -- of family and friends, I'm most thankful for Taste of the Town readers. So let's get right to the requests to help as many as possible.

Jeff and Carol Bischoff are looking for Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer. ...

Tom Graziano is looking for Fisher Nature's Nut Mix. ...

Shirley Drake is looking for McCormick's Salt & Spice and Paul Newman's Family Italian Salad Dressing. ...

Rob Greene is looking for a meat mixture to make Asian-style lettuce wraps, which he used to get at Trader Joe's. ...

Alberto Wenclaw is looking for a local source of Armenian food. ...

Mickey Penn is looking for white-iced hearts, such as could be found in Buffalo, N.Y., and restaurants that serve tripe. ...

Georgianna Wilkin would like to find Hillshire Farms Cocktail Wieners (not sausage links). ...

Jan Ament is looking for Beer Mustard, which she used to get in Arizona. ...

Arlene Maberry is looking for Good Earth Slimming Tea, which she used to get at Smith's and Albertsons. ...

Angelica Orme is looking for Stella D'Oro cookies, specifically anginetti. ...

Darla Camp is looking for the pita bread that Sam's Club and Costco used to sell. ...

Frederick Williams would like to find Danish sausage of the type that's served with abelskivers in Solvang, Calif. ...

Monica L. Metoyer is looking for Uncle Ben's Garlic and Butter Rice in the box, not a pouch. ...

Sandy Wexler is looking for jars of Skansen Matjes Herring. ...

Fred P. Kaplan is looking for La Monica scungilli (conch) in small cans of 6 to 8 ounces. ...

Mike Lazarski is looking for Lawry's packaged salsa mix. ...

Bruce and Ginger Fein are looking for mint jelly with no other flavors (such as apple) added to it. ...

Joan Randle is looking for Western Hazelnut Bread by Oregon Bread. ...

Al Lasso is looking for a restaurant that serves Chicken Savoy, which he used to get in New Jersey. ...

Darran Wells is looking for Shanghai-style soup dumplings. ...

Julie Hughes is looking for original Gardenburger brand gardenburgers. ...

J.J. Kingery is looking for a local source for sugar-free gingersnaps and 'Nilla Wafers. ...

Betty Spadafora is looking for Country Time Strawberry Lemonade in a 20-ounce bottle, which she so far has only been able to find in a filling station in St. George, Utah. ...

Rosemary Nahay is looking for marble rye bread. ...

Dianne Campanelli is looking for Royal Instant Toasted Coconut Pudding Mix. ...

John Mastalir is looking for rye crackers (not toasts). ...

Stacey Webster is looking for sour Jelly Bellys. ...

Scott Taylor is looking for premade souvlaki on a skewer, ready for the grill. ...

And Judy Balen is looking for anyone who knows the secret to the house dressing that was served at Pogo's near Decatur and Lake Mead boulevards in the early to mid-'70s.

Readers?

Submit information to Heidi Knapp Rinella, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070. You also can send faxes to 383-4676 or e-mail her at hrinella@reviewjournal.com. Include your first and last names and, if e-mailing, put "Taste of the Town" in the subject line. Because of the volume of mail received, we can't respond to each request.