Readers sniff out candy bars

Well, we know how much most of us crave our sweet treats. Sometimes that's a love for all things chocolate, sometimes for a specific candy bar, which was the case recently with two readers. And other readers have found those sweets.

For Don Belford, Lynette Hunter e-mailed that Mars Bars can be found at the International Marketplace, 5000 S. Decatur Blvd., or British Foods, 3375 S. Decatur Blvd., and Mary Watson and Sara Fraga found them at the Wal-Mart Supercenter at 2310 E. Serene Ave. And Dawn Rybnikar and Watson say that Mars Bars and Snickers Almond Bars are identical. ...

And for Ted Miller, who's looking for Zagnut candy bars, John M. Kawano suggested Rocket Fizz at 5130 S. Fort Apache Road. ...

For Winsor Harmon, who's looking for bottled roux, David Howard wrote that he orders it from Savoie's Sausage & Food Products Inc. at (337) 942-7241 or www.SavoiesFoods.com. ...

For Vera Rowerts, who's looking for rusks, Jan Visser e-mailed that they can be found at the International Marketplace, and at Vons at 2511 Anthem Village Drive. ...

For Stephen Salchenberger, Visser said that all-butter puff pastry is available from DuFour Pastry Kitchens at www.DuFourPastryKitchens.
com or (800) 439-1282. ...

For Erik Baird, Patty Tendal of Whiting, Iowa, e-mailed that Orville Redenbacher caramel microwave popcorn is available at buy.chesters.com/popcommerce, or call (219) 567-9711. ...

For William W. Chapin, Eileen de Doelder said she found tomato-flavor Lipton Cup-a-Soup at www.Amazon.com, and for John Dooley, she said wheat berries in 20-50-pound bags can be found there. ...

For readers looking for old-fashioned loaf, Mike Cangelosi e-mailed that he found a superior brand in the deli at Smith's at 1421 N. Jones Blvd. ...

Here are more reader requests.

Howard: unshucked black-eyed peas;

Virginia Hogan: Empire apples;

AnnMarie Jerdan: chocolate candy made with soy milk, because she's lactose-intolerant;

Mike Dondero: a local source for ghost peppers, or bhut jokolai, which are grown in India;

Roger Gasper: Smucker's Peach Butter;

Midge O'Mara: Tabasco Sweet & Spicy Pepper Sauce;

Janice Hamiter: Dreamfields Pasta and Bob's Red Mill Whole Wheat Pastry Flour;

Mary Ruth Luna: Sea Cuisine tortilla-crusted tilapia, chipotle-lime;

Beau Gott-Smith: Jello-O brand Pudding Pops;

And Don Shirley: a good Filipino market or restaurant in the vicinity of Nellis Air Force Base.

Readers?

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