Readers uncover Christmas candies

Memories -- and more in the making -- are among the best parts of the holiday season, so it's welcome news that readers send to Reddie Townsend and others looking for old-fashioned Christmas candies.

S.M. Stanfield e-mailed to report finding "many -- ribbon candy, bonbons, filled raspberries, etc." -- in a recent catalog from the Vermont Country Store, which can be reached at www.vermontcountrystore.com, or (802) 362-8460. Ari Sobel suggested Hammond's Candies at www.hammondscandies.com, or (303) 333-5588.

Julie Thomas recommended the thin ribbon candy and other products from FB Washburn Candy Corp. at www.fbwashburncandy.com or (508) 588-0820, adding "my mother would put it in the stocking with no wrapping and it would come out ... fuzzy. We ate it anyway." And Dianna Walstra suggested Miles Kimball at www.mileskimball.com, or (800) 546-2255. ...

For Patricia Henson, Phyllis Mayer Dunlap, Judy Hanna Henderson, Dorothy McComb and Karen Smee said Walnettos can be found in the Vermont Country Store catalog, and Tina Lynn recommended Candy Crate, which can be reached at http://candy-crate.stores.yahoo.net or (866) 422-6399. ...

Although the fate of the late Detroit Coney Island on Flamingo Road remains a mystery, James and Kathy Noetzel e-mailed to recommend the "authentic Detroit-style coney dogs (Better Made potato chips and Vernors ginger ale, too)" at Detroit Motor City Coney Island at 19 S. Water St. in Henderson. It also was recommended by Anthony Curtis' Las Vegas Advisor newsletter, which noted that it has loose hamburgers, Sanders ice cream, Boston Koolers and Faygo pop. ...

For Denelle Araujo, who is looking for canned New Zealand corned beef, Charles Wines said it can be found at most Filipino food stores, and also is referred to as Samoan corned beef because it's beloved to people from Samoa. ...

For Beulah Gribble, Lucille Sirotiak e-mailed that she gets Mariani Dried Plums Extra Large at Smith's at 3850 E. Flamingo Road. ...

And for Ted Bulson, A.J. Maimbourg e-mailed that he can get fat-free, salt-free pretzels at Wild Oats Community Market, which is at 517 N. Stephanie St. in Henderson and 7250 W. Lake Mead Blvd., under the Newman's Own label. ...

Reader requests: Bob Helfand is looking for Royal brand jasmine rice. ...

Alysson Thewes is looking for Snapple White Tea. ...

Irene McNeese is looking for potato chips with no salt. ...

Tom Winesett is looking for information on or recipes from the owners of the former Chicken Quick on Spring Mountain Road. ...

Pat Larson is looking for No. 10 cans of Hershey's Milk Chocolate Topping. ...

Mary Hoffman is looking for blocks of pesto Jack cheese, such as what is served in a fruit-and-cheese tray at Starbucks.

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