Readers sing praises of Tejava tea

For Rod Turley, who's looking for iced tea "that is unsweetened, no lemon, no nothing," his fellow readers have a one-word suggestion: Tejava.

"It's so good we buy it by the case at Trader Joe's," e-mailed Cindy Franks, who said she has also seen it at Albertsons and Vons. Tejava was recommended, as well, by Nancy Beck, Helen Moreland and Renee Passadore. ...

For Toni Pricer, who's looking for Chimayo chili powder, Sharon Roybal said it and "many other wonderful Chimayo products" can be found online at www.chimayotogo.com, or by calling (800) 683-9628. ...

For John DeNiro, who's looking for a place that serves Italian sausage and eggs for breakfast, Angie Brown e-mailed to suggest The Bootlegger Bistro, 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. South. ...

For Geoff Quillen, who's looking for a restaurant that serves meatloaf with tomato gravy instead of brown gravy, Brown also suggested the Bootlegger. ...

For Gwen Stone, who's looking for Johnny's Salad Elegance, June Shook, Ione Yttri and Bruce Schad said it and other Johnny's seasonings can be found online at www.johnnysfinefoods.com (or call 800-962-1462). ...

For Donna Rankin, who's looking for Lender's frozen or refrigerated bagels, Stuart Krug e-mailed that they can be found in the frozen breakfast section at most Wal-Mart stores, although he noted that they carry only the egg bagels. Candy Moorman found Lender's frozen bagels at Lucky at 4801 Spring Mountain Road. Colleen Sams found frozen Lender's plain bagels at Albertsons at 2650 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway in Henderson. Bonny Miller found six varieties of Lender's refrigerated bagels at Smith's at 10616 S. Eastern Ave. in Henderson.

And Lee Makofsky of the Bender Hammerling Group in New Jersey said anyone interested in finding any type of Lender's Bagels can call the customer service number: (800) 432-3102. ...

For readers looking for bear meat, sushi-quality fish and natural beef casings, Gary Gonzales, owner of Branded Meats & Deli, said they all can be found at his store at 1550 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway in Henderson. ...

For Lin Shaw, who's looking for Omega brand frozen wild salmon and mahi mahi burgers, fellow Omega fan Karen Langbert said she feels a suitable replacement is the salmon burgers in the frozen section at Trader Joe's; she hasn't found a substitute for the mahi mahi burgers. ...

More on fresh (nonsmoked) liver sausage: Brown recommended The Polish Deli, 5900 W. Charleston Blvd. ...

Reader requests: Rose Hamperian is looking for a local source for passion fruit jelly. ...

Janis Jackson is looking for maple-sugar-cured pepper bacon made by the Freedom Meat Co. ...

John Hillbrook is looking for Frank's Chile 'N Lime Red Hot Sauce. ...

Rick Kolbert is looking for smoked kippers in plastic packages, not in cans. ...

Rodger Wildmon is looking for DeCecco Olive Oil and the grain faro.

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