The trip to make for Drake’s Cakes

Drake's Cakes - an East Coast/New England regional favorite - are a little tough to find in Las Vegas, but in response to a request from Joe Callo, Larry Falafak emailed that they can be found at Glazier's Food Marketplace, 8525 W. Warm Springs Blvd., and Steve Cuccio emailed that they'll be available soon at Country Club Auto Spa, 9260 S. Eastern Ave. ...

For Pam Javadian, who's looking for Gold's So Moy Jun Sweet & Sour Duck Sauce in a 40-ounce jar, Pam Crawford of Pahrump emailed that she's found it in several Albertsons stores in Pahrump and Henderson, and Pearl Prunetta said it's also available at Glazier's. ...

For Diane Stevens, who's looking for fresh, not frozen, crabmeat, Minnie Mistretta emailed that she can find it in the refrigerated-foods section at Wal-Mart and Vons. ...

For Roy Farmer, who's looking for fried rice the way it was served in the Gold Coast's late coffee shop, Janice Alpern reported finding it at the Coronado Cafe at the South Point, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South. ...

For readers who are looking for Limburger cheese - and have commissary privileges - Marie Keller emailed that a good American-made Limburger is available on the cheese table at the commissary at Nellis Air Force Base. ...

And for all those readers out there who have been looking for a local source for Cincinnati's Skyline chili, Mary Novotni of Pahrump reported finding the canned version at Wal-Mart at 3075 E. Tropicana Ave. ...

More on chicken Kiev: William Isaac emailed that Albertsons stores (including the one at 201 S. Stephanie St. in Henderson) carry the Antioch Farms brand, which he said are individually wrapped. ...

More on soft-shell crabs: Marty Thomas emailed that they're available all year at Crab Corner at 4161 S. Eastern Ave., and P.J. Aniello recommends the ones at Lola's: A Louisiana Kitchen at 241 W. Charleston Blvd. ...

Here are more reader requests.

Carole Manganaris: a local store that carries Sacramento tomato juice in 46-ounce cans, which she used to find at Longs Drug;

Ursula Davis: Maultaschen, a South-German dish similar to stuffed wonton or ravioli;

Kendall Hardin: 6.5-ounce cans of Captain Jim's Alaska Smoked Salmon;

Joan Wiener: Friendship cottage cheese;

Terra Drynan-Werder: a local source for bucatini;

Neil Bross: a local source for country ham;

Kathy Hodge: sources for Canadian back bacon and Maynard's wine gums;

And Kipp Altemara: flat wafer cookies with raisin filling by Crawford or Garibaldi.

Readers?

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