When you get right down to it, almost everybody knows of something they want. And probably, there’s something or other everybody actually needs, too.
Sometimes, the want and need even connect, which happens to be the case today. Here we go:
SOS: Camano Island reader Caroline Oberg says, “I am unable to find a good recipe for a rhubarb custard pie. Can any of your readers help?”
SOS: Dean Tuininga of Everett tells us, “I have childhood memories of quince jam. Since my mother didn’t keep written recipes of the many fruits, berries, jam and jellies, I failed to obtain any of them before she died in 1958.
“A few years ago, I found some quince jam at an RV park in Pennsylvania which brought back the memories. Does anybody by any chance have a recipe for this very uniquely flavored jam? I would greatly appreciate it.”
SOS: Snohomish cook Karen LaPine continues to hope Forum folks can come up with a certain recipe for an Italian vegetarian lasagna.
“It is wonderful,” she says. “It has spinach and mushrooms, onions and zucchini in it — perhaps olives, but I’m not sure. It has three sauces, red, green and white, to represent the Italian flag, I presume. Perhaps one of your readers has a similar recipe.”
SOS: Michele Cozad of Arlington writes, “I’ve been searching the Internet, going to the library, etc., to try and find a recipe from my childhood that we called bubka.
“There is a babka, which is a Polish Easter bread, but my late mother’s recipe for bubka is made with grated potatoes, side pork, maybe eggs or oatmeal.
“After mixing the ingredients, she baked it in a roasting pan, cooled it and fried it.
“Regretfully, when she passed, so did the recipe. Is there any chance any of your readers have heard of this recipe? I would love to duplicate it for my grandchildren.”
SOS: We hear from Jeanette Huntsman of Camano Island, “My girlfriend and I are talking about a casserole from our childhood. Her family called it African chow mein, but I don’t know what we called it.
“Hers was made with chicken and ours with hamburger. They both had cream of mushroom soup, rice, onions, celery, bean sprouts and ??? I can’t find my recipe and she’s experimented, but can’t get it right. We were wondering if any of your readers remember anything like this.”
SOS: Everett reader Myrna McCleary says, “I have a request for Elizabeth Bennett of Mill Creek. I would appreciate it very much if she would share her recipe for chicken thighs baked in a chipotle-molasses glaze and topped with a lime creme fraiche. She did the recipe in 2005 in ‘Cook Like a Californian,’ sponsored by the California Poultry Federation.”
SOS: Sharon Ringstad of Lynnwood says she would love to have a recipe for Thai-style cashew chicken and hopes someone can share the specifics for this entree.
SOS: Pennie Hinchcliffe asks if anyone can supply a recipe for Hollywood bread. “I’ve been looking for it for years and would really love to have it,” she says.
SOS: Everett cook Mary Allen is looking for a recipe for a pumpkin pie that includes pineapple and bananas.
If you can help with any of these requests, please write to Judyrae Kruse at the Forum, c/o The Herald, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206.
We are always happy to receive your contributions and requests, but please remember that all letters and e-mail must include a name, complete address with ZIP code and telephone number with area code. No exceptions and sorry, but no response to e-mail by return e-mail; send to kruse@heraldnet.com.
The next Forum will appear in Monday’s Time Out section.
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