Q: When I was a child, there was a bread called salt-risen bread. It was delicious. Please help me find it. Thanks. — Betty Early, Tucker
A: Betty, the name of this Appalachian pioneer bread is a little misleading. Salt-rising or salt-risen bread contains no more salt than any other type of bread. One theory of how the bread got its unusual name is from the method used to get the starter to rise. Women would heat chunks of rock salt, which would stay warm for quite a while, then use the salt as the warming source for the rising. Today, you don’t need to go through all of that labor to enjoy salt-rising bread. On Wednesdays, around 2:30 in the afternoon, there’s a local bakery that turns out fresh loaves of salt-rising bread for $2.99 each. Check out Rhodes Family Bakery, 1783 Cheshire Bridge Road, Atlanta, 404-876-3783. Rhodes also has a bakery at 880 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, 770-649-1119, and that store bakes salt-rising bread Thursdays through Saturdays.
Q: I am from New Orleans and am looking for CDM coffee and chicory in the metro Atlanta area. I have found some other brands, but this is my favorite. Thanks. — Lynn Callery, Pine Lake
A: While Café du Monde is a staple of New Orleans, accompanied by a pile of powdered sugar-shrouded beignets, it’s also a popular brand for many who drink Vietnamese coffee. And that explains why you’ll find it on Vietnamese/Thai/Indonesian aisle 30 at Buford Highway Farmers Market, 5600 Buford Highway, Doraville, 770-455-0770. Each 15-ounce can costs $5.99. By the way, for those who want to experience the rich, sweet Vietnamese coffee mixed with thick condensed milk, the store also stocks the little coffee filter sets that act as mini French presses while perched atop a cup or glass.
Q: I was introduced to Rinaldi spaghetti sauces while visiting relatives. Back home, I was able to find it only at Walmart, and now they do not carry it. Can you help us? — Margarita Bonilla-Vazquez, Decatur
A: A founding member of the company that produces Francesco Rinaldi pasta sauces began by selling another sauce in the 1930s — Ragu — which now is pretty synonymous with pasta sauce in a jar. After selling Ragu in 1970, the Cantisano family, along with former Ragu employees, started another company and, eventually, the Francesco Rinaldi moniker was added to the mix and a new jarred pasta sauce hit the market. You’ll find three flavors of Francesco Rinaldi pasta sauces at Ingles Supermarket, 4815 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain, 404-299-0698. The store carries traditional, meat and three cheese sauces, and each 24-ounce jar sells for $1.98.
Q: I have psoriasis, and a friend told me that she used Snowflake shortening and it helped her. Would you be able to help me locate this or any other remedy for my skin issue? Thank you. — Michelle Miller, email
A: Snowflake shortening was a Canadian product that’s no longer available. However, if after consulting with a dermatologist for your psoriasis, you find that you want to treat it naturally with solid vegetable shortening, which provides your skin with moisture, then it doesn’t matter which brand you use because most of them are made with hydrogenated vegetable oils. It’s the oil that softens and moisturizes your skin.
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