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Q: I hope that you can tell me where to find hickory salt. I like to add it to ground meat because it makes very tasty hamburgers, but I can't find it any more. I live in Peachtree City, but I'll go anywhere in the metro Atlanta area to buy it. Thanks. — Karen Hunt, e-mail
A: Karen, I've got a couple of options for you. Williams-Sonoma at Lenox Square mall stocks its own brand of hickory salt in 3.5-ounce packages and sells the savory seasoning for $7.95. However, I'm very familiar with a low-sodium product called J and D's. The company makes the Original Bacon Salt and a more potent hickory version. They come in 2-ounce shakers and sell for $3.79 at Kroger, 48 Bullsboro Drive, Newnan, 770-251-4791. ‎

Q: I'm looking for proscuitto not made with pork. Many thanks. — Gail Bates, e-mail
A: Proscuitto, a dried cured ham, is, obviously, a pork product. Since you didn't specify what you were looking for, I'll assume you want the dried cured beef version, which would be bresaola. You can buy bresaola for $21.75 per pound at Star Provisions, 1198 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, 404-365-0410. Star Provisions occasionally offers duck proscuitto as well.

Q: My grandfather talks about a syrup made of cola and it was used to help when you had a stomach ache. I'd like to find some to try and to show him. I think he'd get a kick out of it. Where can I get some? — Joey Schultz, Atlanta
A: Before it was a best-selling soft drink, cola was first sold as a medicinal tonic. I found Leader brand cola syrup in 4-ounce bottles for $3.89 at Little Five Points Pharmacy, 484 Moreland Ave.,  Atlanta, 404-524-4466.