1.   And speaking of power, another reader wrote to chastise me for praising the Ford Lightning, a supercharged, throwback hot rod of a pickup truck.

2.   Another reader writes, looking for a vinegar-based barbecue sauce like that found in North Carolina barbecue.

3.   ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas - The readers write ...

4.   A reader writes looking for a recipe for strawberries Romanoff.

5.   A reader writes looking for a recipe from a now-defunct tearoom in Arlington, Texas.

6.   A reader wrote requesting the recipe for the black bean soup served at Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

7.   A reader wrote to say that the Lark Creek Inn in Larkspur has an alcohol-free version of Tizziano.

8.   A reader writes that while she is no woodworker, someone close to her is and she wants some gift ideas in the way of tools.

9.   A reader wrote looking for dip recipes.

10.   A reader once wrote that she removed lichen with a bristle scrub brush, but that, too, could ruin asphalt shingles.