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Paul O'Neill > wrote:
>I dunno, but on Rte. 1/95 North in Saugus, is a wonderful German
>sausage maker who carries many German food specialties in his
>little storefront. It is called: Karl's Sausage Kitchen, and should be
>in the phone book. It is a very special place to visit, whether they
>have your item or not, if you are into German sausages and
>specialty meats. The smoked meat smell inside the shop is pure
>Heaven!
>
>I hope this helps. Give them a phone call and ask them. They
>may know of a source for you.
>
>Paul O'Neill in Salisbury, MA

Thanks! Yes, I did some websearching and found that they do indeed
carry the sugar cones, though I'm not sure yet about the fire tongs.
It seems like a fun store, and worth a visit.

Before I found this, though, I came across a reference to a german
import store in Cleveland, Ohio called Hansa Import Haus. We tried
calling them just on the off chance that they might have this stuff,
and they did! Both the cones and the fire tongs. The person we
talked to was quite a character - he was amazed that we had heard
of his store, and was willing to ship us the stuff we needed. He
also thought we didn't really need to buy the fire tongs - he was
trying to teach us how to make an improvised holder using a wire
hanger!

This whole experience has been kind of enlightening - I used to think
that you could get just about anything you want online if you just
looked hard enough, but this is apparently not true. I think it will
make the experience more rewarding because we put so much work into
it.

Melissa