Nina wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:01:12 -0400, "Mocassin Joe"
> > wrote:
>
>> Before my mother passed away I asked her for her landmark stuffed
>> mushroom recipe. She gave it to me on the condition, "you can never
>> give my recipe out". I agreed.
>>
>> Now my wife has decided, that she is in charge of making this
>> recipe. She looked it up in my personal cookbook. What she doesn't
>> know is that I left out a "secret" ingredient.
>>
>> Naturally the dish doesn't come out as expected.
>>
>> What should I do??
>
> Depends on how you want your mushrooms, I guess.
>
> I think I would take "don't give the recipe out" to mean "don't give
> it out randomly outside of the family." I mean, what is the point of
> family recipes (if there is one) if they die with the person?

I think he should have hidden his personal cookbook under his
bridge with his other junk.

nancy