"Nancy Young" > wrote in
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> 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
>

You only have to visit your mom...You live with your wife...How hard do
you want your life?

How mean minded was your mom? If she truly wanted the recipe to die with
her...maybe she too left stuff out.

ANd there are lots of bridges you can put your stuff under.

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The house of the burning beet-Alan