"hahabogus" > wrote in message
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> "Nancy Young" > wrote in
> :
>
>> 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.

No. But her sister (my aunt) was good to do that.

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

And I do.