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On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:52:40 -0500, Jean B. wrote:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Thu 11 Dec 2008 11:07:22p, Damsel in dis Dress told us...
>>
>>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:45:21 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu 11 Dec 2008 04:24:33p, Damsel in dis Dress told us...
>>>>
>>>>> We both tweaked the same recipe! LOL! It's a good one.
>>>>>
>>>>> Carol
>>>> How'd you get my great-grandmother's recipe, Carol? <g>
>>>>
>>>> When I got it, the list of ingredients were written on a piece of brown
>>>> grocery sack, with minimal directions, which I expanded on.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, it's a good one, no matter who makes it!
>>> Here is where I found it:
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...bd70d21b282076
>>>
>>> Carol
>>>

>>
>> That must have been a very early edition of the Fanny Farmer cookbook if my
>> great-grandmother had the remnants of the recipe. The ingredients list was
>> almost identical. Interesting...
>>
>> Thanks, Carol!
>>

> Heh! I have had similar discoveries about some of OUR treasured
> family recipes!


oh noes!!! great-grandma was a plagiarist!

your pal,
blake