On Monday, March 18, 2019 at 11:45:35 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:13:11 -0400, Dave Smith
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> >most of the the products that Judy have made, but not the butter tarts.
> >Her mother would not give her the recipe. Judy recovered a bit and they
> >had butter tarts again. It didn't last long. She relapsed and died,
> >taking her recipe with her. Since they were one of the biggest sellers
> >in the bakery it just didn't survive without them.
> >
> That's awful that the recipe and method is lost forever. Signature
> items just aren't easy to replicate.
> Janet US

Often it's not only the "recipe" it's also the artisan! The last days I worked at the donut shop on weekends only as I was starting engineering school a lady who worked there took some of the donuts I'd made to her kids and she told me later that her kids exclaimed "Hey Mom! These taste just like the donuts from the old shop", the ONLY difference was who made them! The old shop was demolished and Danny Donuts reopened for it's final daze in a small strip mall across the street!

John Kuthe, Climate Activist!