Phred wrote:
> In article .com>,
> " > wrote:
> >kilikini wrote:
> >> My husband loves kim-chee, so I called my friend, Yon Hui, up to get her
> >> recipe so I might try to make it. She wouldn't budge. Darn it!
> >
> >Why the big secret? Do her relatives own restaurants or manufacture
> >this product commercially?
>
> Geez, mate, how naive can you get? *All* family cooks with an
> intergenerational reputation as "good cooks" (or perhaps more commonly
> known for their skill in the preparation of particular dishes)
> *invariably* omit the key ingredient or quantity or process when
> induced to "reluctantly" part with that special recipe at the behest
> of their closest friends and favourite relatives. ;-)
>
> Cheers, Phred.
>
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> LID
i am naive that way, i always need help when people talk about families
since i don't have one. so thanks for clearing that up.