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Default Been Successful In Duplicating Food You Tasted Elsewhere?


"Judy Haffner" <>
> Am wondering if you had ever gone to a restaurant and ordered something
> on the menu that was real delicious, but when you asked for the recipe,
> they would not reveal it? Maybe you've even been at a potluck, or buffet
> meal, and tasted something that was very good, but you had no idea who
> brought it, so couldn't ask them for the recipe?
>
> Did you go home and try to recreate whatever it was, going by taste, and
> the ingredients you remember seeing in this particular food item? Were
> you satisfied with the outcome of the finished product?
>
> Many years ago I had a piece of apricot pie at an airport restaurant,
> that I recall as being absolutely delicious. Over the years I have made
> many apricot pies, that I thought possibly could be a duplicate, only to
> be unsatisfied with the flavor. They were all 'GOOD', but nothing
> special.
>
> The same thing happened with a baked halibut dish at a brunch in a hotel
> in Anchorage, AK. in 1987. It was heavenly, and I asked the waitress if
> I could possibly have the recipe, or even what ingredients were used to
> prepare it....to no avail. However, eventually I did find a recipe in
> a cookbook that was very close to what I remember the flavor of the fish
> to be, and was most pleased.
>
> One down.....one to go! ^o-o^
>
> Judy

Ah yes. Well. Not quite. My mom made a strawberry pie that was
magnificent. I've been attempting to duplicate it for about 20 years.
Things learned: cream cheese was an ingredient. It was not a 'staple' in the
40's and 50's and took me a while to realize it was part of the recipe.
Only real, really real, fresh strawberries will do. Anything shipped in
from afar or frozen won't do either. They just don't have the zing of
fresh/local. Polly

 
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