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Just out of curiosity do any of you have a secret family recipe that you do not share?

ChuckR
ChuckR Posts: 248
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I have one. I have not decided yet if I will or not. It has been passed down for 3 or 4 generations in my family.


Suwanee, GA
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 7,339
    Of course, even my family doesn't know one key ingredient in my turkey meatloaf. There is a copy of my recipes where they can find it after I check out.
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    Hell no. Weird imo. 
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  • onedbguru
    onedbguru Posts: 1,648
    yes.
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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
    I wouldn't say it's a secret, more no one has asked for it because then they might have to make it instead of me. 
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • JohnnyTarheel
    JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,629
    Why not share?  Especially if not for a business...
    Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,974
    Gulfcoastguy said:
    Of course, even my family doesn't know one key ingredient in my turkey meatloaf. There is a copy of my recipes where they can find it after I check out.
    Mayonnaise?


    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    My great grandmother on my dads side had a lot of passed down through the generations Swedish receipes that my mom wanted. For whatever reason she didn't want to give them to my mom, (maybe she wanted to be the one to make them for my Dad). Well, she died, now they're gone.  If you have them pass them down is my advice.
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
    Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
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  • Austin Egghead
    Austin Egghead Posts: 3,966
    Yes we did.  Asked SIL if ok to give out grandma's Buttermilk Pie recipe,  she didn't mind and we have cooked it at fests and posted it on the forum. 
    Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
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  • etherdome
    etherdome Posts: 471
    Yes sir. My grandfather was a butcher in his own store in SC. I have a killer bulk sausage recipe. 
    Upstate SC
    Large BGE,  Blackstone, Weber genesis , Weber charcoal classic
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  • DuckDogDr
    DuckDogDr Posts: 1,549
    Don't share my chilli recipe .. 
    Mom's rolls are a secret.. She actually shared with my gf  :o
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    DuckDogDr said:
    Don't share my chilli recipe .. 
    Mom's rolls are a secret.. She actually shared with my gf  :o
    Wife yes, g/f? She must have a feeling about her :-)
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
    Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    My mom freezes fresh corn and then microwaves it months later in cling wrap.  I'll never tell how long.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    I spread the wealth (of knowledge).
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Legume said:
    My mom freezes fresh corn and then microwaves it months later in cling wrap.  I'll never tell how long.
    A classic sign of deep emotional insecurity.   I'd seek help immediately.
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  • Hungry Joe
    Hungry Joe Posts: 1,582
    My mom has no secrets but the ingredients usually go something like "add enough flour until it looks right, then mix until it looks good" and so on. I did manage to get a couple pictures of some recipes in her recipe book over the holidays.

    She is 85 and always gave instructions like that. Maybe that is how they did it back then?
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,750
    I have the best recipe, it's YUGE.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    I have one that my mom won't let me discuss. It's a dessert.
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  • DaveRichardson
    DaveRichardson Posts: 2,324

    I wish I had my grandfather's sausage recipe!  He always said he'd write it down when he perfected it; but he kept changing a little here and a little there.  Nothing like being a taste tester as a kid.  We had fresh hogs on his farm, chickens as well.  The work was hard, taught me a lot, made me respect others and not thing of them as "just a .....". 

    Now grandma is another story....  She was a cook in the military.  She could make shoe leather taste good!  Its just very hard to read her handwriting!!!

    LBGE since 2014

    Griffin, GA 

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    JohnInCarolina said:
    I have the best recipe, it's YUGE.
    Really!?  The one for the frosted isis?  And you can't tell the professional chefs or anyone because then it won't be effective?
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,750
    nolaegghead said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    I have the best recipe, it's YUGE.
    Really!?  The one for the frosted isis?  And you can't tell the professional chefs or anyone because then it won't be effective?
    It's one that only I know, that is for sure.  A trusted source tells me that it's better than anyone else's.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    JohnInCarolina said:
    nolaegghead said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    I have the best recipe, it's YUGE.
    Really!?  The one for the frosted isis?  And you can't tell the professional chefs or anyone because then it won't be effective?
    It's one that only I know, that is for sure.  A trusted source tells me that it's better than anyone else's.
    You have the best sources and the best words!!!  Others - sad!
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    Never understood folks keeping recipes secret.....unless it was a matter of livelihood. Silly IMO. 

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    I guess I will qualify , IMHO, even if I give you my " how I do it" ...unless you are like most here who's could pull,it off....the non regular cook couldn't and my mutilate my recipe ...and they say " well. It was Larry's recipe "...that is my only hesitation...it give to qualified individuals 
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • etherdome
    etherdome Posts: 471
    GATraveller said:
    Never understood folks keeping recipes secret.....unless it was a matter of livelihood. Silly IMO. 
    It's not completely out of the question that I would try to market the sausage. Otherwise, I tend to agree with you. 
    Upstate SC
    Large BGE,  Blackstone, Weber genesis , Weber charcoal classic
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    Y'all use recipes?
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Here's a little secret divulged - pretty much everything can be reverse engineered.  And much already has.

    http://recipegoldmine.com/classyclones/classyclones.html

    A large part of cooking exceptional food is the quality of the ingredients and the techniques in preparing it.  The quantity and identity of what's in a dish can be figured out in a lab.

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,813
    Out of true appreciation for all who peruse the forum I am continuing to take a hard stand and not releasing my personally cultivated over the years, "How to truly pi$$ off SWMBO" recipe.  I seem to have developed a natural liking for this and will definitely being paying for it from this day forward.
    And yes, I read all the OT marital bliss threads.  My bliss meter is currently wrapped around the low peg.  And so it goes-FWIW-
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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