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Re: Not So Secret Family Recipes
By: TootsNYC Date: September 3, 2019, 11:35 am
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[quote author=Thitpualso link=topic=655.msg13157#msg13157
date=1536249532]
Not a relative but a local legend from my childhood.
A member of the local Methodist Church was famous for her
excellent fudge. When the church had a bazaar, there was always
a line out the door for Eva May’s confection. Many women from
the Catholic and Baptist churches tried mightily to replicate
that scrumptious recipe and beef up their own church bazaar
sales. No one quite managed it.
My mother finally gave up and made some Christmas fudge using
the recipe on the back of a condensed milk can.
MIRABLE DICTU! It was exactly Eva May’s fudge.
[/quote]
Sometimes the secret is less in the recipe and more in the skill
or familiarity or attention to detail and patient (in the case
of fudge) of the recipe preparer.
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Re: Not So Secret Family Recipes
By: Gellchom Date: September 3, 2019, 1:35 pm
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There are so many stories like this.
A now-closed restaurant that was an absolute institution in this
city had a fabulous cream of tomato soup that was everyone's
favorite. My friend, who was a restaurant critic, told me the
"secret recipe": Campbell's canned tomato soup, made with cream
instead of water or milk.
I'm always flattered to be asked for recipes and happy to share
them. I've never quite understood why so many people don't like
to do so. Anyway, I can relate to the embarrassment of being
asked for a "recipe" such as one I get lots of requests for:
fruit "pizza," which I sometimes make for a meeting. It's not
only that it's all just assembled, not really cooked (well,
except for the orange sauce) -- more like a craft than a recipe!
-- but the highly processed ingredients: refrigerated cookie
dough (the kind in a tube) and fake whipped cream.
And how many people do you know who are famous for their
brownies that use Duncan Hines mix? It really is good, I have
to admit. I can't beat it.
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Re: Not So Secret Family Recipes
By: VorFemme Date: September 3, 2019, 5:58 pm
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Brownie mix plus an 1/8 tsp almond flavoring & top with slivered
almonds is fabulous. Or add mint/peppermint flavoring to the
mix with the oil, water, & eggs - especially at Christmas -
adding broken mints to the top as "candy" topping is optional.
Even some of the mixes are including sheets of carmel/caramel to
make a turtle brownie by pouring in some of the batter, place
the sheet in, pour in more batter, and top with chopped nuts -
then swirl with a bit of syrup...but if you have a bag of soft
caramels and a bit of time (or a rolling pin) you can make your
own or just flatten the cubes & layer them in the same way...
Brownies ae so easy to dress up - but if you use peanuts or tree
nuts - you need to know who is going to eat them - possibly
label them and set them in one area with a HUGE "may trigger
allergies" sign or two. Because not labeling them or telling
anyone can lead to emergency room visits or even ambulances at
the party...
Have not seen it - but I remember a "public service
announcement" - aka "commercial for safety" where someone's
secret brownie recipe involved swirling in peanut butter and
someone with an allergy ate three because they smelled & tasted
so good - no warning labels on the dessert table.
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Re: Not So Secret Family Recipes
By: TeamBhakta Date: September 4, 2019, 10:26 pm
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I remember this thread every time Philadelphia Cream Cheese runs
their "secret family recipe" commercial :D
HTML https://youtu.be/RZLQ3_elVWs
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Re: Not So Secret Family Recipes
By: nuku Date: September 24, 2019, 6:09 pm
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[quote author=VorFemme link=topic=655.msg38045#msg38045
date=1567551524]
Brownie mix plus an 1/8 tsp almond flavoring & top with slivered
almonds is fabulous. Or add mint/peppermint flavoring to the
mix with the oil, water, & eggs - especially at Christmas -
adding broken mints to the top as "candy" topping is optional.
Even some of the mixes are including sheets of carmel/caramel to
make a turtle brownie by pouring in some of the batter, place
the sheet in, pour in more batter, and top with chopped nuts -
then swirl with a bit of syrup...but if you have a bag of soft
caramels and a bit of time (or a rolling pin) you can make your
own or just flatten the cubes & layer them in the same way...
[/quote]
I make brownies from scratch (in my experience, they take the
same amount of time as the box mix and cost less - also I'm a
fudgy brownie fan, and most box mixes are for cakey brownies).
However, one thing that is amazing for any brownie recipe is to
double the vanilla and add a teaspoon of cinnamon to the flour.
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Re: Not So Secret Family Recipes
By: HenrysMom Date: September 24, 2019, 7:10 pm
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I mentioned these on the old forum, but my mother was famous in
pot-luck circles for potato salad and deviled eggs. All the
other church ladies tried in vain to copy/usurp Mom’s recipe for
the two, but hers would go instantly while theirs would sit
uneaten. Mom let us in on the secret, but made us promise never
to tell the ladies - her “secret ingredient” in both was NuMade
Sandwich Spread.
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Re: Not So Secret Family Recipes
By: Runningstar Date: September 24, 2019, 8:25 pm
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Years ago I sent a roast beef dinner with all the fixings over
to my BIL's family as they had just had a new baby. BIL
couldn't believe that I had his mom's famous gravy recipe that
she never would share. It was Heinz gravy from a jar. I guess
I ratted her out.
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Re: Not So Secret Family Recipes
By: TeamBhakta Date: September 24, 2019, 10:22 pm
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[quote author=HenrysMom link=topic=655.msg39240#msg39240
date=1569370216]
I mentioned these on the old forum, but my mother was famous in
pot-luck circles for potato salad and deviled eggs. All the
other church ladies tried in vain to copy/usurp Mom’s recipe for
the two, but hers would go instantly while theirs would sit
uneaten. Mom let us in on the secret, but made us promise never
to tell the ladies - her “secret ingredient” in both was NuMade
Sandwich Spread.
[/quote]
Is it similar to Kraft Sandwich Spread ?
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Re: Not So Secret Family Recipes
By: HenrysMom Date: September 24, 2019, 10:47 pm
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[quote author=TeamBhakta link=topic=655.msg39252#msg39252
date=1569381767]
[quote author=HenrysMom link=topic=655.msg39240#msg39240
date=1569370216]
I mentioned these on the old forum, but my mother was famous in
pot-luck circles for potato salad and deviled eggs. All the
other church ladies tried in vain to copy/usurp Mom’s recipe for
the two, but hers would go instantly while theirs would sit
uneaten. Mom let us in on the secret, but made us promise never
to tell the ladies - her “secret ingredient” in both was NuMade
Sandwich Spread.
[/quote]
Is it similar to Kraft Sandwich Spread ?
[/quote]
I’m not sure - it came in a jar similar to mayonnaise, but it
was pinkish-colored and had bits of red stuff and what I think
was pickles. My mom used to spread it on bread and eat it, but
I never could stomach it outside of her potato salad and deviled
eggs.
Since NuMade isn’t around anymore, I tried googling to compare
it to Kraft or Best Foods Sandwich Spread, but they’re both more
like mayonnaise in color and not pinkish. The unidentifiable
red chunks (pimento?) must have given it that hue.
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Re: Not So Secret Family Recipes
By: Taco F. Tuesday Date: September 25, 2019, 1:04 pm
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[quote]Since NuMade isn’t around anymore, I tried googling to
compare it to Kraft or Best Foods Sandwich Spread, but they’re
both more like mayonnaise in color and not pinkish. The
unidentifiable red chunks (pimento?) must have given it that
hue.[/quote]
Blue Plate brand sandwich spread seems similar, and is available
online from popular retailers.
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