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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3317 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
 Posted - Jun 02 2010 : 7:10:16 PM
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Shame on that chef guy. What a jerk! Keep the recipe to yourself. Lisa is completely brilliant(but we knew that)! I think you should do what she said. That way, the guy get off Justin's back and the whole thing is over.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Rxgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
216 Posts
Dana
Id
USA
216 Posts |
Posted - Jun 02 2010 : 8:29:45 PM
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Lisa, that's hilarious! I wouldn't give it away either, let him come up with his own. It's not like he's a close friend who just wants to share it with his family,he'll be making it for profit with no heart behind it.
farmgirl #1432
"He who throws mud only loses ground"-Fat Albert |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2010 : 03:39:43 AM
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Something with that much history ought to be passed along in the family.
That's really a special thing. With all kinds of recipes on the internet, I'm sure this culinary guru can find something out there.
And if it were me and he wanted it THAT badly, I'd say it comes with a price, and YOU can't afford it!
I understand you wanting to pass it along to Violet, but I believe you have piqued our curiosity too!
Hang onto it sista and don't let this guy back you down! |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2010 : 05:47:43 AM
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Thanks for the vote of confidence, girls. I didn't even mention it last night to my husband--in fact, in my mind, it's a non-issue anymore. I'll make the pie for people I love and care for--I'll make the pie for gatherings of friends and strangers alike, and maybe one day, I'll make it for a little cash in my pocket, but it's my "herstory" (history) and I'm keeping it as such. As you have all said, and my first thought was, "surely he can come up with something comparable on his own."
I'm not giving Thomasina's pie recipe to just any ole' body!
I have my Nanny's Gold Medal Flour oak recipe box from the 30's, and I'm slowly adding hand written recipe cards for Violet so that one, day, it can be a graduation or shower gift to her, for when she starts her life away from home (sniff).
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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miss kris
True Blue Farmgirl
118 Posts
kris
mi
USA
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Posted - Jun 03 2010 : 06:23:43 AM
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Just added my 2 cents - keep your recipe - he has no business hounding you and certainly not your husband for it. I agree with Lisa, if you give him a recipe, give him a simple one out of a book. If he is a good baker, he could play with his own recipe until he got close it your taste.
For what it is worth - Kris
For I know the plans I have for you...Jer.29:11 |
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Jun 03 2010 : 08:10:37 AM
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well heres my idea. sounds like you are in food service or close to folks that are. i would only give the recipe to violet. i would be sure a copy is where she can find it. poop happens.. sorry girls,, if your gone does the recipe go too? my dad is gone and so is his recipe for jerky. its very sad.
Now may i add.. if you are ever in need of money you could easily have an income from sweet potato pie. we had a gal here that made scones in her home. she sold only to the pine tavern restaurant. she supported her kids that way. you can get your kitchen licensed and do it at home. the girls are right. the recipe is good it could be income for violet when she is older. she could make them and sell. you know how clever farm girls are. cook the pies.. make a profit selling to him... smile all the way to the bank ( well kitchen) just my thought. i love my moms recipes from southern influence. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farmgirl #1014
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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl
1251 Posts
Michele
Brighton
Michigan
USA
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
1812 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2010 : 03:01:04 AM
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Jonni you stick with it. It's your family recipe and he can just find him another one.Without the secret ingred. I know what you mean, I have a knitting pattern that was handed down and was asked to keep it in the family. I've made it for several people but not the pattern. This will be past on to my grand-daughter who is ten and showing real interest in knitting. Maybe as a special treat, you could give him one to serve. Than let him experiment on his on secret ingred.
"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matter compared to what lies within us."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2010 : 03:30:10 AM
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Thought of you last night as I was picking blackberries. I bet you could really put a hurtin' on some berries!
Pity we don't live closer, as I love to pick for you in exchange for a pie.
And alas, my kitchen is still ripped up, so it's killing me to not be able to bake on my days off |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Jun 06 2010 : 2:17:56 PM
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Jonni,
Keep your recipe sacred! I totally understand. I have a cookie recipe of my grandmother's that she brought from Greece with her. It too has a "secret' ingredient. I make them at Christmas (they aren't easy) and make them as gifts for family and firends. I was hounded by someone and finally caved with the recipe. She promptly changed the recipe and made them for some of my friends. Besides, the chef sounds kind of snooty with his "no one holds recipes sacred"...proove him wrong!
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
1140 Posts |
Posted - Jun 07 2010 : 08:22:01 AM
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I'm agreeing with the ladies here. I'm surprised a pro chef can't figure out most of it by taste-I'm sure he could get close to what you make just by seeing what his taste buds are telling him about flavoring. But-you wouldn't get a dime out of it & your daughters future pie would be common in your area. Have you thought about baking the pies & selling them to him to serve in his establishment? Then he could have the pie without the work. If you do,be sure your name is on the pie & not his.
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jun 07 2010 : 09:05:27 AM
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Jonni - totally agree with you on keeping the recipe for Violet - and that is the coolest thing that you have the recipe box and are already thinking to collect recipes for it! The best wedding present we got was an oak recipe box that my dad made filled with family recipes - my parents insisted on sending out the invitations for our wedding for me, turns out they sent a request to everyone to send in recipes for a gift. I have recipes written in 2 of my great-grandma's handwriting and others - that is something to cherish!!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Sue Feely
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Sue
Buffalo
New York
USA
1044 Posts |
Posted - Jun 07 2010 : 09:08:45 AM
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| I would not give him a cherished family recipe, no way, he sounds like a jerk to me, trying to bully you into giving him the recipe by say "no body hangs onto them anymore". Don't give in! |
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OneCraftyBugger
True Blue Farmgirl
626 Posts
R
USA
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Room To Grow
True Blue Farmgirl
974 Posts
Deborah
Kingston
Georgia
USA
974 Posts |
Posted - Jun 08 2010 : 7:26:52 PM
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I agree....dont give in
we have moved to our farm...and love it |
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shunger
True Blue Farmgirl
224 Posts
Suzanne
Helena
MT
USA
224 Posts |
Posted - Jun 08 2010 : 7:48:21 PM
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| You are wonderful to want to keep the recipe. Some things need to be honored and you are doing this with your recipe. |
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