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post #1 of 52
10/3/07 at 8:50am
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On a scale of 1 to 10 how protective are you of your recipes?

I know that sharing is a good thing, however, there is a lady who loves to bake and wants my recipe. Don't get me wrong, I was not the originator of the recipe but I don't want everyone knowing my "business". Is this wrong? What's your opinion?

Forgive me in advance if I am being selfish... icon_redface.gif
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post #2 of 52
10/3/07 at 10:03am
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Ok, I guess I am being selfish.
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post #3 of 52
10/3/07 at 10:11am
I've always been overly possessive of all my recipes.

I get irked when I am asked for one when I try something new and then at the next family/friend get together someone brings my recipe and altered it and I'm asked "what did you change this isnt' right".

When anyone asks for my bakery recipes that I use for my business I smile and say "I thank you for the compliment of wanting to duplicate them for your own use but please know that these are not given to anyone other wise I'd be out of business. You can come over and go through my books and copy down recipes from my display books but as for my own personal ones, I just don't give those out."
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post #4 of 52
10/3/07 at 10:25am
I horde recipes lol.... I only share certain ones. Certain recipes I have are handed down from my grand mother who got them from my great grand mother so they are dear to me and I couldn't possibly ever share them not even with my best friend. These are the recipes I'll pass down to my daughter when she's older...

Other recipes which are ones I collected here there and everywhere on the net, from friends, etc. I'll share these unless it's one of my friends handed down from generations icon_wink.gif
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post #5 of 52
10/3/07 at 10:36am
I'm selfish and not the least bit contrite about it! icon_smile.gif

I make several sure-fire desserts that my friends love. Recently, a new friend was added to the main group, and they love cooking. He asked me for some of my recipes, and I gave him one. Well, lo and behold, the next time we had a get-together, they brought MY RECIPE!!!! Fortunately, they mucked it up, so folks knew it wasn't really mine, but still... I can understand folks wanting your recipe to take to other friends or family... but to ask for it and then bring it to the very group YOU'VE always brought it for??? Not very socially acceptable! (and they were told this, fortunately. We've had a lot of fun with their experiments to find their own stash of 'sure fire' donations to pot lucks, though, and they're enjoying not hearing 'Well, Doni does it this way, so I'm sure that's where you went wrong...')

So yeah... I hoard my recipes. I don't mind sharing things like peanut butter cookies or apple pie, but my lemon tarts, pecan tarts, deviled eggs, and my chocolate chip cookies are MINE, darn it! icon_smile.gif
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post #6 of 52
10/3/07 at 12:04pm
I try to share as best as I can. If it is someone that I might be competing with (locally) nope, don't share but if someone on here from another area asked for a recipe of mine, glad to share. I won't find it at a function I'm going to so why not!! JMO icon_smile.gif
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post #7 of 52
10/3/07 at 1:48pm
I share any "potluck" recipes that I take to Church or other functions, but I don't share my cake, cookie or candy recipes, since I sell those.
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post #8 of 52
10/3/07 at 2:03pm
If they ask for my oatmeal cookie recipe, I shrug and say, "It's on the side of the box."

BUt.....! My chocolate chip recipe that I spent months working on myself and perfecting until I found a cookie that I was willing to put my name on? It's going to my grave! I MIGHT leave it in my will to my kids, but that depends on whether they stick me in Shady Pines or not!
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post #9 of 52
10/3/07 at 3:36pm
I keep most of my recipes to myself. Some are family recipes and I don't want to share them. Any other recipes I tell them that they are recipes that keep me in business so I don't share them.

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Originally Posted by indydebi

If they ask for my oatmeal cookie recipe, I shrug and say, "It's on the side of the box."

BUt.....! My chocolate chip recipe that I spent months working on myself and perfecting until I found a cookie that I was willing to put my name on? It's going to my grave! I MIGHT leave it in my will to my kids, but that depends on whether they stick me in Shady Pines or not!



Debi, tell me where you want to go when your older and where you want to be buried and I'll do it for your recipe!
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post #10 of 52
10/3/07 at 4:29pm
Momma Debi, I loves you to pieces! I'll make sure you don't go to Shady Pines, I'll make sure it's the best damn home ever! lol icon_wink.gif Can I have your recipe? icon_razz.gif
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post #11 of 52
10/3/07 at 4:34pm
Like others said I would not share the recipes I use in my shoppe.
For everyday, potluck type recipes I'll gladly shareicon_smile.gif
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post #12 of 52
10/4/07 at 8:23am
I won't share any of my recipes to anyone. My dad handed them down to me before he died last year and I will horde them from anyone, except for when my son gets older he can have them. My aunt keeps begging me for his "christmas pie" and "bumpy cake" recipes.. Nope NEVER gonna get em! I don't mind sharing here though for some reason.
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post #13 of 52
10/4/07 at 1:09pm
I am very protective of my recipes and my style of cooking. Sometimes when you do give someone one of your recipes they go home and try it then complain because it does not come out the same! I have been accused of leaving something out of the recipe!! You cannot please everyone!
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post #14 of 52
10/4/07 at 2:05pm
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Originally Posted by CakesByBabycakes

I am very protective of my recipes and my style of cooking. Sometimes when you do give someone one of your recipes they go home and try it then complain because it does not come out the same! I have been accused of leaving something out of the recipe!! You cannot please everyone!



I always smile and tell them "You just don't have the touch!"
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post #15 of 52
10/5/07 at 11:07am
Wow! I share recipes. If someone else hadn't shared, I wouldn't have so many of the ones I use. I just don't see a reason not to share . JMHO
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