"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"riverman" wrote in message
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I think spaghetti sauce runs a close second, although the variants
all seem
to have some similarity to each other. Barbeque sauce, ribs,
homemade mac
and cheese, and how to cut a watermelon all come in the running,
too, IMHO.

--riverman

I offer the same response I did to Scott. There are many foods that
inspire fierce loyalty to a particular recipe, but no others that I
can think of that prod millions of idiots to proclaim that there is
only ONE REAL recipe......and that they just happen to possess it.


Millions of Ummerican Idjots, at least. I'm willing to bet (figuratively
speaking, of course) that there are as many idjuts (by percentage) in Italia
that claim to have the recipe for 'real spaghetti sauce' as there are
chilliots in the US. And Meximommas who claim to have the 'real salsa'
recipe. And some Italian might scratch their head in wonder at the claim
that 'millions proclaim there is one real chili recipe'...they might not
know ANYONE who claims to have a recipe.

I suppose the chili effect is in effect, in effect because a) us Ummericans
tend to be rather absolute, b) even if you **** it up, its pretty good, so
any clown can claim a screwup was intentional and given to them by their
late granddad who rode with Pancho Villa, and c) any moron can make chili,
and usually does.

--riverman
(who makes a MEAN chili, which is, of course, the one real recipe.)