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My grandma's apple pie recipe is good, but I think the crust is better with vodka instead of water.
Last week at our family reunion in Boise, I made her 1960s recipe but swapped the 2 tablespoons of ice water for vodka, and the crust was way flakier, even though my aunt said it was 'disrespectful to tradition'.
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kelly_henderson835d agoMost Upvoted
Honestly, this is how every single family recipe got started in the first place. Someone tried something new and it worked better. The idea that food has to stay frozen in time is so strange to me. My mom's meatloaf recipe is totally different from her mom's because she found a better trick. People act like changing an ingredient is some huge insult, but it's just cooking.
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elliotw375d ago
It's funny how recipes get treated like museum pieces when cooking is basically edible science. My grandma's cookie recipe changed when margarine showed up, and now we're all back to butter.
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