Secret Ingredient?

Recently I was asked what was my secret ingredient; I thought on it for quite some time.   Each flavor has a special recipe  so which ingredient , if any one, would be the secret ingredient?  I thought back to my childhood, all our family recipes have a pinch of this, a drop of that or just a dusting of something so there is truly no real family recipe let alone a secret ingredient.   I think the answer to the question is our family “secret” would be love, caring and compassion.  

As far back as I can remember Grandma, Aunt Caddy and my mom were always in the kitchen preparing for bake sales. fundraisers or just a neighbor in need. The women in my family were huggers, they hugged everyone physically and with a compassionate gesture of sharing.    Luckly for me they passed that gene on....I am also a hugger with an obsessive need to feed.  Some people have a need for speed  well I have a need to feed.  I get the biggest thrill when samplers get excited over of the product;  it makes me warm all over :)

So I guess my secret ingredient is love.
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