W7: The Secret Family Recipe

So much of food is about sharing, so why the mystique of the "secret recipe"? Why is it so important to people to keep recipes secret? We can understand that Coke is trying to make a buck, but what about my Aunt Jean, who would never give away her Peach Cream Pie recipe? Would KFC really be so compromised if we knew just which 11 herbs and spices we're dealing with?

Do you have a secret recipe to share (or just write about)?