Mrs. Hunter, who is 73, likes to cook big roasts for her church, "and if I had a difficult piece of meat I might marinate it in some beer and celery" with a blend of her secret seasonings.
As in earlier cabaret shows, her blend of mystery and allure, of brat and sophisticate, evokes a film noir femme fatale of the junior variety: the wild, runaway teenager with a secret night life.
And the secret blend of KFC's 11 herbs and spices is so secret that not even the company that produces the blend knows the exact formulation.
A secret blend of spices and herbs is then added.
Many of us grew up viewing the American smile with a characteristically British blend of fear, mockery and secret envy.
A SECRET blend of 11 herbs and spices has drawn millions of customers to KFC (formerly Kentucky Fried Chicken) since the chain first opened in 1939.
Try a shot of Hausmischung, a secret blend of 19 herbs and roots (€2.10) or a warming glass of rum and orange punch (€3.40, all tipples distilled on the premises).
He perfected his recipe for "finger lickin' good chicken" in 1939 by using a secret blend of 11 spices and a pressure cooker to seal in flavour and moisture.
Housed in La Mer's trademark rose-and-mint packaging, this sellout pale green salve is concocted of the company's "secret" blend of sea extracts and designed to keep lips in the pink.
As her children scampered excitedly around our knees, Mrs Twaissi soaked some rice and then, one by one, cooked off chicken pieces, potato, cauliflower, aubergine, carrot and onions in olive oil and a "secret" blend of spices.
