One of my mother and Aunt Mimi’s big pet peeves was people who wouldn’t share their recipes. Among many Southern women, that is just a major sign of being ill-mannered and impolite. They used to say, “A recipe that is not shared dies with you, but when it’s shared, it lives on after you for many years to come.” Someone in Columbia, who shall remain nameless, was famous for these chocolate drops. I knew what was basically in them, but she’d never share the recipe. Ima
