Top Secret

Found this great website that tells you how to make all the best food from your favourite American restaurants. Chili's Baby back ribs, Arby's sauce, Applebee's chicken salad. Even Baby Ruths.

www.topsecretrecipes.com

I haven't made anything from it yet, but it's been a comfort to me just knowing I have a resource to make something familiar.

BABY RUTHS!!! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]  You can MAKE a BABY RUTH?  How is this POSSIBLE?  I must go investigate.

BLAST!  You need light corn syrup.  I guess that rules that out. :'(

Seems like you could probably substitute simple syrup for corn syrup--you just make it by melting regular sugar in hot water...see http://www.allrecipes.com/cb/sbs/simplesyrup/default.asp.  Then you can make your Baby Ruths...

...and white Karo is available by mail order!

...and white Karo is available by mail order!

True.  But since I've managed to survive this long without owning it, I don't think I'll start now.  I think I've come to my senses anyway.  The thought of me in my kitchen trying to replicate an American candy bar is just too bizarre....and sad.

You gotta love that they have a recipe for Twinkie filling

(Bit of a twinkie fan myself)

i LOVE looking at recipes!!  i see a lot of things i'd like to make, but sometimes you need a certain ingredient that's hard to find (like molasses) and then if i do special order it, i find it sits in my cupboard for ages.

twinkie filling? hubby LOVES twinkies. might have to try that one!

Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like treacle is very similar to molasses.  It's a bit frustrating trying to cook here, because I'm not sure whether the ingredients are simply not available or are called by a different name!  Has anyone compiled a list of substitutions?  

I believe Leah has made a list  on the site.

I think I've come to my senses anyway.  The thought of me in my kitchen trying to replicate an American candy bar is just too bizarre....and sad.

True!  

Twinkee filling!!  What could you do with twinkee filling-besides eat it out of the bowl?  I guess you could make devils food cupcakes?  or mini swiss rolls?  or?  or?  ok, eat it out of a bowl sounds good.  

My thirteen year old just said 'what IS twinkee filling?'  Good Lord!  The poor deprived child!  Now I MUST make it.  

Hey Islandgirl!  I've always thought that molassus WAS treacle.  Isn't it?  I've always used it as a substitution with ok results.  

Hey Islandgirl!  I've always thought that molassus WAS treacle.  Isn't it?  I've always used it as a substitution with ok results.  

is it? hmm.  i tried making molasses cookies with treacle once, didn't come out.  then again, my mrs field's recipes don't quite come out, either.  i was thinking of melting down that new molasses sugar to see how that comes out.

arby's sauce...yum!  now to find some kaiser rolls!

steve and i like this site....we also use Kopycat.com  great site for those, "i'm missing (eating out) U.S. foods".