last summer we had a couple who stayed with us for 10 days. they were pleasant, lots of fun & very much the type that you hope comes back someday because they were such nice guests. One morning we had muffins, that was my version of a recipe from one of the online directories. (i changed the flavor of yogurt & the berries in it) these muffins are always loved by guests when we have them, it is a really great recipe. so anyway, a couple days after they checked out, she emailed to ask if she could have the recipe to make for her friends. i said sure & that i would get it out to her in the next couple of days. i told her then that it was not my own original recipe and told her where to find it online.
well, seeing as it was the busiest time of year (when my chore list is longer than hours in the day) i didn't get a chance to send it in the next couple of days. she emailed again & seemed very upset. she proceeded to tell me that they did us a big favor by staying at our place, they could have stayed somewhere else & if i wanted to keep the recipe a secret i should have just said so instead of telling her i would send it when i had no intention of it. huh!?
i emailed her & told her that i simply had been very busy & just had not gotten a chance. again, mentioned that it was not my original recipe so i had no reason to keep it a secret.
funny how when someone really wants a B&B's recipe, they really want it!