Food can be an incredibly sentimental thing, especially when it is mixed with family. Almost anybody who can cook has a recipe or several that was passed down to them by an older relative, and even if those who steer clear of the kitchen they likely have fond memories of something that grandma used to make.
Generally speaking, once a relative who is a good cook passes away one of two things happens: others start cooking their recipes, or they get lost to time. It's not so often that you keep a favorite meal on ice until the time is right, like Karen's ziti in The Sopranos. The main reason for this is it might not be so fresh by the time you get around to eating it.
Nonetheless, that's exactly what one woman's sister-in-law did with her late mom's sweet potato casserole this Thanksgiving, and she wasn't pleased when not everybody partook in the dish that was believed to have been languishing in her freezer for a year. However, there was more to the story than that.
