Hi all!
I'm a Team Manitoba Member and I was asked by our newest Moderator, Skiff, to post this recipe .....which has become a BIG hit here 
Blue Igloo 
I'll give you the $100,000.00 recipe. This is a TRUE story.....stuff of legends where I'm from. I'll have to give you a little history first......bear with me!
HISTORY:
The place is Cornwall, Ontario (my birthplace) which is situated along the St Lawrence River in southeastern Ontario.Perch is #1 there...ahead of walleye!
Many boat/snowmobile access restaurants and bars are situated along this stretch of scenic riverfront. Legend has it that a woman named Marie started preparing "fish rolls" for her patrons. Usually accompanied by "fresh-cut" fries these perch rolls became FAMOUS....sorta like "Skinners Hot Dogs".....Many restaurants around tried to imitate her recipe but failed to duplicate the secret sauce she used on them. She always used fresh hot dog buns which she cut off the tops and bottoms. She then spread butter on the top and bottom and grilled them like you do a grilled cheese. Next came the buttered fried perch fillets filling the hot bun and smothered "her" secret sauce on top of that...............MOU
TH WATERING STUFF!!!!
The demand was so great that I was approached at dockside many times to see if I had any perch filets for sale as there was no netting involved around there. (at the time).
My brother paid for part of his University education selling perch filets back then (70's) for $3 a lb.
My friend fished all season and sold his fllets in bulk ......which in turn he used the money to buy a bigger and better boat!
There was money to be made if you were a dedicated angler. Most people used a homemade pickeral rig kinda thing.
Marie's place was a dump to say the least. It was built on stilts, right on the river's edge. Nearing retirement, she decided to sell the place. No one wanted the place unless it came with her recipe! Last I heard, a buyer paid her $300,000.00 for the business which included $100,000.00 just for the recipe! Unbelievable but true! Marie was able to guard her secret for all those years because SHE was the only one allowed to be in the kitchen when she made the sauce! (after hours).
The new owners were not so fortunate in keeping this thing a secret. I guess they were not "hands-on" owners like Marie.
So, one day I too, got the recipe and have shared it with many. Those that know about Marie often ask me "HOW DID YOU GET THIS RECIPE?" Funny, I don't recall how it came to me......I guess I was in shock!!!!
Here it is:
Recipe Name :Perch roll Sauce
1 tin sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup oil (Mazola)
1 tsp cayenne pepper
2 egg yolks
2 cups Miracle Whip Salad Dressing
Mix all together by hand. Mix well.
Portion and freeze extra sauce for later use.
Pan fry perch filets and place them on a hot dog bun.
Apply fish sauce as topping.
Marie's Eastern Ontario's Special Fish Roll Sauce
SIMPLE & DELICIOUS
ENJOY
From my kitchen to yours.....
Blue Igloo
PS I've decided to post it on the forum.........too good not to share!
