AP: Sept. 9, 1976: Col. Harland Sanders bites into a piece of his famous Kentucky fried chicken at the 21 Club in New York.LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pssst. The secret's out at KFC. Well, sort of.
Col. Harland Sanders' handwritten recipe of 11 herbs and spices was removed Tuesday from safekeeping at KFC's corporate offices for the first time in decades. The temporary relocation is allowing KFC to revamp security around a yellowing sheet of paper that contains one of the country's most famous corporate secrets.
The brand's top executive admitted his nerves were aflutter despite the tight security he lined up for the operation.
"I don't want to be the president who loses the recipe," KFC President Roger Eaton said. "Imagine how terrifying that would be."
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Tuesday, September 09, 2008