"The Goods" wrote in message
...
A little background he

It might be that MIL is the "traditional" sort, thinking she'll only pass on
that valued recipe to one girl-child, having already passed it on to the
SIL. Perhaps it's her little challenge for you to get better relations
between you and SIL. Who knows?

Bottom line, I'd rather not be the one having to someday explain to my child
that they can't have their favorite fruit cake because I can't "bury the
hatchet" with SIL.

Of course, my wife-to-be is sisterless.

I just feel that in this time of "giving", it might be best to work towards
rebuilding bridges, not giving up on a kind act merely because of personal
issues. Talk to SIL, get to know her again, be nice, you'd be acting with
purpose.