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I believe this does happen. 
I once ate a rum cake from a woman who claimed it was “a secret family recipe,” then a few months later, I ate a rum cake made from someone else, who also claimed it wad “a secret family recipe.”
Sometimes I wonder if their was a magazine back in the day titled,”Secret Family Recipes. Shhhh… don’t tell anyone.”
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Secret family recipes tend to be printed on packaging labels >

Yeah, Mom’s famous meatloaf recipe - back of the Quaker Oatmeal container. Her famous chicken and dumplings? Back of the Bisquick Pancake Mix box. Her famous chicken - seasoning with a dry packet of Lipton noodle soup mix. Famous salad dressing? Oil and vinegar with ranch powder mix sprinkled in. 
What a surprise I was in for as an adult when I asked her for the recipes and she told me what packets to buy! >

Moms homemade lasagna