After all those years, it’s finally been found.

The late Colonel Sanders’ secret recipe for Kentucky Friend Chicken recently found its way into the hands of Chicago Tribune journalist Jay Jones… practically by mistake.

For years, KFC has made sure to keep the secret. The company has even gone to the great lengths of having two different suppliers prepare the herbs and spices so neither supplier could know the exact recipe, a spokesman told the Tribune.

But during a trip to Kentucky, Jones met up with 67-year-old Joe Ledington, a nephew of Colonel Sanders through marriage. While meeting with Jones, Ledington pointed out an album that had a certain picture in it. On the back of that picture, there was a list.

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