While interviewing a nephew of Sanders, a reporter was shown a scrapbook that contained the will of Sanders’ second wife. On the back of the will was printed a recipe for 11 herbs and spices the nephew claimed was the original recipe.
KFC’s current owner denies that it is the correct formula.
If this does turn out to be the original recipe that needed to be kept secret by Sanders’ estate, it would be ironic that it was printed on the back of a will of all places.