Let the mocking begin
Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> Oh pshaw, on Tue 09 Oct 2007 10:44:53p, Mark Thorson meant to say...
>
>> Becca wrote:
>>>
>>> It is nice that you are treasuring your mother's recipes. One of my
>>> friends went to her family reunion and everyone contributed recipes
>>> from their parents and grandparents. They put these recipes in a
>>> cookbook, so everybody at the family reunion would have a copy. I
>>> was not there, but she gave a copy (they had a minimum number of
>>> cookbooks they had to purchase).
>>
>> My mom has a manila folder about two inches thick of recipes
>> clipped out of newspapers, magazines, etc. dating back to
>> the year of her marriage (1948). A lot of the food I ate
>> as a kid and teen is described in those clippings. I'll have
>> to be sure to get that thing. My only sibling is alleged not
>> to cook very much, so I don't think I'll have any competition
>> from her.
>
> My mom had a lovely cedar file card box that was chock full of her
> recipes. When she passed away, the box passed to me. Luckily, I
> decided to scan all the recipes for ease of use on the PC. Last year
> my partner inadvertantly threw the whole thing out with the trash. I
> miss that box, even though I have the recipes.
Ouch!
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