Recipes

[beckyb1012]

My grandmother did not have any.  We all had to sit down and write what we saw her do with the dishes we wanted the most. 

I still have my handwritten notes from when I sat at her bar in the kitchen during all those holidays and Sunday family meals in the early to mid '80's.

[Carolina925]

My mother gave me her "prize winning" biscuit recipe. She never used a recipe but made her biscuits then measured back the ingredients to make me a recipe card, which looks close to the same as this one. I agree with your son, you have to physically feel the dough before knowing it's ready. After my mother's passing, I tried her recipe every single weekend for a year, never coming up with the perfectly flaky biscuits. I should've made them with her to get the feel of how they should be. 

[AuntG]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@On It.  I've noticed on all those old hand-written recipes I see, including my grandmother's,  the writing looks like it was written by the same person.   It must have been the way they taught penmanship back in "olden" days.

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My grandparents provided room and board for the teacher of a single room schoolhouse. My mom said no "artsy" penmanship was allowed by that teacher. I think that is why all the recipes look the same.

[homedecor1]

While cleaning out her moms house my gf found a envelope of handwritten recipes from my MIL given to her Mom.  She gave to me and I enjoy having them, mostly are her recipes for her delicious cakes😊