I am going to try my hand at scrapbooking, no, I have not tried it yet. I'm not sure exactly what to do so I do nothing. I found some old recipes recently ,from the early seventies, some are older. I am going to scrap a family cook book which will include special recipes, explanation of the persons relationship to our family, and a picture when possible. I will add some cooking or foodie quotes and maybe a sketch or two. I love this one from Erma Bombeck " I come from a faimly where gravy is considered a beverage". So true for the Shiras last generation.
My Aunt Louise gave me my first cookbook when I was twelve. It was a Better Homes and Garden Junior Cookbook. The first recipe I tried was a kool ade and ice cube punch. You needed 4 flavors of kool ade, 1 for the punch and three for the ice cubes. To make the ice cubes it said to mix the kool ade and pour into ice cube trays. I did, I mixed all the packets with 6 qts. of water and froze them in the trays. they were a very funny grey color floating in my nice cherry punch. Quick as I am I realized there is more than one way to read a recipe. I wish I could say that's the dumbest thing I've ever done. Sadly, it is not. I'm counting on the scrapping being more successful.
I have a collection of old cook books and I enjoy reading them. It's almost like a history lesson. The food we eat is a reflection of the times we live in. I think we miss our Mothers in the kitchen, or at least someone making real food,comfort food. It's no accident that macroni cheese is my favorite Crayola color.
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