Did your mother write down her recipes?
By loved1
@loved1 (5328)
United States
October 26, 2006 11:49pm CST
My mother was a fabulous cook. Sadly, she passed away 5 years ago without having the opportunity to write down her wonderful recipes! I have only a few but mostly have to go by memory. Did your mother cook from a recipe or just make it up as she went along?
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@creematee (2810)
• United States
17 Mar 07
My mom cooked out of a box. Fortunately, I can still find her "recipes." LOL!!! mostly Hamburger Helper and Macaroni and Cheese.
A few years ago, she did make a recipe book for each of her kids. The books included recipes that have been passed down through the family. I am so happy that I have recipes that my great-grandmother used. I also have my grandmother coveted chocolate angel food cake. I think having them is more important that actually using them. Although I plan on doing it someday. :)
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@loved1 (5328)
• United States
29 Mar 07
When my niece had her first baby (at a very young age)her boyfriend's mom gave her a booklet of recipes everyone should know how to cook. Simple things like tater tot casserole and pigs in a blanket. Those are dishes that most moms already know how to do, but someone very young might not have the experience making. I thought it was a great idea!
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
17 Mar 07
My mother hasn't written down any of her recipes. My grandmother didn't either. I do have my greatgrandmother's cookbook from that is over 100 years old. It has some great recipes. I have been writing down my favorite recipes. I started with at recipe box that I gifted to each of my children that included many of my favorites. Now I am composing a cookbook of my favorites and will give this as a gift this upcoming Christmas.
@creematee (2810)
• United States
17 Mar 07
Your children will love this!! Might I add, if you have time to include family pictures and stories. My mom included some little tidbits of things as she wrote our cookbook. Including "Grandma's Damn Waffles!!" (a story of how much she hated making waffles, but enjoyed making them because the grandkids loved them.) This book that my mom made for me is priceless, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. Good luck!!
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@saphire539 (1639)
• United States
27 Oct 06
No my mom never wrote down any of her recipes i wish she would though i would love to have her recipe for Swedish Meatballs and Saliabuty Steaks
@paule4129 (968)
• United States
20 Dec 06
my grandmother is the one that had alot of recipes and i can cook mmmmmm
@crystal8577 (1466)
• United States
20 Dec 06
My mom usually just makes things up as she goes along. My grandma did have recipes I believe. She passed away 2 years ago & I have no clue what happened to any of the recipes. There are things she made while I was growing up that I would love to have.
@stailgate (2363)
• United States
15 Jan 07
yes my mom does write down her recipes, but I get on here about them because she does not write them down with like a tsp. cup ect. She used the pinch of this and a tad of that. So it never comes out to taste the same!!!
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@Sheila_Abram (1908)
• United States
27 Oct 06
My mother just made it up as she cooked. She didn't write down any recipes. I wish she had for some of the things she cooked because, I miss them from when I was a child. God Bless
@loved1 (5328)
• United States
27 Oct 06
I know just how you feel. Lucky for me, my brother and I have the same talent of being able to throw things together and make it taste good. He will occasionally call me and say "What did mom put in her potato salad(or whatever he is making)?" We figure she is in heaven laughing at us. =)
@amberbambers23 (2615)
• United States
27 Oct 06
My mom has so many cookbooks, she has told me to make sure i keep all of them if something ever happens to her.
@claudia413 (4280)
• United States
27 Oct 06
Yes, she wrote down her own recipes and many that she found over the years. My cousin took them, her mom's recipes and other family recipes and put them all on a CD for each of us one Christmas. Great gift! My mom cooked from a recipe usually, but some things she just knew by heart. There were a few recipes of my mom's or my grandmother's that didn't make it to the CD, so I have kind of made my own recipes for those. Some turned out better than others, but they were all edible.
@claudia413 (4280)
• United States
27 Oct 06
You're very welcome. I know how happy and surprised all of us were to get those recipes.
