seppert

I lost my Mother in June 2009. I still cry everyday. Cherish every moment with the ones you love.
Sandy in SE Indiana

puck116

This got me thinking. My mother passed 7 yrs ago. My sister did all the cleaning out of mom's apartment. She gave back things to each child that they gave to my mother. There are 3 sons and 2 daughters. I don't recall seeing my mother's recipes. My sister doesn't really cook, so I'm guessing she threw them out. It all happened so fast, I think there were probably more things I might have wanted.

grannie-k

I have many of my grandmother's hand written recipes and all of her cookbooks. But what is even sadder a few years ago I won a overnight trip to a town in east Texas where there were a lot of antique shops and I was amazed at all the old photos that were for sale. I can't imagine not having my childhood photos or those of my grandparents.

squeakie

and you know what just kills me, i keep old pics and do things with them and if you go to a junk or antique store to buy them they are soooooo expensive..

dream56

Every time I see family pictures for sale - I just cringe.
How could anyone sell pictures of relatives?

Janetlmt

My mother gave me her hand written recipes..they are so sacred to me. I have a special book to keep them in. I page through them and hold the memories of her making them.

rhona hodgson

Thanks CraftyBear. Could you please tell me what Velveeta cheese is!!! like a mozzarella or everyday cheese!!! Thanks :thumbup: :thumbup:

earthwalker

Yes it is sad when such things happen...I have a couple of my Nan's recipes written out on scraps of paper...My Mum couldn't cook to save her life, so no luck there. I have been collecting and making up recipes for years...I plan to eventually give all the boys a book each, with their favourite things.

sewTinker

I did the same thing when my son married - I completed a 'My Recipes' book for my soon-to-be DIL filled with family recipes. It never occurred to me to have her mom add their recipes too. shoot. What was I thinking?

I also bought a new phone book and filled it with all the addresses and phone numbers of our family so that she would have easy access to those.

In the early 1970's, when my grandma was well into her 80's and bed-ridden, my uncle - who lived with her and cared for her - 'interviewed' her to get the family recipes written down. I have them now. They're hilarious: "Alice's Stew - Dredge enough beef to cover bottom of my stew pot and brown in oil. Add onions, carrots, potatoes, tomato sauce, and water. Add oregano, basil, bay leaf. Cook all day, and don't let the fire get too hot." (She had a partially wood-burning stove.)

All of the recipes are simply lists of ingredients. Her gravy has an instruction at the end: "Stir like hell."

lol...

squeakie

those are the best kind!!