Ask loved ones for their favorite family recipes. Make copies of the recipe cards or pages from cookbooks you receive.
Since many cooks don’t use recipes but instead cook from habit and memory, ask these relatives to take the time to write down the recipe. If that isn’t possible and they only know that “a pinch” of this goes in and “a bowl full” of that, a great way to get clarity is to film the cook preparing the dish. While filming, you can observe what they do and stop at any point to measure out a “pinch” or a “bowl full.” Once you have filmed the cooking sessions, you can archive an entire video library of relatives preparing their favorite dishes or take the time to figure out the recipe from watching the film.
Another great way to learn a recipe is to cook side by side with your relative. Hands-on experience can help you learn the recipes and clarify any confusing measurements.
Start by sending an email to ask family members to contribute their recipes. Another option is to post a request for recipes on a private family Facebook page. These pages make for a convenient way to request a certain recipe from family members or to report on any recipes you’ve prepared. For example, if you’ve managed to improve an old recipe, the page is a great place to share your success and engage with family members in an ongoing discussion about all your family’s food treasures.
Since some older family members may not have access to email or Facebook, a good old-fashioned phone call may be needed. Call family members and ask them to write down their recipes and mail them to you, and then you can share them to other relatives.
MAKING FAMILY COOKBOOKS
Once you’ve collected enough recipes, you can create a family cookbook. For a printed cookbook, determine which recipes to use and how measurements will be written. Type the recipes, adding memories and photos, then take the material to a graphic designer or design it yourself using desktop publishing software. Finally, take the finished layout to a copy shop to be printed. The printed books can make great wedding or baby shower gifts for family members.
TACKLING PROBLEMS WITH OLD RECIPES
When you find old recipes, you may run into a few bumps along the road, so here are some suggestions to help with any issues:
If a recipe is written in another language, ask fluent family members to translate it for you. If no one can help, try posting the recipe on Facebook groups dedicated to your family surname’s history or contacting a local university to see if anyone there may be of help.
Another issue that may arise is indecipherable handwriting. In this case, show the recipe to relatives to see if anyone is familiar with the handwriting and question and could give you an idea as to the recipe’s intent.
When you discover a very old family recipe, you may encounter unfamiliar or archaic terminology. If the recipe hasn’t been updated in years, you may find old-fashioned terms for ingredients, such as “loaf sugar” (granulated sugar) or “long sweetening” (molasses). If an ingredient is unfamiliar, look it up in an online food dictionary. For archaic measurements, find a handy conversion chart or consult old editions of classic cookbooks such as The Joy of Cookingor Betty Crocker’s Picture Cookbook. These cookbooks can give you a better understanding of dated cooking terms and techniques in general.
No matter how you choose to collect and share your recipes, when you do, you will create a priceless treasure for your family that can be passed on to future generations!
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Call family members and ask them to write down their recipes and mail them to you, and then you can share them to other relatives. Once you've collected enough recipes, you can create a family cookbook
family cookbook
Family cookbooks are books which contain a variety of recipes collected by specific families. Whilst these cookbooks are sometimes later published, the concept is of a commonplace book where useful recipes are retained and passed on to later generations. Cheesecake recipe from a family cookbook.
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Recipe Keeper is the easy to use, all-in-one recipe organizer, shopping list and meal planner available across all of your devices. Enter your recipes with as much or as little information as you like.
The size of your recipe collection will dictate how you store them. A sizeable collection can be stored in standard archival file folders and boxes. Weak or damaged paper also can be placed in polyester sleeves and then in folders and boxes.
One of the most common ways of keeping recipes organized is with recipe binders. Rather than keeping recipe books to flick through for recipe referencing, chefs will have the recipes they need collated in binders. This means that they can quickly and easily find necessary items without other recipes getting in the way.
Recipe Keeper is an app for iPhone and Android devices. There are also web apps for Chrome and Windows browsers which make it easy to save recipes on a computer. The free version is limited to saving a certain number of recipes but a premium version is just $13 with no monthly subscription.
Bublup helps you organize all of your recipes in one convenient location. Share your favorite recipes, connect with friends and family, and stay committed to your meal plan with our easy-to-use app. Saving, organizing, and sharing all your digital content has never been this intuitive or fun.
If you have larger or full-sized 8 1/2 x 11″ recipes, you can easily store them in print pages or 3-ring page protectors, which will display Grandma's beloved apple pie recipe while keeping it safe from your everyday kitchen mishaps.
(An unpublished recipe can be protected under trade secret law, but that means all the chefs using it would have to sign nondisclosure agreements or noncompetition agreements, which are not always enforceable). A collection of recipes, as in a cookbook, can be protected.
Download a mobile scanning app. With an app like Adobe Scan, all you need to do is take a photo of your recipe and the app will scan it into a PDF right from your phone. Convert your handwriting. You can convert any handwritten scans into more legible documents through the scanning app, too.
When you preserve your family's recipes, you're not just preserving the food itself; you're preserving the moments of togetherness, the laughter and shared experiences. These recipes become the threads that weave your family together, generation after generation.
Call family members and ask them to write down their recipes and mail them to you, and then you can share them to other relatives. Once you've collected enough recipes, you can create a family cookbook. For a printed cookbook, determine which recipes to use and how measurements will be written.
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