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17-JAN-2007

I'm going thru LOTS of OLD recipes
Some are mine and go back thirty, umm . . . or more . . . years . . . no big deal

But some go back to my mom's well-worn cards and files and newspaper clippings

And then there are those from my grandmother . . .and scribblings from her mother

Ahhhhhhhhh . . . . TAKE A DEEP BREATH! Can't you just SMELL the wonderful aromas??
Enjoyable steps back in time =)


Not only am I trying to preserve the actual recipe but the papers and memories that go with them
I've had a wonderful trip down memory lane tonight

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ŠLux28-Jan-2007 07:07
It's indeed a priceless asset !
Nice capture.
Guest 19-Jan-2007 00:26
another wonderful keepsake.
great treatment on the image! well done.
Faye White18-Jan-2007 22:01
mmmmmmmm - wonderful!
Coleen Perilloux Landry18-Jan-2007 16:46
Nice image but more importantly the history and the preservation of these wonderful documents.
LM Gildersleeve18-Jan-2007 16:14
I love the contrasts in this image. And yes, collecting those recipes are a wonderful way to collect memories. Have fun.
Deborah Lewis18-Jan-2007 12:48
What a great "trip" to make!
Victoria18-Jan-2007 12:41
What a wonderful trip here, have to vote for your creative work , glad you keep that recipes
Guest 18-Jan-2007 11:30
"COOK TILL IT"S DONE" should be the caption
A pinch and a smidge of a smile
joshishots18-Jan-2007 08:03
wonderful shot - the processing is great - what a cool collection to have
Subrata Basu18-Jan-2007 04:32
Pete, this B/W thing has really got you taking a nice nostalgic trip down the "memory lane". Nice work.
Subrata
Jen Bixler18-Jan-2007 04:27
Priceless.
petesie18-Jan-2007 03:55
I remember asking my Mom to give me her pie crust recipe...there was none. She just did it and it was fabulous. I agree with Liza. Your best creative endeavor ever, and the story with it is one to cherish.
Dan Chusid18-Jan-2007 03:45
Like the treatment here.
Like a snippet from an old master's painting.
virginiacoastline18-Jan-2007 03:39
Vicki, it is funny you should mention that . . . that brings a HUGE smile to my face cuz as a newlywed WAAAAAAY back when, I asked my g'mother to write down a few of her favorite recipes for me to help a fledgling out . . .well, being an idiot twenty something I didn't even consider that she had none in writing. So she wrote one for sweet potato pie, I think, that I treasure becasue it is in her handwriting and it says, like you describe, a smidge of this & a pinch of that and at the very end, she says "cook it til its done"
I love it =)
snootydog18-Jan-2007 03:26
This, is probably one of your best images ever. You are so lucky to have all that history in your kitchen. Wow.
Guest 18-Jan-2007 03:26
Great photo and narrative. Some of my grandmothers recipes call for a "pinch of this and a smidgen of that". She never wrote down the exact measurements and over time we've tried to figure it out. Hasn't always worked!! But it's fun to try..
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