| It's family reunion time again here in the United States | | | | journaling page for memories on the left with the |
| and Canada. I can just taste my mom's peach pie | | | | recipe, instructions and photo of the finished item or of |
| already. I can't tell you how many times I've called my | | | | the cooking fun on the right. |
| mom and said "mom I just have to have your recipe | | | | Here's another great tip I picked up from my wife's |
| for your pie and home made ice-cream". It's been a | | | | sister... help your reader out by having a shopping list at |
| slow accumulation of recipes over the years, but she | | | | the bottom of each recipe or on the back of the |
| relents each time I call for yet another recipe from her. | | | | recipe cards that you use. You might also want to |
| Many of the recipe's are actually from my | | | | consider putting the actual recipe on one scrapbook |
| grandmother who passed them on before she passed | | | | recipe book page and placing the shopping lists |
| away many years ago. You know, I can still remember | | | | separately in the back or at the end of each section. |
| baking oatmeal raisin cookies with my grandmother | | | | Note: While using recipe cards is great so that you can |
| even though it's been almost 35 years now since I last | | | | remove them and take them right along to the market... |
| had that chance. | | | | my personal experience has shown that cards get lost |
| Now that I have an adult son and daughter of my own | | | | from time to time. They also add bulk to what is |
| my wife and I, who both love to cook, really wanted to | | | | already a bulky cookbook scrapbook. I've found that |
| pass the recipes on to both of them also. Many of | | | | having the list printed at the bottom of each page |
| these recipes they grew up on and now that they | | | | makes it easy to copy down when needed and much |
| have kids of their own, are just beginning to request. | | | | easier to combine common ingredients for multiple |
| My wife also has a recipe book from her grandmother | | | | dishes. |
| on her dad's side. It's too old and tattered now to use | | | | Another family recipe scrapbook tip is to create a bit |
| regularly, so it's time it was restored and updated. | | | | of history with your recipes. If adding recipe's handed |
| So many wonderful memories from the kitchen... so | | | | down for generations or from a family member that is |
| many more that I've lost in time. | | | | no longer living, you may want to have the photo's on |
| I wish that the idea of a recipe scrapbook had been | | | | the left, the recipe on the right page, and a bit more of |
| around when I was just a kid. | | | | history information on the author on a 3rd page with |
| Recipe scrapbooks can be given to brothers, | | | | even more photographs. Most scrapbooks are very |
| daughters, cousins, children or just about anyone. An | | | | expandable, especially the digital scrapbooks, so there |
| 8.5x11 scrapbook works perfectly here in the US and | | | | is room for many pages in one album. |
| Canada and can be printed on any standard printer. | | | | If needed, break the family recipe scrapbook into |
| They are large enough to hold a 3x5 index card, a | | | | volumes by food type or sides of the family tree. |
| couple of photos and the journaled memories you | | | | Almost all cookbooks have a measurement chart and |
| create. You can also use an 8x8 scrapbook and have | | | | conversion table in them, so when making a recipe |
| the recipes bound in a square format. | | | | scrapbook album, it's a good idea to add this |
| I think it's a great mix to combine your photos and | | | | information to either the back or the front index. |
| recipes. Digital scrapbook templates are perfect for | | | | Besides family reunions, recipe scrapbook albums are |
| this. For example, combine a group family photo from | | | | the perfect gift for a new bride, especially if the |
| your reunion at the beginning of the album with a | | | | recipe's comes from her husband's side of the family |
| signature page from everyone in the photograph. This | | | | with his favorite dishes he grew up with. |
| is a great way to start off the album prior to the index | | | | Whether the family recipe scrapbook is for you, for |
| page. If you've asked for recipes from all the family | | | | your family or for a new bride strugling to cook for her |
| members in attendance, put a photo of the recipe | | | | new husband. The one ingredient that will make it |
| submitter on that recipe page with the recipe on the | | | | worth it's weight in gold are the memories you safely |
| opposite page. I like to put a photo and a lined | | | | record inside. |