Grandma's cookbook

Whenever we went go visit Grandma B, she always had cookies ready for us. Back in the day, women wrote down recipes, often in a notebook. Later, my mother had a recipe box which became the norm for her generation. I had a box for several years, and then a looseleaf notebook filled with recipes I'd photocopied. Now we live in the age of computers, and most of my recipes are digitized or snagged online. (Pinterest anyone?)

Grandma also had a wire egg basket that folded into a million different shapes. Entertainment for hours when one is a child. 

Then there was the cupboard with the toys my dad had growing up - antique steel trucks and cars. My grandparents lived almost 400 miles away, and my sisters and I -- four of us -- were all jammed together in one bedroom, a double bed with army cots on either side. Alternatively, the neighbors had a camper that my grandparents borrowed, and we camped in the backyard.

Grandma B's cookbook

When my Grandma died, I asked for her recipe book. Mostly, it has stayed in the same place all these years. I've pulled it down a time or two mostly to reminisce. Recently I've decided to digitize some of her recipes for my cookie page. 

Dear Husband's mother also has a drawer full of cookbooks and recipes. On our recent trip to visit, I'd thought to grab some of her recipes as well, but we had other things to do while we were there, so I'm hoping to grab them (or photograph them) next time we visit.

Do you have recipes that have been handed down through the generations? Are they still in an old notebook, or a recipe box, or have you digitized them? 

You can search Grandma B's recipes on my cookies page!