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Pro tip: keep the handwritten recipe card, even if the pie crust comes out like a hockey puck
When my grandma passed in 2019, my mom and aunt split up her recipe box, and I got stuck choosing between her pie crust card and her meatloaf card since they only let me take one. I picked the pie crust, mostly because it had a butter stain on it and her little note in the corner that said "cold water, don't rush it." Tried making it for Thanksgiving that year and the crust was so tough my uncle asked if I'd baked a frisbee. Still have the card taped inside a cabinet door though, and honestly the stain matters more to me than the recipe ever did. Anyone else hanging onto a family recipe they can't actually cook?
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sandra_bennett5910h ago
That line about the butter stain meaning more than the recipe ever did really got me. I lost my dad in 2020 and I have his old chili recipe card with a splatter of grease right across the ingredient list, and I've never once made it come out like his. But I'd grab that card before anything else in a fire, no question. The frisbee comment from your uncle made me laugh, mostly because my own family has zero filter when it comes to food fails. It sounds silly but I honestly believe the mess on those cards is the whole point, it's like a little piece of them still in the kitchen with you. So you're not alone at all, I've got a recipe I can't cook sitting on my shelf too and I'm keeping it forever.
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