Nostalgia aka the Good Ole' Days

Remember the good old days where people used to have recipe cards they exchanged with others to find good recipes? The only other option then was to either come up with something on your own or buy a cookbook. Nowadays you simply switch on your computer, pull up your web browser and voila! Tons and tons of recipes at your fingertips from all sorts of sources. Not only that, but most of the time you have helpful reviews to forewarn you if a recipe is actually as delicious as it sounds (and trust me there are some BAD ones out there).

My grandmother died about 12 years ago and last week my mom gave me this great bag that had a stack of her recipe cards and a pair of gloves she used to wear on special occasions. I can't remember a time in my life where I've ever seen a lady wearing a pair of nice dress gloves. It sounds so fun.

Anyways, the recipe cards are were really great to hold onto and peruse. There's something delicious about actually holding a hand written recipe in your hand, as opposed to reading a computer printed page or staring at the glare on your tablet. You feel a connection with the person who wrote the recipe down. These cards also give you a little glimpse into the life of that person. For instance, what kinds of food they ate. Did they have a sweet tooth? Did they like spicy foods? As I looked through Grandma J's cards I felt like she was there preparing an apple pie or some other equally delicious and grandmotherly dish. So in honor of Grandma J and the good ole days I'm going to gradually post her treasured recipes and try them out myself.

Thanks Grandma J. Miss you.