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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

box of treasures

My 95-year old grandma recently moved into a care home, don't worry nothing is wrong with her and she is fine.

Anyway, by moving, she had to give up a lot of personal items, which included a lot of her cookbooks (which I didn't get to check out, oh well!).

One thing that my mom had in her possession was her box of clipped recipes...what a box of treasures!

Some recipes are handwritten, some typed (do some of you know what a typewriter is? and no they weren't electric back then?! I think I may be showing my age by saying this...)

Wow, blast from the past recipes too, things that used to be "trendy" back in the day...

Not only that, but she kept the contents pretty organized too.

I took some of the recipes that I thought might be fun to try when I go back into the kitchen in a couple of months.

Hope they'll turn out good...Thanks for sharing Grandma!
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12 comments:

  1. jalna3:44 AM, June 29, 2011

    Priceless!

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  2. K8:13 AM, June 29, 2011

    What a great item to get passed on to you!

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  3. Su-Lin8:26 AM, June 29, 2011

    It's not often you hear someone say, "my 95-year old grandma"! Brilliant!

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  4. K and S10:06 AM, June 29, 2011

    it is Jalna :)

    I know K :)

    so true Su-Lin!

    Take care everyone.
    Kat

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  5. Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bake10:40 AM, June 29, 2011

    How lucky you are to have your grandma alive and well at 95. And what a treasure you have!!

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  6. Rowena3:48 PM, June 29, 2011

    95! That's just incredible, and maybe you can ask her what's the secret for living a full life. My grandpa lived until 92 and he only ate rice and some kind of filipino veggie soup (squash or marungai leaves) for his meals. Nescafe instant coffee too. Precious score on the recipe box contents.

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  7. Anonymous4:43 PM, June 29, 2011

    Did you say no electricity? My mum is in her 50's (57 I think).

    Man, that is so awesome that you still have your grand-mom around!

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  8. K and S11:49 AM, June 30, 2011

    so true Lizzy!

    Rowena, if you ask her how old she is she'll tell you "I don't know"...

    Yup, manual typewriter Elle Marie, you need some "major" finger power to type on one of those (I used to play with the one my mom had)

    Take care everyone.
    Kat

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  9. Kathy YL Chan10:25 PM, June 30, 2011

    What a box of treasures indeed Kat!! Would be cool if you tried to remake some of her recipes! :)

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  10. K and S4:13 AM, July 01, 2011

    I'm gonna try Kathy!

    Take care.
    Kat

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  11. Suze4:25 AM, July 15, 2011

    Ooooh, lucky you. That's how I felt when I got some of the quilts my grandma made. Have fun experimenting!

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  12. K and S7:13 AM, July 15, 2011

    Thanks Suze, you must be excited to have some of your Grandmother's quilts too!

    Take care.
    Kat

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