Recipe Gift Album

Keep your mom's handwriting is my vote!

Lori K.

Sharon....I think your sister would appreciate having the copies of the handwritten recipes. Maybe you could give her some of the originals and keep copies for yourself so that she feels like she still has the momento of mom's handwriting as well as some of the favorite recipes. This isn't coming out the way I want it too...it's hard to explain but I know that one of the things I treasure is things written in my mom's penmanship. I've even got dumb little stuff like notes she made about what slip she should wear with a particular dress...my mom would write herself these notes on paper then hang it on the hanger with the dress. In a silly way, I think I would feel cheated if I only had photocopies...that's why I suggest that maybe you can give her some of the originals too. Does this make sense? S

Lori.. I agree, the handwritten copies are the way to go!

Susan... Yep, I understand what you're saying, as I do have the notebook which is falling apart... a lot of the pages are double sided, but I could photocopy the one side, and then paste the original page onto cardstock... :)

My sister actually did call me back and said she wants them in handwriting if entirely possible. So I'll figure out a way. :)

Sharon R Saskatoon, SK

i just wanna say what a wonderfull gift!!! Such a great idea

Tracy

I would definately keep your mom's handwritting. If it is hard to read or damaged somehow then you could type it but put the actual recipe in a keeper somehow so that it would always be there.

-- Mel Jansen

I see a long list of replies, but I have to add my 2cents:>) I'd definatly PC them, just to presserve the writing:>)

Hi all.. I have mostly been lurking because I had a lot of stuff to take care of....Hubby has a broken foot and so.. you know the rest... but with regard to the handwriting.. I am doing Heritage albums for our 4 kids.. and one thing I have is the papers that my grandmother wrote the names of her siblings, who they married and who the kids were. That is more important to me in her handwriting than my Family tree info!! So I scanned them all and included them in the books. When I found a cousin.... Daughter of my dad's first cousin, I sent her a copy.. she was thrilled... so If you can scan and keep.. what a wonderful treasure!!

Me too.. Hugs, Neets, Memere Neets, Anita Connecticut, USA

Sharon, I think that I would keep Mom's handwriting and maybe mat the recipies on some good cardstock and embellish as we do when we make recipes for our swaps. If you wanted to make more than one copy, it would be worth color copying. What a great idea for a gift. Hugs,

Sabrina :-)

Thanks for all your opinions guys. I think I know what I am going to do, now to get on with it! :)

Sharon R Saskatoon, SK