Ah, how well I remember Home Ec, though not the mimeographed sheets. A lemon meringue pie and a “puffy omelet” rather than fondue and Bisquick come to mind. I love the imagery your microstory calls to mind and the smart idea of veganized meatballs with cranberry sauce—old+new=delish! Always a great read, Amie!🤗
i have all of my grandmother’s recipe cards - six boxes full.
each time i finger a greased stained card, i think of her own hands writing each one, line by line…
my MFA thesis was also centered around family stories told through food, written as recipes as an artist book: recipes for (re)collection.
i served a version of these exact meatballs at the opening reception from her “i hate to cookbook.” the only difference was grape jelly instead of cranberry.
The smell of the mimeograph! Nothing in the world like it. Kinda sweet with a sharpness from the alcohol base. Best classroom task to be asked to go pickup the mimeograph handouts 😊
Love, love, love recipe card microstories! 💙💙💙
mums had hundreds of these cards from France from the seventies, they are divine. My daughter has now inherited them. Again, love your writingX
Mimeograph!
Ah, how well I remember Home Ec, though not the mimeographed sheets. A lemon meringue pie and a “puffy omelet” rather than fondue and Bisquick come to mind. I love the imagery your microstory calls to mind and the smart idea of veganized meatballs with cranberry sauce—old+new=delish! Always a great read, Amie!🤗
Awww, thanks, Ruth! They’re actually tastier than you might think.
I bet! I’m definitely thinking of giving them a try!
i have all of my grandmother’s recipe cards - six boxes full.
each time i finger a greased stained card, i think of her own hands writing each one, line by line…
my MFA thesis was also centered around family stories told through food, written as recipes as an artist book: recipes for (re)collection.
i served a version of these exact meatballs at the opening reception from her “i hate to cookbook.” the only difference was grape jelly instead of cranberry.
thanks amie
I keep waiting to get a peek at that thesis, my dear
and this is actually a DIFFERENT thesis - MFA v MA 😂😂
Recipe rendezvous??
Lovely phrase "classroom fragranced with cake and mimeograph ink"!!!! 💚💚💚
That's one wild recipe! I remember mimeograph machines with light blue ink, but I can't recall the smell.
The smell of the mimeograph! Nothing in the world like it. Kinda sweet with a sharpness from the alcohol base. Best classroom task to be asked to go pickup the mimeograph handouts 😊
They transport us to another’s life and time.
I can’t tell you how excited I get when I purchase a cookbook and within find these hidden treasures 💕 ~ Leigh
I think reclaiming and saving lost recipe boxes and cards is one of your reasons to be, Leigh. 😉
I’d have to agree! 💕