Yummo. I get a reminder photo of my Mum and I baking our last Christmas cake together (from 2012) every year thanks to Apple memories. I stop for a minute and have a quick chat to her. Food is such a connector.
YUM. And that pic of the handwritten recipe fills me with nostalgia — I sent some of the ones I had from my mother and mother-in-law to my new DIL as part of a family memory project and they ended up getting lost in the mail for over a year! Eventually they showed up, but if I had it to do over again I wouldn't have mailed off the originals.
The handwritten recipe is what is so very precious about this Jane - thanks for sharing! When my kids flew the coop, I made them each a recipe book with some of their favorite foods on handwritten recipe cards. Even though (almost) everything is digital these days, the handwritten cards are what make beautiful memories.
I just found your Substack, and I couldn't agree more! Cookies! Yesterday I sweated blood, sweat, and tears over English toffee, for two hours of my life! All to be thrown away! When I tried to troubleshoot the recipe, Google and ai gave me such conflicting info. "Slow and low"; "Don't go over Medium heat", "I've made 100's of English toffee batches successfully, but some just go sideways on you." Now THAT statement I believe!
Never give up! Never give in! I will try your recipe in the upcoming days!😊🤞🤷♀️
Yummo. I get a reminder photo of my Mum and I baking our last Christmas cake together (from 2012) every year thanks to Apple memories. I stop for a minute and have a quick chat to her. Food is such a connector.
It is. And it’s so poignant (in a good way) to be reminded of those food memories in things like Apple memories. Keeps them from getting lost, IMO
YUM. And that pic of the handwritten recipe fills me with nostalgia — I sent some of the ones I had from my mother and mother-in-law to my new DIL as part of a family memory project and they ended up getting lost in the mail for over a year! Eventually they showed up, but if I had it to do over again I wouldn't have mailed off the originals.
I’m glad this story has a happy ending, Jan. Ah, the vagaries of the USPS!
Lost for a YEAR!!! If that envelope could talk . . . 😊
I know, right??
The handwritten recipe is what is so very precious about this Jane - thanks for sharing! When my kids flew the coop, I made them each a recipe book with some of their favorite foods on handwritten recipe cards. Even though (almost) everything is digital these days, the handwritten cards are what make beautiful memories.
I just found your Substack, and I couldn't agree more! Cookies! Yesterday I sweated blood, sweat, and tears over English toffee, for two hours of my life! All to be thrown away! When I tried to troubleshoot the recipe, Google and ai gave me such conflicting info. "Slow and low"; "Don't go over Medium heat", "I've made 100's of English toffee batches successfully, but some just go sideways on you." Now THAT statement I believe!
Never give up! Never give in! I will try your recipe in the upcoming days!😊🤞🤷♀️
No body ever claimed (I don’t think) that ai has baking down.
I hope it’s as successful for you as I’ve always found it. I often use semi sweet chocolate instead of milk chocolate. A bit less sweet.
Let me know how they turn out!
I love that the ingredients are indeed in my pantry. No stress. No complications. I will be making these today. Thank you!