I never knew her, but I know for a fact I‘d have liked her. The old 1947 cookbook, once hers, appeared at first glance to be in pristine, unused condition. And then I found the flour-dusted, vanilla-spattered, well-loved chocolate chip cookie recipe on page 486.
The Trifextra challenge this week is to write a complete story in only three sentences.
I have some inherited cookbooks like that. They do make me smile.
ReplyDeleteLisa, It's fun to see which recipes were the most often used favorites:)
ReplyDeleteI have my grandmother's cookbook - This description is perfect.
ReplyDeleteKelly-thank you! I loved your piece today as well!
ReplyDeleteJo-Anne, thank you! It makes for a delicious mystery, doesn't it! I appreciate your comment so much!
ReplyDeleteThis is great Valerie! Love all the substance in this story. Wonderfully done!
ReplyDeleteThanks Suzanne! I loved your piece for this one!
DeleteOh I love when that happens:) B
ReplyDeleteB-Me too, and I knew you would as well:)
DeleteThe best recipes are the heirloom recipes... especially cookies. Lovely story, reminds me of my grandmother's cookbooks.
ReplyDeleteTara, Thanks! And that's so true! They've stood the test of time, and have been tested many times;)
DeleteBrownie Nut Cake is a mess in my cookbook. This is so true and a good three sentence story.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ann, and Brownie Nut Cake sounds tempting! I know I'd like it!
DeleteAww, this is great, Valerie!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Angie!
DeleteI love this! I inherited my grandmother's cookbooks and she has stars beside the ones she liked and has substitutions for a few ingredients or notations where she was changed the amount. I feel like she is cooking beside me sometimes when I use those books.
ReplyDeleteI love your comment! I've felt the same way when I make my grandma's mince pie:)
DeleteYou can tell a lot about a person by the recipes tried. Anyone who bakes chocolate chip cookies is someone I would like!
ReplyDeleteJanna, that's so true! I'd like anyone who bakes chocolate cookies too:)
DeleteNow I want a chocolate chip cookie...thanks, Valerie. ;)
ReplyDeleteMelissa, would you make some, pretty please? :)
DeleteWow... Chocolate chip cookies and all... Love this piece Valerie!
ReplyDeleteOh thank you! If I could, I'd bake up a batch big enough for all of us;) The chocolate chip cookie recipe page in my book is a disaster of flour and vanilla;)
DeleteYou just keep getting better, and I can't believe in so few words! Valerie, I come to your blog for the great read you are!
ReplyDeleteDawn, thank you from the bottom of my heart for such a blue ribbon comment. I can't tell you how much that means to me! xx
DeleteI just made 101 Chocolate Chip Cookies, among other baked goods, for someone's graduation party! Great minds think alike Valerie :-)
ReplyDeleteThey do Jess! And 101 Chocolate Chip Cookies is outstanding-I'm so proud of you!!
DeleteI feel just that way about my Gramma's recipe box, although she may be annoyed that I related to this as she's still alive ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks Shannon! That's cute about your Gramma, too!
DeleteLovely and sweet story. Nice one!
ReplyDeleteThanks lum!!
DeleteI can well imagine, feel and smell. Nice one. (RogRites)
ReplyDeleteThanks Rog! Me too:)
DeleteOh, this is cool! (:
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you think so Draug! :)
DeleteWhat a tasty three sentences. I love this unorthodox connection between two strangers. Thank you for linking up!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for commenting! Linking up is always a pleasure:)
DeleteOh, don't you wish you could??? (I used to fantasize about other readers on the library book return date stamps.) Sweet (haha) story!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kymm! And once again, we think alike:)
DeleteThis is complete - the image of the pristine and the dust splattered - genius!
ReplyDeleteKim-thank you so much! Hug those boys for me:)
DeleteYou can definitely tell which recipes were favorites when you look at a cookbook! It makes me smile when you can tell they are well loved :)
ReplyDeleteTammy-that's so true! And it's usually a recipe for something sweet, too.
DeleteI would push like 100 times if you had a 'like button'.
ReplyDeleteTed-that means a lot-100 times a lot! Thank you for such a chocolate chip sweet comment!
ReplyDeleteI used to tease my mom when she was still with me that the smudges in her cookbook where she referred back with a finger to the recipe was her scratch and sniff check spot to see if the recipe was going right.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really cute story, Joe! Thanks for telling me about your mom:)
DeleteI love old cookbooks for just this reason.
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