cookbook musings

somebody recently commented to me that online recipe sources are making cookbooks obsolete.
oh, i hope not. at least, not family cookbooks. for Christmas last year, my mom-in-law gave each of her girls a cookbook which was compiled by a distant cousin (i think). this lady compiled her mom's recipes into a bound and printed source, including some photocopies of her actually hand-written recipes. she also noted who the recipe came from, so there are submissions from hubby's great-gramma and great-aunt, among others.

with the rise of modern technology, i fear the traditional ways of heritage sharing are dwindling. instead of calling my mom or mom-in-law, i tend to just look things up online, as i did with my yummy cake this weekend. that's not always a bad thing, but how i wish i had my grandma helen's recipes for lamb roast and other things! i would love to be able to tell my children, "so-and-so used to make this!" of course, it would be even better if they like the taste of what
i give them...

i hope that the next time i have the urge to try something "new" in the kitchen, i will remember the book of our relatives' treasured old recipes before i go online.