So here's a super fun idea from my mom. Record when you made a certain recipe right in your cookbook. I was at my mom's on Friday and decided to make cookies with Mara, Sonna and Svea. I opened this well loved Shepherd of the Valley cookbook and found this page with our favorite oatmeal cookie recipe. And it made me laugh out loud.
First of all, I did the math and Annika and I first made these cookies over TWENTY years ago. What on earth. October 1991. I was in forth grade. Then again in 1992 and a couple times in September of 1993, once with my great life long friend, Jenny Snyder.
The best part is my own handwriting adding a bit more detail to the directions. I remember the first time I tried these on my own and I followed Genevieve's directions as they were written. Which left me quite confused as to when the eggs and butter should have been added. The dough was terrible and they didn't turn out. We were out of butter so I couldn't start over and I was so frustrated. Look at that arrow and sad face next to Genevieve's name! (She has now passed away, but man I love church cookbooks. I love that you know these people!)
Mara added our names with 2012 so that in another twenty plus years, we can come back and see what we made.
And then the girls took turns holding Baby Elsie.
My sister Annika just told me that Mara has been telling people, "My aunt was making these cookies all the way back in 1922."
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We saw Annika and the girls on Monday night and Mara and Sonna told me all about this cookbook...including your note that someone needed to learn how to write directions! Fun to see a visual. :)
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