Introduction

Welcome to Carol Ann's Recipe Box. My Mom passed away a year ago at the age of 70. As I was cleaning out the kitchen, I saw her recipe box in the cupboard. This was the box she would open regularly to create wonderful meals and treats for us. The box had changed over the years. At one time, it was a metal green box. Now it is a gray plastic box. I took the box home with me because I did not want the many years of recipes to be lost.

I recently scanned each recipe card. My intention of the scanning project was to put a book together for my two sisters. In scanning the process, I found many of the recipe cards were written in my Grandmother's and Aunt's handwriting. Some of the recipe cards were typed. Other recipes were clippings from newspapers, boxes, magazines, mimeograph copies, and handwritten slips of scrap paper. As I was scanning the recipes, I would look them over. Some of the recipes I did not understand the ingredients or the name. I called on friends to help decipher the recipe and we would end up in a long discussion about similar recipes, memories of the recipe, and family. This led me to start a blog about my Mom's, Carol Ann's recipe box.

As I make the recipes from the box, I'll put the recipe on the blog with a thought about it. Feel free to add your comments about the recipes. Happy cooking and enjoy Carol Ann's recipes!

Susan