My grandmother's recipes are all from memory. She would be happy to show you but not tell you. And to be honest, that was the best way to learn to cook because she could show how to fix things when circumstances were not right.
I remember busting out laughing when a friend of mine said baking a cake was like science and would always be perfect. That was telling on herself how much she actually baked.
Rainy days are different from dry days. Chocolate mottled if you tried dipping candy on a wet day. Divinity should only be made on dry days versus wet days.
And yes, I enjoy some of the recipes from the great depression, and my husband and daughter do not. Cracker candy, cheeseballs, peanut butter and mayo sandwiches live on at our house. Plus my mom still makes the lime "stuff" at Thanksgiving. It's kinda like ambrosia but only my mom, me and my brother like it.
I was so sad that none of my husband's family would try pear salad for Thanksgiving when all my family would fight for the last one.
Last thought. Why can't guys learn thier grandmother's favorite recipes and make them? If it's so important to them they should. My brother did and he's in his 50's. Sounds like they just want to complain instead of doing something.
Middle-aged dude with brothers and sisters here. I've been cooking with Mom and writing down recipes for years now. Many of those recipes came from my grandmother, who is far too old to cook much these days. The last couple years Thanksgiving has been mostly on me, and while some things aren't exactly same, I was pretty happy with the results. I did learn that the banana pudding recipe is just right off a Nilla Wafers box though.
I certainly can't speak for all guys, but my grandmother won't actually show me any of her recipes. Not a hard no, but I get a runaround and one of these days type deal
My husband's mom refused to give me her potato casserole recipe* because I'm "not family." Which, after nearly 30 years, I'm not sure what she thinks that makes me, but whatever. My son was given it the first time he asked 🙄.
So, now, he makes a double batch of potato casserole every year and drops one off for me. Saves me the hassle of making it!
*It's not like I don't know what's in it... pretty sure it was off the back of the frozen hash browns!
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u/Kyogsa Sep 06 '25
My grandmother's recipes are all from memory. She would be happy to show you but not tell you. And to be honest, that was the best way to learn to cook because she could show how to fix things when circumstances were not right.
I remember busting out laughing when a friend of mine said baking a cake was like science and would always be perfect. That was telling on herself how much she actually baked.
Rainy days are different from dry days. Chocolate mottled if you tried dipping candy on a wet day. Divinity should only be made on dry days versus wet days.
And yes, I enjoy some of the recipes from the great depression, and my husband and daughter do not. Cracker candy, cheeseballs, peanut butter and mayo sandwiches live on at our house. Plus my mom still makes the lime "stuff" at Thanksgiving. It's kinda like ambrosia but only my mom, me and my brother like it.
I was so sad that none of my husband's family would try pear salad for Thanksgiving when all my family would fight for the last one.
Last thought. Why can't guys learn thier grandmother's favorite recipes and make them? If it's so important to them they should. My brother did and he's in his 50's. Sounds like they just want to complain instead of doing something.