Something Old, Something New,

A New Tradition

I would like to propose a new tradition. A new tradition for those who have been proposed to! Yes, for every bride and groom, I should think that they would heartily agree with me. I propose a tradition that many will thank me for, if they can find me.

My new tradition for those about to walk the aisle is this:

Let every bride that is about to commit to cooking for her man for the rest of his life, be given a book, a very special recipe book, put together by the matron of honor, or some other person close to the bride, in which this loving person has gathered the family recipes from the groom's family!

If the bride is the one to see this article, and does not have a person that she trusts for this most important task (it must be done thoroughly- don't forget Aunt Martha's lemon cheesecake!), then it is of no disgrace, and shall be deemed a most honorable quest, indeed, if she pursues the matter herself!

This most treasured of the newly wedded couple's cookbooks may include not only recipes from the groom's family, such as the way his mother made his favorite cookies, maybe even written in her hand to remember her by, but this most personal of recipe books should most likely also include the bride's own family's recipes, so she may prepare her family's favorite dishes without delay.

I not only propose that this should become a tradition, I predict that many will begin to think of their favorite delights, remembering past Christmases and Thanksgivings, and saying to themselves, “I must get Aunt so-and-so's recipe...before she passes. And may even begin to reach for the phone....

Now, I must disclose that I do have something that you may want. A most handy jump start on the whole, important project, but first, I am having fun with this...

Another prediction I dare to make is this: that after many years have passed, and the wedded couple have entered their old age, that their children will begin to think to themselves, “I hope I get that recipe book! I'll let Emily make a copy of it, but I want it.” And thus, one of those family feuds erupts as unfortunately happens regarding an item in the parents' estate, sometimes even in the most loving of homes.

The recipe book should include room for at least one hundred recipes, and must have an index. The sort that those writing may include the recipe in the back next to the page it was recorded on. There must be plenty of room for ingredients, and plenty of space to write, and yet have room for the smaller recipes, too. Everything on one page....no flipping over, messing up (or losing) the recipe cards....

Ladies and Gentlemen, brides and grooms, mothers, maidens, and all those interested in preserving their favorite recipes, I present to you:

My Personal Recipe Book. The Perfect way to store your family's favorite recipes.

Roxanne Vick is the SAHM of nine children, and would have liked a recipe book such as this when she got married!  Having to guess at how to make light-as-air blueberry muffins, went over like a lead balloon!  Please visit her website at http://www.mypersonalrecipebook.com   and avoid this travesty for your own daughters!

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