Framing Handed Down Recipes

Posted by ginger On Sunday, September 14, 2008

The September issue of Southern Living had an idea in their "Get Inspired" feature about framing cherished family recipes, so I thought that would be a perfect way to enjoy some of Av's grandmother's recipes even more. *Plus* some are in her handwritten script so that makes it even more special to have. Av and I got together and chose three recipes from the box that was handed down to us: Gramma Honey's melt-a-ways, her Passover brownies, and Alma's recipe (Alma was a lady that worked for her for years & years) for biscuits.

Materials:
frames
handed down recipes
scrapbook paper for a background if the frame opening is larger than the card
medium for attaching card to scrapbook paper (I used plasti-tak, which is repositionable and removable forever)

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Directions:
The openings in my frames were a little bit bigger than the cards - on purpose so I could use a pretty paper backing - so I used scrapbook paper for backgrounds. I just cut them the same size as the frame's original insert:
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Found the center, then joined the card to the paper:
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Loaded it into the frame:
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...and here they are:
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Love this! Now they're not hidden away in the recipe box, and they're also convenient to have around. I'll post the recipes a little later in the week, but Av likes this idea already I'm sure, because it will remind me to make Gramma Honey's yummy chocolate melt-a-ways more often!

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