Thanks, Kristina. Sometimes it feels like what I’m leaving future generations is One More Pile to sift through, but maybe good memories will mitigate that!

I can well understand the reading-and-copying being a soothing activity, too.

Maripat, I think that recipe cards are primary sources for social history. We learn so much from them, not only about the person who copied them, but about the world they lived in. One of my friends has lent me a recipe notebook put together by his aunt. She lived near Chicago in the early-to-mid 20th century. When is the last time you ever longed to make a carrot ring or a rutabaga souffle? How about a ham roll? (Mom’s sheet cake is a classic — I bet you get a flood of memories every time you look at that one. I should get it from you some time!)