Okay, my second blog...

Hi,
Obviously, I am new to this blogging activity, so that might indicate my age is a little over 30, and we won't get more specific than that for right now. My mother passed away in 1985 and one of the activities or passions we shared was cooking. I have kept her recipe books since she passed away. These are not official books, just notebooks where she kept her recipe's, written down in her own handwriting. Last year I decided I should retype them into a recipe book that I can share with my family, adding in anecdotes and pictures and some family history. I started to retype some of my favorite recipes in this book, and most of mine are ones I have collected over the years. Some I seldom make and some are my families favorites. Just recently I started to type my mother's recipes into this book and realized I had a small problem. Many of the recipes are without directions, some without full measurments and some with vague ingredients. For example, 1/2 cup fat. Doesn't tell me what kind of fat, could be lard, butter or oil. Many also just say add flour. Well how much flour depends if you are making a cake or cookies or bars. So I realized that I would need to test out many of the recipes to ensure their accuracy for the book. So this will be my adventure and I plan to share both the recipes with you and hopefully some of the adventure, too.