Recipe collecting is not a hobby, it is a cultural phenomenon.  |  Bev Biggeman photo

Dog-eared and loved, old recipes are ties that bind

We never had a traditional pantry on the farm, a place with deep shelves for storing dry goods or baking needs such as chocolate chips, walnuts, raisins and icing sugar. In those long-ago days, such items were too expensive to keep on hand. Today, almost every new house has a pantry. I love these spaces […] Read more