TODAY’S POLL

LAST POLL RESULTS

27.5% of you voted They’re a meaningful part of my regular cooking in yesterday’s poll: How do passed-down or generational recipes fit into your life?

“They are a regular part of my cooking because they are the BEST! Just smelling and tasting them can bring me back in time to some of the warmest, most wonderful memories.”

“Grew up in a house where food is love. When my mom passed away, I got all her recipes. When I use them, it makes me feel close to her and brings back good memories.”

“Corn cakes, yeast rolls, chipped beef on toast. Loved the parents and loved the food!”

“Hand-me-down recipes are comfort food at its best.”

“At age 86, I am now a part of the hand-me-down generation. I used my Mom’s recipes nearly every week, and now my children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren ask me for my recipes.”

“I remember everything my Granny taught me about cooking and canning, and I regularly use her methods.”

“I have my Nana’s best cookie recipe engraved on a cutting board, and my mom’s special recipes in her handwriting in my recipe box.”

“When I’m feeling nostalgic, I’ll make something my mother made often or for special occasions (her mother hated to cook, so there’s only one generation of recipes).”

“It seems like everything we cook was passed down from relatives, although we’re always open to new dishes we’ve gotten from cooking shows.”

“I come from a family of excellent cooks and chefs (some even critically acclaimed), so food is important in our culture, and these recipes are precious legacies and inheritances.”

“I use them to remind me of my mother, not just for special occasions. They’re in old cookbooks or handwritten. Out they come when I get a craving.”

“My Mom’s banana cake and City Chicken are long-time favorites!”

“My mom has an amazing lasagna recipe that I save for special occasions. I made it for my boyfriend early on when he was sick, and I suspect it’s what sealed the deal. I wish I had more recipes I could use regularly.”

“Thank God for my sister-in-law and her tamales. The nostalgia is comforting.”

“Grandma’s gingerbread cookies… a recipe from 1923, every Christmas. 🎄😋 Even I can get it right!”

“Generational recipes help inspire special days…”

“SADLY, THEY ARE IN THE PAST.”

“My wife has a box and recipe cards that she gives to close friends and family, so we can keep recipes from all of them.”

“I have access to a few and could get more if needed, but I’ve never been a cook in my family, unfortunately. Still, the few times a year we get together with different sides of the family, I love eating my sisters’, brothers’, and cousins’ cooking — nom nom, yum yum! PS…I do contribute drinks and desserts. 😁”

“I wish I could cook like my grandmother did, but it was more intuition and training/experience that I never picked up — and now don’t have the opportunity to. :(”

“My grandmother cooked without recipes, using basic proportions based on what she had on hand and what she decided to make. I use her lessons and intuitive method in all my cooking.”

“Here’s the honest truth: Try as I might, I will never be able to cook like my Nana!”

“I never got any recipes!”

“I come from a family of non-cookers. On top of that, I’m vegan, so there are no ancestral recipes. However, we did love perfecting unusual mixed drinks 🍹 — and I do have those recipes.”

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