[Albion Wilde]

Both sound amazing! Once you stop who will pick up making them?

That would probably depend on whomever I get in the "future daughter-in-law" assembly line. My mom left her recipe collection to the second wife of one of my brothers, which stung a bit; I don't know whether she was trying to spite me, her first daughter, or my remarried brother's first wife, or any other son or daughter-in-law — LOL! She was an Irish "Halfheimer." They forget everything but their grudges.

These days there is readily available copying, even in color, but it's nice to have the original yellowed index cards with the dog-ears, chocolate smudges and fingerprints.

[STARLIT]

You are in a better situation than me is seems. I have a friend who's mother made the best German potato salad and no one carried the dish on. My sister has my moms cookbook but I don't think she uses it today. I'm not sure I would either but I hope she does pass it on.

My son tells me he doesn't want the china or crystal. He also doesn't want an old painting. I'm like you hoping he marries someone who will be interested. Sorry to bounce around I'm trying to bake and check back. I'm not good staying on point. LOL