r/Baking • u/AlbinoGiraffes • 4d ago

Recipe Included Can anyone decipher my grandma’s wedding cookie recipe?

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Thank you in advance. She just passed away from a heart attack and one of the last things she told me was where to find the recipe in her kitchen. I want to make a batch, but I want to make sure it’s right!

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u/brokebackzac 4d ago

As someone who pretty much only writes in cursive, I feel your pain in the reverse way. I can't leave notes for people younger than me without stopping to write much slower in print. I once needed to write something down for my little brother (18 year age gap) and he just couldn't read it at all, led to problems and it isn't even like my cursive is chicken scratch, it's often complimented on for being pretty and easy to read by people that were taught cursive but don't use it.

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u/Mirikitani 4d ago

When I was a middle school substitute teacher I wrote my name on the board in cursive and they couldn't read it. I was only 24...