December 14, 2015
Kids love to eat.
Do you have an old favorite family recipe the kids all love?
Bring the message home to them that they can thank “Cousin Jennie Pearl Ewer” for that cake recipe.
Take a moment to tell them who she was and how her recipe has passed down in the family.
Document your old family recipes: write them down, take photos, and add them to your family tree.
That’s what I did.
My great-grandmother entered her favorite recipes into a handwritten book she started in 1887. That cookbook has been passed down in the family.
For example, here is a recipe she credited to her cousin Jennie Pearl (Drew) Ewer (1873-1933).
Take it a step further.
I added that recipe to Jennie (Drew) Ewer’s page in the family tree.
Now when I whip up that cake recipe I can ask the kids if they remember who was responsible for this cake – and if they can find me her recipe attached to her page in the family tree.
They’ll remember her – she was the bringer of cake – and with a click they will pull up her page in the family tree.
And, they’ll want a piece of her chocolate cake!
Make family history fun – and let me know how you enjoy this chocolate cake.
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