An Easy Project to Preserve Cherished Family Recipes

Share Grandma’s most famous foods with a collection of recipe cards, complete with butter stains. This easy project is a great gift for cooks or anyone who loves good cooking.

Supplies

• written or typed family recipes
• photos related to the recipes (optional)
• computer with word processor and printer
• white cardstock
• self-adhesive laminating sheets
• hole punch
• metal key ring or ribbon

1. Scan each recipe, front and back, with a flatbed scanner set at 300 dpi and full color. Alternatively, photograph the card with your digital camera or smartphone.

2. Open a new document in your word processor. Under 3 Format > Document, set the margins to 3 inches at the top
and bottom, and 1⁄4 inch at each side.

3. Insert the digitized recipe and related photo (if using) by going to Insert > Photo > Picture From File. Adjust the size of each image and arrange them to fit the document. If the original recipe was double-sided, place the image of the back of the card on the second page of your document.

4. Print the design on cardstock. If the original recipe is double-sided, choose double-sided printing (this varies with the printer). Cut the card to 51⁄2×81⁄2 inches.

5. Laminate cards. Punch a hole in the corner of each and assemble into a book with a key ring or ribbon.

This is one of the many easy and fun projects featured in the book, Best Family History Projects.

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