A tiny book of family recipes

STARTER GUIDE · AWAITING MAKER TESTING

Let’s make something lovely.

1. 01

   Cut matching cover and page rectangles. Stack them and choose a left edge for the binding.

2. 02

   Mark two holes on that edge, about half an inch inward and one inch from the top and bottom. Punch the first cover and use it to mark the other pieces.

3. 03

   Reserve the first page for a title, the year and the person collecting the stories. Leave room for writing near the binding.

4. 04

   Give each recipe a page or facing pair: name, contributor, ingredients, method and a short memory. Ask the contributor to check the instructions.

5. 05

   Stack the completed pages between the covers. Thread a separate ribbon through each hole and tie loosely enough that the pages turn.

6. 06

   Open the book flat enough to read without pulling the holes. Loosen the bows if needed and make a copy of the pages before gifting the original.

Make it personal

Add a small handwritten note from each contributor rather than inventing a family story.

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