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Old family recipes can be protected and preserved in archival polyethylene bags, which can be stored in acid-free boxes to help preserve them for generations to come.
What can I do with old family recipes? ›
Old family recipes can be protected and preserved in archival polyethylene bags, which can be stored in acid-free boxes to help preserve them for generations to come.
Is there a recipe card template in Word? ›
Microsoft Word has various recipe card templates you can use. Once you've found the template you'd like to use and have customized it, you can easily convert your Word document template to a PDF file using Acrobat online services. Creating a PDF template will make it easier to share, edit, and print your template.
How do you preserve family recipe cards? ›
While cooking, put recipes in clear polyester film sleeves to protect them from food spills and greasy fingerprints. Another option is to use a preservation-quality loose-leaf binder style album filled with polyester page protectors into which the recipes can be filed and easily accessed.
Do people still use recipe cards? ›
It's also an ideal way to share recipes. Collecting recipe cards for loved ones when they approach a time of change or transition—going off to college, moving into a first solo apartment—is a thoughtful way to let them know that their friends and family are there for sustenance and support every step of the way.
How do you organize recipe cards? ›
Use sticky arrows or tabs to mark your favorite recipes inside recipe books. Buy plastic sleeve organizers for index cards and add them to an organized binder to organize older recipe cards. Scan your recipes and add them to a digital recipe organizer app or sort and rearrange PDF pages.
Does Word have a card template? ›
Word and Publisher come with built-in templates that you can use to print different types of labels, business cards, dividers, name badges, postcards, and more. To see them in Word or Publisher, click File > New and search for labels or business cards.
Is there an app to make recipe cards? ›
Recipe Keeper is the easy to use, all-in-one recipe organizer, shopping list and meal planner available across all of your devices. Enter your recipes with as much or as little information as you like.
How to copy old recipe cards? ›
You can capture the recipes using a scanner, camera, or your smartphone. If you're taking pictures, make sure you've got good lighting. Take pictures straight on so the recipe is easy to read.
What is the purpose of a recipe card? ›
Recipe cards give chefs guidance, show amounts and types of ingredient to be used in a dish, they also tell the chef about specific equipment that may be needed. Recipe cards are important as they assist with making dishes consistent, time after time.
Download a mobile scanning app.
With a free scanner app like Adobe Scan, all you need to do is take a photo of your recipe and the app will scan it into a PDF right from your phone.
How do I copy old recipe cards? ›
You can capture the recipes using a scanner, camera, or your smartphone. If you're taking pictures, make sure you've got good lighting. Take pictures straight on so the recipe is easy to read.
Is there an app for recipe cards? ›
Recipe Keeper is the easy to use, all-in-one recipe organizer, shopping list and meal planner available across all of your devices. Enter your recipes with as much or as little information as you like.
