Yeah, George can memorize long numbers and stuff. I am amazed at him. Sometimes I have to make up little mnemonics and sayings in order to memorize important things. Yet I can remember things from childhood easy. Memory is a weird thing and I guess we have to exercise it like our muscles. Lora
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy!" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 1:06 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] Organizing Recipes for Easy Retrieval > Oh, me, oh, my! I could never memorize a recipe like that, word for word. > Oh, heck! In truth, I never tried doing it that way, but I do know for > certain that my memory is not as sharp as your young, sharp memory! Guess > that could be due to the fact that my brain has over 20 years more mileage > on it than your nice young one does! You are truly amazing and can memorize > long strings of numbers, etc.! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lora Leggett" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:52 PM > Subject: Re: [CnD] Organizing Recipes for Easy Retrieval > > > > You have a mamory like a steel trap, as my brother Dan says, but I think > > something happened to some of my memory cells...haha...I can look at > > something in here and by the time I get into the kitchen and start taking > > things out of the cupboard, I am forgetting measurements and > > sequences....So > > keep using that great memory you have, of course Dan says i have a great > > memory. But I would never challenge you! > > Lora > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Immigrant" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 11:17 PM > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Organizing Recipes for Easy Retrieval > > > > > >> I used to write recipes in braille until I got a computer. I don't > > remember > >> the last time I wrote a recipe in braille. If I make a recipe from my > > file, > >> I memorize it before starting to cook. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynn > >> Schneider > >> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 10:53 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Organizing Recipes for Easy Retrieval > >> > >> One thing I find frustrating is that I have to write the recipes down in > >> braille on the plastic paper and put them in binders. I tried taking my > >> Victor Reader into the kitchen while cooking and got it all gunked up, so > > I > >> don't like to bring my computer technology into the kitchen. Do you guys > >> put all of your recipes in braille? I do like the plastic sheets, as I > > can > >> wipe them off when the mixer decides to have a food fight with me, but I > > so > >> hate having to braille out everything! > >> > >> On Jan 10, 2010, at 2:14 PM, barbara esposito wrote: > >> > >> > Hi All, > >> > Here's what I do. I have a file under my documents called recipes. I > >> > have folders in that file for appetizers, breads, brownies, cakes, > > candy, > >> casseroles, cookies, eggs, frostings, gravy, ham, miscellaneous, muffins, > >> pasta dishes, pies and pie crusts, pork, salads and dressings, seafood, > >> soups, vegetables, and I forgot beef. Oh, and crockpot. Everything gets > >> filed accordingly. Then, when I want a recipe, I look in the appropriate > >> folder. Don't know how many I have, but, I've vowed to make at least one > > new > >> one each week. If it's not a keeper, it gets deleted. It would probably > >> be > > a > >> good idea to copy them onto a Hope this helps. > >> > Barbdisc. > >> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Penny Reeder" > >> > <[email protected]> > >> > To: <[email protected]> > >> > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 11:59 AM > >> > Subject: [CnD] Organizing Recipes for Easy Retrieval > >> > > >> > > >> >> There are many ways to do this; some people even utilize specialized > >> >> software packages, but this is what I do. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> I have the following folders on my Compact Flash Card, and also on my > >> >> computer in a directory called CookBook: Appetizers, Breakfast, > >> >> Breads, Holidays, Main Dishes, Miscellaneous (That's where I put the > >> >> household cleaners, the jams and jellies, the timetables, etc.), > >> >> Desserts, Soups, and Vegetables. I copy recipes into these folders, > >> >> both on the computer and on the Compact Flash card, which I use with > >> >> my BrailleNote. (Once I had a Compact Flash Card fail, so now I am > >> >> diligent about putting new recipes in both places). I have thought > >> >> about copying everything onto an SD card to use with my Victor Reader > >> >> Stream -- I think this would work, since they are all .txt files -- > >> >> but > > I > >> haven't tried it yet. > >> >> > >> >> If I have more than one recipe for the same thing, I simply add it to > >> >> the text file with that name, so, for example, I have several recipes > >> >> for Perfect Roast Beef, all of which are a little different. > >> >> > >> >> If the recipes fit into more than one category, e.g., a cookie that > >> >> is a dessert, but which I also always make during the holidays, I put > >> >> the recipe file in both places. > >> >> > >> >> I used to have one folder for Crock Pot (i.e., "slow cooker") > >> >> recipes, but I found it was too hard to find what I wanted and I > >> >> wasn't looking there often enough for ideas, so now I identify a > >> >> recipe as being for the Crock Pot in the title, but store it in the > >> >> appropriate, e.g., desserts, breakfast, vegetables, or main dishes > >> folder. > >> >> > >> >> I usually store side dishes in the Vegetables folder, although once > >> >> in a while, I consider creating a new "Side Dishes folder. I have > >> >> also considered creating a salads and salad dressings folder but for > >> >> right now, salads are stored either in Vegetables or Main Dishes, and > >> >> dressings appear inside Vegetables, or in Miscellaneous. > >> >> > >> >> Penny > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> At 12:25 AM 1/10/2010, you wrote: > >> >>> I just have two big folders called Library Of Recipes and New > >> >>> Recipes. > >> >>> Lora > >> >>> > >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >>> From: "Jan Bailey" <[email protected]> > >> >>> To: <[email protected]> > >> >>> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:04 PM > >> >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Question for the list. > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > I just have 2 big folders called recipes and recipes one, but I > >> >>> > need to > >> >>> make > >> >>> > them into smaller folders and make more of them. Then, when I want > >> >>> > a > >> >>> recipe > >> >>> > I go to the start menu and do a search, and up pops all the > >> >>> > recipes. > I've saved each recipe separately. I might make folders > >> >>> > some day with the individual recipes inside of them, but it seems > >> >>> > like a lot of work to > go > >> >>> to > >> >>> > since I can use the search feature. I have over 60,000 recipes, so > >> >>> > it > >> >>> would > >> >>> > really be a huge chore at this point. > >> >>> > Jan > >> >>> > > >> >>> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> >>> > From: "leverenz" <[email protected]> > >> >>> > To: <[email protected]> > >> >>> > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 1:55 PM > >> >>> > Subject: Re: [CnD] Question for the list. > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > >I pretty much do the same as immagrant. Oyster casserole would > >> >>> > >go in > >my sea food folder However, I make sure that in the > >> >>> > >title (even if I have to change > > name) will also put in > >> >>> > >ingredients I know I might look for... > >> >>> > > example: given name = fish bake > >> >>> > > but after reading find out it is a casserole that uses wite fish > >> >>> > >and > > has mushrooms in it I will rename it mushroom white > >> >>> > >fish casserole doing it this way I can go into my seafood > >> >>> > >folder in that folder I > >> >>> have > >> >>> > > other folders like shrimp, salmon etc. but having the mushrooms > >> >>> > > > > listed first I can just go down my list using the letter m > >> >>> > > pop to mushroom > > and then look for a dish I want to make... > >> >>> > > that is if I have mushrooms > > and looking for something to use > >> >>> > > them with *smile* I am redoing my entire cookbook which has > >> >>> > > taken on a life of its own, > >> >>> but > >> >>> > > even now I can already see if I have layered a recipe too deep > >> >>> > > into > >> >>> folers > >> >>> > > or have to rename it. so you will have to work with it and > >> >>> > > decide > > what types of listings work for you... > >> >>> > > good luck > >> >>> > > Dee > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> >>> > > From: "Immigrant" <[email protected]> > >> >>> > > To: <[email protected]> > >> >>> > > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 1:25 PM > >> >>> > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Question for the list. > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > I personally don't have a folder for casseroles. So, an oyster > > >> >>> > > > casserole would go into my seafood folder. Otherwise, if a > >> >>> > > recipe overlaps a > >> >>> couple > >> >>> > > of > >> >>> > > categories, I put it into the category where the most pronounced > >> >>> > > ingredient belongs. For example, "cheesy mushroom fish bake" > >> >>> > > will go into the > >> >>> seafood > >> >>> > > folder, not the mushrooms folder, because fish, not mushrooms, > >> >>> > > would > > be the main ingredient. > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > -----Original Message----- > >> >>> > > From: [email protected] > >> >>> > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > >> >>> > > kerry > >> >>> Friddell > >> >>> > > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:29 AM > >> >>> > > To: [email protected] > >> >>> > > Subject: [CnD] Question for the list. > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > Where would you file a recipe that could go into 2 or more > >> >>> > > folders > > such > >> >>> as > >> >>> > > (oyster casserole), that could go in the folder called: seafood, > >> >>> > > or > > the folder called casseroles? 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