Delicious Soft Raisin Cookies

Soft raisin cookies made with brown sugar, warm spices, nuts, and raisins simmered until tender. A simple handwritten recipe with a homey feel.

Soft raisin cookies made with brown sugar, warm spices, nuts, and raisins simmered until tender. A simple handwritten recipe with a homey feel.

A handwritten recipe for Butterscotch Tapioca Pudding, made with brown sugar, butter, cream, eggs, and tapioca, preserved on a well-worn folded scrap of paper.

A handwritten Sweet Potatoes recipe that turns six simple spuds into buttery, brown-sugar-glazed slices—with a charming little question about whether “candying” is quite the right word for it.

Typed on a personalized recipe card, Hawaiian Style Spareribs bring pineapple, brown sugar, and soy sauce together for one sweet-and-tangy dinner worth saving.