Zucchini bread and Grandma's handwriting

Let's talk about handwriting, shall we?

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My grandma will turn 91 next month and she still sends an occasional {handwritten} note in the mail. She usually apologizes for her handwriting, saying it's gotten so bad and that she hopes I can read it. I smile to myself, thinking about how much I love her notes and her handwriting. Because really, her handwriting is an extension of her sweet self.

In my little recipe collection I have a few cards that hold my grandmother's handwriting. There's a certain amount of comfort and nostalgia every time I pull one of those cards out and create a recipe. I know that my grandma most likely has that recipe memorized...while I refer to the recipe card over and over during the course of creation.

And although my grandmother would surely scoff {and maybe chuckle} knowing that I published a blog post about her handwriting, I'm sure she'd appreciate the sentiment.

And so, let this be a lesson to those of us who aren't real crazy about our own handwriting. Because surely, someday, someone will come across something with our written words and feel a bit nostalgic and comforted. Or at least we can only hope...

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Here's Grandma's recipe for Zucchini Bread *

In a large bowl, beat 3 eggs until foamy

add - 1 cup oil, 2 cups sugar, 2 cups peeled grated zucchini, 3 t. vanilla

In a separate bowl, sift together:

3 cups flour

1 t salt

1 t baking soda

3 t. cinnamon (more or less as you prefer)

Add to wet ingredients and stir just until mixed.

Add 1 c. finely chopped nuts (more or less as you prefer)

Pour into lightly greased pan and bake at 325° for 1 hour, or until done.

Makes one loaf pan or five mini-loaves. {I actually baked this last batch in a 9"x13" cake pan and sprinkled some powdered sugar on top...YUM!!!}

*This the most delicious zucchini bread ever! Even Doug {AKA "I'm-not-real-crazy-about-zucchini"} loves this stuff!