Did everyone’s grandmother have the exact same handwriting? I’ve seen it so many times
Did everyone’s grandmother have the exact same handwriting? I’ve seen it so many times
by violetjeanwalsh
8 Comments
Stellaaahhhh
Schools used to be very strict about handwriting and it was taught to us all the same way.
Pollworker54
They had a set writing style that they taught. Students had to copy it repeatedly until it looked like the model being used to teach. Some teachers were somewhat lenient and allowed deviations as long as they were neat and legible. My grandmother’s handwriting was unlike anyone else’s of that generation (she was born in 1894) and I loved it. I hated the pointy, unnatural (to me) style we were being taught. Ks that looked like Rs. Qs that looked like 2s. Ts and Fs that were nearly identical. But hers was small with rounded letters that was easy to read. I never knew her. She died 12 years before I was born. So I copied her handwriting. I practiced as much as if I were in handwriting class. It became mine with little bits of me on display.
We make this recipe every Christmas, leaving out the pudding (because I never have it) and using a bundt pan instead of 9 X 13. You invert it on a plate to serve. I use half of the bag of 36 frozen rolls. First saw it in a Country Woman magazine in the 1990’s, maybe Farm & Ranch magazine
BrenInVA
My grandmother had beautiful and very clear handwriting – did not look like that.
NYCQuilts
I just realized that growing up we wouldn’t have called that handwriting because it’s not cursive.
RedStatePurpleGuy
No. My grandmother wrote in cursive, and not all caps.
icephoenix821
*Image Transcription: Handwritten Recipe Card*
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#Recipe for: Xmas Morning Rolls 1 pkg. Rhodes frozen Parker House Rolls (24) 1 sm. butterscotch pudding (not instant) ½ c butter ¾ c. brown sugar ½ c chopped pecans (Dee adds more) ¾ tsp. cinnamon
Place rolls in greased 9×13 pan. Sprinkle pudding on rolls. Cook rest of ingred over low heat until sugar dissolves. Pour over rolls. Place in oven + let set overnight. Leave oven light on.
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Schools used to be very strict about handwriting and it was taught to us all the same way.
They had a set writing style that they taught. Students had to copy it repeatedly until it looked like the model being used to teach. Some teachers were somewhat lenient and allowed deviations as long as they were neat and legible. My grandmother’s handwriting was unlike anyone else’s of that generation (she was born in 1894) and I loved it. I hated the pointy, unnatural (to me) style we were being taught. Ks that looked like Rs. Qs that looked like 2s. Ts and Fs that were nearly identical. But hers was small with rounded letters that was easy to read. I never knew her. She died 12 years before I was born. So I copied her handwriting. I practiced as much as if I were in handwriting class. It became mine with little bits of me on display.
Old school like my mom’s, my paternal grandmother and my dad’s sister – https://imgur.com/gallery/old-school-cursive-handwriting-practice-paper-dTFY6bU
Rounded cursive similar to my grandmother’s – https://imgur.com/gallery/cursive-style-handwriting-that-is-similar-to-mine-maternal-grandmother-hugQLvI
Nah, my grandma always wrote in cursive
We make this recipe every Christmas, leaving out the pudding (because I never have it) and using a bundt pan instead of 9 X 13. You invert it on a plate to serve. I use half of the bag of 36 frozen rolls. First saw it in a Country Woman magazine in the 1990’s, maybe Farm & Ranch magazine
My grandmother had beautiful and very clear handwriting – did not look like that.
I just realized that growing up we wouldn’t have called that handwriting because it’s not cursive.
No. My grandmother wrote in cursive, and not all caps.
*Image Transcription: Handwritten Recipe Card*
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#Recipe for: Xmas Morning Rolls
1 pkg. Rhodes frozen Parker House Rolls (24)
1 sm. butterscotch pudding (not instant)
½ c butter
¾ c. brown sugar
½ c chopped pecans (Dee adds more)
¾ tsp. cinnamon
Place rolls in greased 9×13 pan. Sprinkle pudding on rolls. Cook rest of ingred over low heat until sugar dissolves. Pour over rolls. Place in oven + let set overnight. Leave oven light on.