haha, well in the post I only went through some of it - I am glad it gave you some goosebumps thinking about it, there was the connection right there... and yes, this is something not to be found online, it has to be the paperversion with all the fingerprints of greasy hands having been turning the pages through the years ;-) Go get those old recipe books!!!! and give your Mother a hug from the German Oddball thanking her for having kept them through the time, haha!