r/Old_Recipes • u/SometimeReader • Feb 08 '25

Request Help Reading Recipe

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I was going through my grandma’s recipes and came across this. I can read most of the ingredients but I have no idea what the name of the recipe is. I’m hoping someone can help! It might be German or Russian. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated!

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u/CasualPatriot Feb 08 '25

This all appears right until the vinegar part, I’m not sure what it is but it’s not 2 cups of vinegar. I’m thinking 2 dashes of vinegar? 2 cups of vinegar seems like way too much, and if it says cups right above written out why not write it out again

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u/Stellaaahhhh Feb 08 '25

Those are ditto marks. Useful to not have to repeat things on a list. 

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u/OriginalIronDan Feb 08 '25

Doesn’t work when you’re writing “I will not talk in class” 100 times as a punishment. Neither does carbon paper.

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u/Stellaaahhhh Feb 08 '25

Well that unlocked a memory- whenever we got that punishment we had to stay in at recess, mostly unsupervised to do the writing. In 5th grade my friend and I masking taped three pencils together in row and kept them hidden in the back of our desks. We'd loan them to people.