Recipe Book Etiquette

Etiquette Rule #1: When typing up a ward cook book--do not allow recipes to be turned in at the last minute--otherwise your book will go from 10 pages to 150 pages in no time flat--and inevitably there will be shenanigans.

Etiquette Rule #2: Watch for typos. Nobody wants to bake a Chocolate "Mouse" Pie.

Etiquette Rule #3: Correct ingredients are of the utmost importance. 14 teaspoons of lemon extract will pack a powerful punch when the Sugar Cookie recipe calls for only 1 1/2 teaspoons.

Etiquette Rule #4: Copyright laws are null and void when it comes to a ward cookbook at least that's what I plan on telling Cafe Rio, Lion House, Olive Garden & Pampered Chef.

Etiquette Rule #5: I don't care how good a recipe is--you'd better change the name of it if it involves the word "Mole". Regardless of the fancy pronunciation--when I see "Chicken Mole Pizza" it brings to mind nasty visits to the dermatologist. Do you buy them by the pound or what?

Etiquette Rule #6: If you are not sure who the author of a recipe is, it is quite alright to attribute the recipe to your neighbor--she most likely won't notice--probably--unless she reads your blog--which she doesn't.

Etiquette Rule #7: You must save your recipe book document. I repeat. You must save your recipe book document. So then, after you have promised many, many RS ladies an emailed version of the cookbook--you won't have to spend 2 hours reinventing the wheel--you know, the one you already invented the first time around?

Etiquette Rule #8: If you complain enough about your calling--and the business therein such as typing up a monster of a recipe book you will receive a delicious bundt cake from your BFF and it will make breaking all of the above etiquette rules worth every bite. Tally-ho.