1. Reading & Writing Recipes

2. History First Recipes Cookbooks Verbal – passed down by doing.
Early American
Paragraph style
Ingredients and directions together
Ingredients were often in bold.

3. Current Cookbooks Modern Style Alternative Ingredient list
Direction paragraphs
Often have nutrition information
Alternative
Picture
Video
Audio

4. Reading & Writing Cookbooks
A great recipe has…
Clear and descriptive title
Complete ingredient list
Specific amounts
Correct abbreviations
Utensils and their sizes stated
Clear directions with times
Yield
Serving suggestions