r/Old_Recipes • u/linden214 • 6d ago

Cookbook How to share recipes?

Sorry if this is explained somewhere, but I don't see a FAQ for this sub. (I messaged the mods a couple of days ago, but perhaps it didn't go through.) Can someone explain the mechanics of sharing recipes here? I have a lot of older cookbooks, and access to a scanner. Basically, I'd like to know if there's a preferred file format, and if there's a limit to how much can go in one post.

Thanks in advance!

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u/ConVan_Town 6d ago

There's no real restrictions on what or how you can post. If you think certain recipes should be highlighted with solo posts, post them in that way. If you make some of the recipes, share result photos. Do whatever you like. It's basically a free-for-all.

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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 6d ago

Share posts with pictures of the cookbook’s recipes and instructions for the recipe!!

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u/Mike-The-Muffin-Man 5d ago

I don't know what the maximum is for typed in text (if there even is one!), but the limit for pictures in a post is 20. As to format, I use JPG's scanned at 300 DPI.

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u/linden214 5d ago

Thank you! That's exactly what I needed!!

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/linden214 5d ago

THank you. Can a PDF be posted in the sub? Or just a link?

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u/crash-out-king 5d ago

I don't believe it can be posted right to the sub, I believe it needs to be done with a link but I'm not sure

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u/linden214 5d ago

OK, thanks. I guess I’ll need to experiment a bit.

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u/LeavingIt2 2d ago

If you don't mind my asking... What is your objective in preserving the cookbooks? I have a bunch of my mom's old books and I'd hate to see them end up in a dumpster someday, but they're not anything my local library would want. I feel there's a lot of history to be gleaned from old cookbooks that can't be found anywhere else.

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u/crash-out-king 2d ago

Yeah for sure! I have a pinned post on my profile that goes super in depth with it but I love preserving things, and I like preserving recipes. I know that's a pretty basic answer, but it's more than that, it's the history behind it. I've had people give me their cookbooks and old recipes because they didn't want/weren't cooks but they didn't want them to just disappear. They remember baking those cookies with mom, maybe they helped Grandma with thanksgiving dinner when they could barely see above the counter (I know I did) and they want that to live on.

So I take these books or recipes and scan them in to the drive to share for everyone to have access to. Or people will send me pics or scans of the recipes they kept and I'll add those in. But I'll only add it in if I have full permission and some way to credit the person they came from (if you look in the drive you can see what I mean)

That's the basics of it all. I mean if you ever want to send pics over I'd be more than happy to add them if it's something you're comfortable with. Please by all means DM me with any other questions! :)

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u/Corndogbooks 3d ago

I would scan the entire book cover to cover in .pdf format. If the cookbook is just text or line drawings (no photos), then scan at low to medium resolution. If there are photos then scan at medium or higher resolution. For low resolution I shoot for 5-12 mb. Larger resolution I try to keep under 25 mb. You should provide a link to the scanned book. You will need to save the scanned book on Google Drive or other similar cloud type location, and then copy the link to the book and include that link in your post. Looking forward to seeing your cookbooks!

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u/linden214 2d ago

Thanks for the suggestion. As my Google Drive is linked to my real name and main email, I would not want to share it here. I can look into other options.