This year I have been trying to make as many gifts as I can without purchasing any. For some of the males in my family,I decided to make pies in a jar; if you are married to a male in my family, please don’t share so it is a surprise. Since guys are always hard to shop for unless you have a lot of money for nicer toys making them happy through their stomach seemed a good idea.
It is funny what happens with recipes, it might never have been yours, but once you start making it people start associating it with you. I have this cookie recipe that was my 6th grade teachers that my older sister got from her. I made it a lot when I was younger, and everyone says it is mine now. I never really cared about whose recipe it was; if I wanted to eat it at a family gathering, and no one else was making it then I would make it.
I decided that buying vanilla in the store is SO expensive. So, I decided to make some myself, and it has turned out beautifully!