Research on handwritten recipes draws attention

The media attention and the engagement from radio listeners show how strongly these everyday documents effect people.

Why do you think this particular research attracts so much attention?

Memories are brought to life! Many people have handwritten recipes at home in their drawers - everything from single notes to voluminous books - and the radio interviews bring back memories and you remember that specific cake, the pickled cucumber, and memories connected to them, says Annelie Sjölander-Lindqvist.

But it's also about the people behind the recipes - a great-aunt, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, or other people. With the recipes comes, I think, a reminder of one's roots and upbringing. Perhaps a measure of nostalgia mixed with a measure of joy, a measure of the future and a measure of cultural heritage - to borrow a little recipe language!