# Looking for Computer Program for Recipes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-computer-program-for-recipes/325626>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 10, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-computer-program-for-recipes/325626 "2005-10-10T20:30:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-computer-program-for-recipes/325626/1 "2005-10-10T20:30:55Z")

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Is there a computer program specifically for recipes, so that they’ll print out looking like a [recipe card](http://www.cholula.com/images/recipe_images/entree_recipe_card.jpg)?

We have my late grandmother’s recipe box, and would like to put it together into a book form for Christmas gifts. The idea is to transcribe the recipe on to the recipe card, and paste a scan of the actual handwritten recipe on the bottom of the page.

Any ideas? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-computer-program-for-recipes/325626/2 "2005-10-10T21:17:49Z")

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I have Sierra MasterCook – an old version, but it works. It came with about 25 cookbooks and a placeholder for me to add my own recipes. It offers a variety of printout formats.