I found out my grandma's old recipe card doubled the salt because she used a different brand, took me 3 tries to figure it out

Felix Henderson · 2026-09-22T21:45:03.921516+00:00

I was going through my grandma's recipe box after she moved in with us and her banana bread kept coming out way too salty no matter how careful I was. Turns out the card said 1 tsp salt but she always used a specific brand that was half as salty as what I buy at the store, so I was basically doubling it every time. Has anyone else run into old family recipes that assume a certain brand or grind of ingredient that just doesn't exist anymore?

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I found out my grandma's old recipe card doubled the salt because she used a different brand, took me 3 tries to figure it out | Bakers - Vivisector