heirloomrecipe
nounUK /ˈeəluːm ˈrɛsəpi/
US /ˈerluːm ˈrɛsəpi/
A special old recipe that a family passes down from parents to children.
Grandma's apple pie is a family heirloomrecipe that she learned from her own mother.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A recipe kept secret and shared only within a family.
The secret sauce is an heirloomrecipe nobody outside the family knows.
3. A recipe tied to a family's cultural or regional history.
Her heirloomrecipe for tamales comes from her grandmother's village.
4. A treasured recipe card or book handed down through generations.
He keeps the heirloomrecipe in a wooden box with his grandmother's handwriting.