15 Things You Should Always Buy at Yard Sales

Recipe boxes

Cookbooks and online food sites are tasty, but there’s something about a carefully curated flip-top box full of handwritten recipes.

Grandma’s famous Christmas cookies, the prize-winning recipes Mom meticulously snipped from the hometown paper, Dad’s deviled-egg secret — each family’s treasured treats are special.

You won’t get rich by buying up these cherished collections, but the fun of traveling through another family’s delectable diary is worth it.