Tips and Notes

Database Maintenance
When you edit or delete a recipe, the record is simply flagged as deleted in the data file. This allows faster program operation, but the deleted recipes still take up space on the drive. Periodically Home Cookin will perform a cleanup operation when you quit the program. This eliminates wasted space, checks for corrupted records, and sorts the file for easier access. If you wish, you can also clean the database manually by clicking the Clean Up button on the Options screen.

Alternative Uses
Home Cookin was designed primarily as a recipe database. However, some users have found it useful for a variety of alternative tasks such as poetry/song collections, home inventories, or a flexible personal information manager (PIM). Any task requiring a compilation of many small text files could be well served by Home Cookin.