There was a time when pantries were bare, and creativity was the key ingredient in every kitchen. During the Great Depression ...
The Great Depression led to the creation and popularization of some unique desserts, including this pie that used an unusual ...
Volunteers donate meals from their own tables. Or, like the volunteers we caught up with at St. Jerome's Church in Northeast Philadelphia, they cook in church or synagogue kitchens. As the economy ...
Why Make Depression-Era Recipes? If you have parents or grandparents who grew up in that era, you no doubt have heard stories about the ways people got creative to get by. Throughout this period, a ...
During the Depression, scarce resources and frugal mindsets forced home cooks to get creative during the holidays, but the recipes they devised out of necessity deserve a second look in times of ...
Think about the last time you rummaged through your pantry, determined to create something decent with just flour, sugar, and ...
I tried a chocolate-cake recipe with no eggs or dairy that dates back to the Great Depression. Known as "Depression cake," the penny-pinching recipe is useful now due to the high price of eggs. I didn ...
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