The Campbell Soup Company first sold canned condensed tomato soup in 1895. A pantry staple long ago, it was affordable as America plunged headfirst into the Great Depression in the summer of 1929. The tomato spice cake came out of the extreme recipes created in that time period. The cake/bread required no eggs, milk, or… Continue reading Depression Era Recipes: Tomato Spice Cake
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Depression Era Recipes: Chocolate Pie
Straight out of a reprint copy of My Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook, the first edition published in the Great Depression is this recipe for Chocolate Pie. Just because times were very tough, you still needed a little comfort food to make the years better. See here why I picked up this cookbook that was… Continue reading Depression Era Recipes: Chocolate Pie
Great Depression Era Recipes: My Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook
I know as a child I saw the original book of My Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook (and it was an antique by then): My Mom had friends who were off-grid homesteaders who lived up in the foothills. Living their best early 80's hippy lifestyle. She was also friends with elder ladies who had vast… Continue reading Great Depression Era Recipes: My Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook
Potato and Kale Chowder
This was a recipe I saw online, that was dated to 1956. Potato City Country Hotel was a real place in Pennsylvania. That opened in 1949 and had a long life until it was torn down in 2018 for....a state police building. How boring. Progress right? The recipe looked to me almost like a leftover… Continue reading Potato and Kale Chowder
Great Depression Era Recipes: Hoover’s Sour Cream Cookies
Growing up my Mom made sour cream cookies often. What I didn't connect is her recipe was very close to the Herbert Hoover recipe, that is in his Presidential Library and Museum. Apparently it was a favorite of his. I know my Mom's recipe came from an ancient version of the Red Plaid Cookbook, so… Continue reading Great Depression Era Recipes: Hoover’s Sour Cream Cookies