Elanor Roosevelt was a hard-working woman. She built the White House in solidarity with the Great Depression, attempting to show women across the US how to make affordable meals. She also forced FDR to eat them as a punishment for the wandering he did. He deserved it in many ways. This recipe always turned me… Continue reading Depression Era Recipes: Spaghetti with Boiled Carrots & White Sauce
Tag: Great Depression Era Recipes
WWII Recipes: Eggs In Rice Nests
This is a simple but filling recipe. Popularized in WWII ration cookbooks, it was probably also popular in the Great Depression years before the war. The Victory Cookbook was first published in 1943 but had existed before under a different name. It was simple cooking that American women could do on a budget—and under the… Continue reading WWII Recipes: Eggs In Rice Nests
Vintage Recipes: Cream Rice Pudding
Vintage recipes can be interesting in making them. The rice is cooked in this rice pudding recipe until it falls apart. It works, but you start questioning your idea to make it right up to dishing the pudding up. A taste of it warm confirms it was worth cooking the life out of that poor… Continue reading Vintage Recipes: Cream Rice Pudding
Date Gingerbread
I found this recipe online with a scanned picture from Better Homes & Gardens. What era is it from? It is hard to tell, but there are a few clues about when the original recipe originated. Using baking soda with vinegar to activate the soda is an older method, often seen in Great Depression recipes… Continue reading Date Gingerbread
Depression Era Recipes: Tomato Spice Cake
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