For the next recipe in the Great Depression Era series, Rice and Gravy was a simple recipe, and allowed for using up leftovers. It also served as a cheap, but filling meal. We ate this in many versions growing up. The plainest Great Depression version was rice and gravy. Just leftover gravy served over boiled… Continue reading Great Depression Era Recipes: Rice and Gravy
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Great Depression Era Recipes – Split Pea Soup
Walking back into time is cooking this recipe. I can see my Mom cooking in the kitchen. She made a version of this recipe at least once a month growing up. She really loved soup, and for good reason. It fed many people, and could be stretched easily to feed more. It often tasted better… Continue reading Great Depression Era Recipes – Split Pea Soup
Great Depression Era Recipes – The Series
I don't feel old most days, until I talk with people whose grandparents were born in the 1960's. Then I feel oh so old. My Father was born in 1939, at the end of the Great Depression. Though the Great Depression left Eastern Montana a lot later than it did in the Eastern cities of… Continue reading Great Depression Era Recipes – The Series
The Emergency Garden
It's the end of March, and the news is filled with doom and gloom every day. Maybe you have never grown food before, and suddenly feel the need to do it. Or you have, but not recently. Gardening can help control anxiety from news of inflation and food shortages by giving you something beneficial to… Continue reading The Emergency Garden
Garbage Can Taters
Our island is about a decade behind the rest of the civilized country. Until recently we still put out old school garbage cans to be picked up - and dumped into the garbage truck by a grown person killing their back. Finally the company announced they were going to provide the square plastic cans and… Continue reading Garbage Can Taters