Depression-era cooking wasn’t just about making do with less-it created some incredibly delicious recipes that shine through generations. My grandmother taught me how frugal cooks transformed simple ...

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 Great Depression, home cooks had to rely on resourcefulness and creativity, but this hardship introduced many ...

Someone in my family once told me, “I don’t believe in depression.” It was a startling statement, insulting to those of us who have experienced depressive episodes, and my reply was quick and sharp: ...

To say the Great Depression changed the way Americans ate would be an understatement. Home cooks dropped or reduced the use of costly ingredients like meat, dairy, and eggs. Today, while these foods ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I tried a chocolate-cake recipe with no eggs or dairy that dates back to the Great Depression. Known as "Depression cake," the ...

Back in the ‘30s, it was pretty clear that recipes printed in the Montgomery Advertiser were geared toward women — toward housewives. At the time, you've got to wonder if men realized how much actual ...

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