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By: Depression recipes–an old way to cope with our new economy | Gulf Coast Foods

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:15:47 +0000

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By: sarah

sarah — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:53:54 +0000

Wow I tallied up the grocery list and I would be spending more on this “depression era” cooking then I do now! And it would only give me dinners for the week. The reason being is that there is to much meat on the list. I buy one meat item a week and make it stretch (ex one whole chicken…which cost less alot of times then 2 chicken breast.)

By: Vi

Vi — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:50:56 +0000

My family were farmers and not too affected by The Depression (except to hide a milk cow when ‘ordered’ by whoever to get rid of them due to drought and no feed or grazing). I’ve been cooking like this for years except for all the fillers in meat and really enjoying the occasional steak. To really be authentic and frugal though, I’d be soaking and cooking the beans from dried instead of canned.

By: Tamra

Tamra — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:42:24 +0000

I don’t care for the “Cooking with Clara” videos. I think they are boring. Also, the recipes she prepares are not original and I’ve seen them many times elsewhere.

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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:19:08 +0000

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By: the great gab

the great gab — Tue, 04 May 2010 15:55:51 +0000

some of this looks good but others sound so unedible……those poor people reduced to brains and tongue :(

By: Janice

Janice — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:58:34 +0000

Yes, I am looking thru several websites for depression era recipes to see if any came up that my 91 year old mother used on us. I haven’t seen any from way down south like chicken and dumplings.
I am currently writing a family cookbook and would like to see more from the Mississippi side of the depression era since we are one of the poorest or the poorest state. I welcome anything or website people have to share. Just doing some comparison work for my cookbook.

By: Home Ever After

Home Ever After — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:21:11 +0000

@Tiff: Thanks for the tip- I’ll look into the books :)

Barbi

By: Tiff

Tiff — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:33:51 +0000

I have the More with Less book, plus its two sequels (although I forget their names…) They are fantastic, and I’d recommend that anyone who get their hands on them, does. They make you think about what meal planning and providing for your family are really about, and have lots of delicious recipes!

By: Home Ever After

Home Ever After — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:33:25 +0000

@Houstonmom: Yes, please do let me know about the book after you get a chance to go through it.

Barbi

By: Houstonmom

Houstonmom — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:22:01 +0000

I love the videos of Clara. I have not found a depression cookbook, but I did order “More With Less” by Doris Longacre. It was published in the 70s. I have a friend who rec’d it as a wedding gift years ago and really recommend it for frugal cooking. I think it may have many depression type recipes. I ordered it and will let you know if it is any good.

By: Home Ever After

Home Ever After — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:36:09 +0000

@Houstonmom: Yes, the only Great Depression videos I have found on YouTube are actually fantastic. The series is called “Cooking with Clara” and was one of my first stops about a year ago when I started researching the depression. Clara’s link is here: http://www.youtube.com/user/DepressionCooking

I haven’t researched any cookbooks yet of the depression; I usually prefer to reference electronic recipes so that all readers have access to the same info immediately. Please let me know if you come across good depression cookbooks; we’d love to check them out and review them.

Thanks! Barbi

By: Houstonmom

Houstonmom — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:17:52 +0000

Barbi, do you recommend a cookbook or site that specializes on depression cooking? I’ve been watching stuff on YouTube that is fascinating. The food looks great and it has stood the test of time. I want to learn how to prepare more of these recipes. Thanks!

By: Home Ever After

Home Ever After — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:39:59 +0000

@Susan: I’ve got a big backstock of beans to use up too. Look for bean recipes on next week’s Take & Make Menu. Thanks for coming by!

Barbi

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:52:30 +0000

LOVE this – we’re having beans tonight. This kind of thinking/cooking is good anytime, but especially now!

By: Liz @ Hoosier Homemade

Liz @ Hoosier Homemade — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:14:03 +0000

Sounds interesting! I will be trying some of these recipes.
Thanks for sharing!

By: Home Ever After

Home Ever After — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:54:50 +0000

@Crista: So glad you found us! Isn’t OrgJunkie great? We’ve got menus each Sunday, so you’ll never run out of your source of zen! lol

Barbi

By: Home Ever After

Home Ever After — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:49:33 +0000

@Michelle: I know! There are some fantastic cooking videos on YouTube from sweet grandmas passing down Great Depression recipes. It’s just too bad that YouTube didn’t come about sooner to record all the recipes that may be forgotten forever now!

Barbi

By: Crista

Crista — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:46:49 +0000

Wow, I love this! I found you from “I’m an organizing junkie”. I can’t wait to look around more. Menu plans AND shopping lists? I think I found nirvana :).

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:13:19 +0000

Have you seen these videos on YouTube?
http://www.youtube.com/user/DepressionCooking
I love watching them!

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Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:02:57 +0000

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