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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Great Depression led to the creation and popularization of some unique desserts, including this pie that used an unusual ...

This Depression-era recipe still holds up, especially if you're looking to bake a simple, thrifty dessert. When it comes to baking, those classic recipes that existed long before you (or even your ...

A homemade pie cooling in a window with a glass jar of milk and a cat - Tom Kelley/Getty Images When the stock market crashed in 1929, the United States entered the Great Depression. For a decade, ...

Volunteers donate meals from their own tables. Or, like the volunteers we caught up with at St. Jerome's Church in Northeast Philadelphia, they cook in church or synagogue kitchens. As the economy ...

When it comes to baking, those classic recipes that existed long before you (or even your parents) were born always seem to circle back. This is especially true with Depression-era recipes like wacky ...