They may be old-fashioned, but these Depression-era desserts make good use of cheap pantry staples. However, they're a rare ...

One canned pantry staple can help recreate a budget-friendly, Depression-era pasta dish that's as filling as it is delicious.

There was a time when pantries were bare, and creativity was the key ingredient in every kitchen. During the Great Depression ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Great Depression wasn’t just an economic catastrophe — it was a culinary revolution born from necessity. Between 1929 and 1939, families across America had to reimagine what it meant to put food ...

Think about the last time you rummaged through your pantry, determined to create something decent with just flour, sugar, and whatever odds and ends you could find. Now imagine doing that every single ...

During the Depression, scarce resources and frugal mindsets forced home cooks to get creative during the holidays, but the recipes they devised out of necessity deserve a second look in times of ...

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Patrons attending the final day of the annual Post-Bulletin Cooking School in 1936, left with door prizes ranging from potted plants, a 49-pound sack of flour, a large baked ham, an electric mixer and ...