While most people may not think of coffee as a base for a filling meal, it became an important staple during the era of the Great Depression.

The Great Depression rolled through the nation in 1930, and families did not have jobs or savings to fall back on. Eggs, milk ...

It's hard to imagine that the average American family had 40% less money in 1933 compared to 1929. In response to such a steep and sudden decline in income, everyone had to get creative in the kitchen ...

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 ...

I tried a chocolate-cake recipe with no eggs or dairy that dates back to the Great Depression. Known as "Depression cake," the penny-pinching recipe is useful now due to the high price of eggs. I didn ...

Poorman’s Meal This next recipe comes to us courtesy of Clara Cannucciari. She lived through the Great Depression, and her grandson recorded her recipes on YouTube. Though she is no longer with us, ...

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 ...

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