Friday, April 16, 2021

VINTAGE: DEPRESSION FOODS


During the Depression there were shortages and rationing of all types of foods and people had to make do with what they have.

In the video below it shows weird dishes that were made during the Depression:

  • Pruce Whip
  • Peanut Butter Stuffed Baked Onions
  • Ritz Mock Apple Pie
  • Eleanor Roosevelt Spaghetti
  • Vinegar Cobbler (a/k/a "Desperation Pie")
  • Mulligan Stew
  • Milkorno (powdered milk and cornmeal)
  • Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
  • Food Loaves
  • Dandelion Salad
  • Gelatin
  • Milk
  • Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast
  • Hot Dogs

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All photos are screen shots from the video

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