During the Great Depression, home cooks were challenged with using limited resources to feed their families. Although they ...

The Great Depression (1929-1939) was one of the hardest economic periods in American history. With unemployment reaching 25%, ...

How To Make My Depression-Era Peanut Butter Bread. To make one loaf (about 8 servings), you’ll need: Oil or shortening for the pan. 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour. 1/4 cup sugar.

Sandwich lovers may consider it a gourmet snack, especially considering all the amazing ingredients that are stacked in ...

My mom was a really good cook, and we looked forward to everything she made. She went to college back when women took home economics classes—they weren’t kidding about the economics part. Budgeting ...

They filled lunchboxes and fast-food menus alike—these once-popular sandwiches have disappeared from the spotlight.

These meals weren’t fancy or fulfilling—but they were the harsh reality for countless families living in poverty during the ...

Margaret Rudkin—personable, energetic, red-haired—began baking her own bread in the summer of 1937 to try to feed her 9-year-old son back to health. In her own kitchen, she ground wheat in a ...

My mom was a really good cook, and we looked forward to everything she made. She went to college back when women took home economics classes—they weren’t kidding about the economics part. Budgeting ...