Depression era recipes

my grandma used to tell me about this candy she used to eat as a young child in talking 20's it was called a honeycomb i think and for a penny she said it was awesome like a real wafer dripping with actual honey anybody know anything about them! i think she said the guy at the store would actually make them up as you asked for one!!

quote:

Originally posted by CCinNJ

I have to listen to the story of how my Mother (as a child) got a bag of oranges for Christmas because times were tough. It is getting close to the time of year when she starts to tell me the story.

All I want for Christmas is a new Louis Vuitton handbag. I will gladly buy her a big sack of oranges, in exchange.

Too Funny! I would gladly send her oranges and pears from fancy Harry & David in exchange for a purse

The following recipe was from my Grandmother, and then Mom made it tradionally every Thanksgiving....its lima beans, folks, but i have served it to people that HATE lima beans..2 cans baby limas, or regular-generic is fine.Drained and put in a casserole dish.
1 can cr. of mushroom soup
8 oz.of really sharp cheddar( I use Cracker Barrel as my Mom did)
A touch of milk,;salt and pepper.
Mix together, bake for 1/2 hour in 350 oven( or until bubbly)
Serve.

quote:

Originally posted by annpeeples

The following recipe was from my Grandmother, and then Mom made it tradionally every Thanksgiving....its lima beans, folks, but i have served it to people that HATE lima beans..2 cans baby limas, or regular-generic is fine.Drained and put in a casserole dish.
1 can cr. of mushroom soup
8 oz.of really sharp cheddar( I use Cracker Barrel as my Mom did)
A touch of milk,;salt and pepper.
Mix together, bake for 1/2 hour in 350 oven( or until bubbly)
Serve.

Now this sounds delicious...I love lima beans!!!!!Will try soon.

quote:

Originally posted by oscar5933

quote:

Originally posted by CCinNJ

I have to listen to the story of how my Mother (as a child) got a bag of oranges for Christmas because times were tough. It is getting close to the time of year when she starts to tell me the story.

All I want for Christmas is a new Louis Vuitton handbag. I will gladly buy her a big sack of oranges, in exchange.

Too Funny! I would gladly send her oranges and pears from fancy Harry & David in exchange for a purse

What is funny is that in a space of just a few weeks since that post, I would take the fruit.
The hand bag would only acerbate the difference between the haves and have nots. Might as well wear some fur too...

P.S. edited to add:

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Kucinich_calls_for_probe_of_taxpayerfunded_1019.html

Looks like somebody will be getting a new handbag, while we are left holding the bag...

mark

Navy beans boiled with a few strips of bacon served over a slice of white bread; salt, pepper, and sugar to taste.

Well into the 1960's my grandparents would eat this every Tuesday for supper, I guess just to remind themselves of their good fortune.

Hi all.  New here and always looking for new recipes.  Live in PA now but born and raised in NJ. Love smoked whiting! Remember fishing every Sunday and going home and Mom cooking whatever we caught.

One of her old recipes during the depression is a favorite of mine and my children and I still cook it today.

In Large Skillet brown a thick round steak in a little oil, add a very large onion, sliced, heinz ketchup (alot, like 1-1/2 cups) and water. Water should just about cover the meat and cook till tender and uncover.  While it cooks mix it up so the onions cook till tender, if it needs more ketchup add more.  The ketchup and water make a gravy with the onions.  Put pieces of meat and gravy with onions on top of mashed potatoes.  This is really good.

Hello Schott, that sounds pretty good, and interesting that you specify Heinz.  Like Porsche, there IS no substitute!
 
We do something similiar with hamburger patties and tomato sauce, and lots of onions.  It's not really a recipe, more of a method, and very forgiving.  Make the patties with just the hamburger, or add bread crumbs to extend it, and any seasonings you like.  Brown them up, then cover the patties with tomato sauce seasoned with anything you like.  We always add salt and pepper, brown sugar and white vinegar, worcestershire, dry mustard, maybe some hot sauce, then we look around the cupboard for anything else that sounds good.  Then add lots of raw sliced onions, and for us lots means lots.  They are as important as the meat, and they cook down just beautiful.

Then simmer it for about 45 minutes or an hour, or it can go longer if you need it to.  Just add some liquid if it needs it, more sauce, or some tomato juice or V-8.   We usually put it in the oven at 350 so don't have to watch it.

Then it can be a knife and fork item, or go on a hamburger bun.  And they freeze great.

Want some real depression era recipes? Try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuMkW35BwK8&feature=channel

And then go down the list of them on the right side of the screen.

Hey Michael,thanks for the siteand video. My grandmother made a very similar dish we called peas and pasta...Olive oil and onions sauteed then add broth and pasta (ditali as she did) boil and eat. We just left out the potatoes and tomato sauce. Italians also make that with rice.The depression style dish can be found in many Italian cookbooks! Again,thanks for the site!!
                                Lee

leethebard


Hey Michael,thanks for the siteand video. My grandmother made a very similar dish we called peas and pasta...Olive oil and onions sauteed then add broth and pasta (ditali as she did) boil and eat. We just left out the potatoes and tomato sauce. Italians also make that with rice.The depression style dish can be found in many Italian cookbooks! Again,thanks for the site!!
                                Lee

My grandmother made that peas, onions and ditalini one, but she never included potatoes, and also the peppers and eggs and the pane cotto.