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 ...

Many money-saving kitchen habits used during the Great Depression are finding new life in modern homes. Simple pantry staples like beans, grains, flour, and preserved foods helped families cook ...

People handing out food during the Great Depression. Many of the meals made by American families during the Great Depression initially gained popularity because they were affordable and filling — ...

When the United States' stock market crashed on October 29th, 1929, it set off a decades-long period of economic turmoil now known as the Great Depression. During this time, people were often forced ...

Great Depression cookbooks are full of creative recipes built around extremely cheap ingredients. This unusual dish uses Grape Nuts cereal to create something called a roast. At first glance it sounds ...

Onions and peanut butter: sounds like a match made anywhere but heaven. Discover the Great Depression Era dish that combined the two ingredients.

During the Great Depression, home cooks had to rely on resourcefulness and creativity, but this hardship introduced many classic dishes we still love today.

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 ...