When you think about food from the Great Depression, your mind probably conjures up images of bland porridge and watery soup lines. The 1930s were harsh times. By 1933, nearly 25% of Americans were ...

Through hardship, people form tight communities to support one another. This Great Depression stew is the perfect example of ...

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, ...

Walk through any grocery store these days and you'll feel it in your gut. That sticker shock when eggs are nearly double what ...

Our Depression-era wacky cake is moist, fluffy, and chocolately, with a tender crumb, it just happens to be vegan, and it ...

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 ...

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 — ...

Wacky Cake, also known as Depression Cake, was popularized during World War II when rationing certain ingredients was ...

Although we've fared better than our predecessors during the Great Depression, talks of a rising unemployment rate today and temperamental stock market is enough to make even the gainfully employed ...

During the Great Depression, unemployment was high, jobs were hard to come by and lots of folks had trouble putting food on the table because their meager budgets were stretched to the limit. Sounds ...