Site of the Day for Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Recipes from the Great Depression Era
... Are a Fun Way to Remember the Past
Today's site from food magazine Delish, offers an interesting look at recipe
possibilities from almost a hundred years ago, in this old-ideas-made-new-again
idiom. Gentle Subscribers will discover, if not exciting, then at least quirky
food preparation alternatives which may spark their curiosity.
"Under quarantine, we're turning to some of the wildest -- and bleakest --
recipes from yesteryear. ...They say trends are cyclical, but they would have
had to be looking into a crystal ball to predict something called 'depression
cake' becoming popular again in 2020. Alas, here we are -- stuck at home ...
and baking cakes that hearken back to the days when our grandparents were our
age." - from the website
This timely report provides a short history lesson in the art of making do in
the kitchen, utilizing the experience of cooks from a few generations back.
Features of the article include links to ways of keeping produce fresh longer,
useful substitutions which are handy to know in the 21st century, and even the
skill of cooking without a net or without a recipe. Ritz Apple Pie made without
apples, Wacky or War Cake which can be made with homemade rolled oats flour
should wheat flour still be largely absent from grocer's shelves or off the
menu entirely due to gluten issues, and a particularly appealing Cabbage Soup
with so many alternative ingredients it could be whipped up by virtually
anyone, anywhere are among the highlights. Not to be missed is the reference to
the Carrot Cake on the Crazy Cake recipe page which apparently can happily bed
down with homemade oat flour.
Whip over to the site to explore old recipe ideas surprisingly in step with
today at:
A.M. Holm
Comments? Suggestions? amholm@xxxxxxxxxxx
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