Depression-Era Desserts That Turned Little Into Plenty
From water pie to wacky cake, explore 13 real depression era desserts made without eggs or extra sugar, sweet, resourceful bakes that hard times built.
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Depression-Era Oatmeal Cookies: Thrifty 1930s Drop Cookies
These Depression-era oatmeal cookies are a thrifty 1930s drop cookie recipe made with pantry staples — simple, chewy, and full of old-fashioned…
Peanut Butter Bread: A Thrifty Depression-Era Quick Bread
Bake old-fashioned peanut butter bread, a thrifty eggless quick bread from the Great Depression that turns simple pantry staples into a moist,…
Depression-Era Tomato Soup Cake: An Old Pantry Trick
A moist depression era tomato soup cake recipe with warm spices and old-fashioned frugality — original, step-by-step, with tips for swaps and…
Depression-Era Vanilla Cake: The Original Crazy Cake
Make Depression-era vanilla cake, the eggless, milkless crazy cake cousin to chocolate wacky cake, soft, simple, and mixed together right in the…
Wacky Cake: The Depression-Era Cake With No Eggs or Milk
Learn to make wacky cake, the classic Depression-era chocolate cake with no eggs, milk, or butter, mixed right in the pan and…