I am working on a post to get 4 meals from a roasted chicken: dinner with potatoes, then make broth for soup, sandwiches or wraps for school lunches, and I usually have some leftover to do tacos, enchiladas, or chicken pasta. That certainly doesnt go very far. There was only one "R" out of "reduce, reuse, and recycle" during the Depression, when anything you had in your possession could be pressed into duty for a completely different purpose at any time. Baked Onions and Peanut Butter. Great comment! Try this soup on a rainy day for some comfort food. Processing meat is really not that hard to do. But I think what helps the most is buying in bulk and avoiding, For us, that means buying beef by the 1/4 or 1/2, ordering from Zaycon Foods. Feeding 5 here. We raised goats for milk and meat. We stretch stretch stretch!! 2 cups of boiling water. Freeze for later use fry up when needed. We use to skin the animal outside, quarter it up and bring it inside to finish the process, grind, cut up or whatever we need to be done. I sat down and made a menu up for a whole month. I usually only buy pot roast when its marked down and vacuum seal it and freeze it for later. Im so happy youve found us. Prepared mashed potatoes are served with an egg-filled ham cup on top and drizzled with a Hollandaise sauce for extra richness. https://www.homeecathome.com/the-home-economist/slow-cooker-cuban-black-beans. 9. Keeping enough food on the table for a family of seven (including three teenagers!) The total cost, for four servings, is $2.36. This is the question I posted on Facebook to my readers:I need some help here if you are willing to share some ideas. I keep a well-stocked pantry of dry and canned goods. This can be made sweet with honey, sugar, maple syrup, or molasses, or savory with salt and pepper or beef broth. 28. Clara Cannucciara was a lovely woman who lived throughout the entire Great Depression. Save this grease for cooking later. Besides, working in the garden or feeding & watering etc. (Privacy Policy) *. We also raise chickens, free eggs. Food not only had to be cheap, but it had to be filling. Just the other day, I got $10.00 off a new suit for my 7-year-old because I diligently stood at the register until I found a coupon code she would accept. Top ramen omelet. We have one thing grandma never had thought, a slow cooker. Can top with cheese. Image and recipe from Taste of Home. Said it tasted like eggs so they ate it. I remember how important putting those stamps in the book was and how exciting to see it fill up. Your email address will not be published. This mean is even better the next day! h ground meat in it, I substitute half the meat with TVP (online ). View Recipe. Etc. We were wondering who took the photo and any other information you could provide on the actual photo. Dandelion salad - served in high end eateries today. I serve them like my mom did, with fried potatoes and cornbread. I was just talking to my cousin about this today. We have a 50 by 50-foot garden and plant what we can and then can it, the beginning costs may be high but you reuse most of it for years. I still dont get to eat a lot because I am on SSI disability, Medicaid, and a few food stamps. Made stew over rice. Oxtail:Its the bone of the tail and very tender meat. Keep stirring until the mixture is cooked and smooth. We are all trying to feed our families on a shoestring. It's a mixture of dried milk powder and cornmeal, and could be eaten as a gruel-like oatmeal or worked into recipes like those kept at the Cornell University library. H.D. Baked bean sandwich. Lard sandwiches - nope though roasted marrow on toast is good. Butter. Its quite a bit cheaper. Just what it sounds like. 2 tbsp of sugar. 71. 1.6 Great Depression Foods - Mulligan Stew. My daughter is using your article here for a history assignment that she has to complete. EatingWell - Danielle DeAngelis 8h. Thank you for stopping by! What do you think? $4.00 savings! Most of our meals were meatless. Too many are used to fast and easy. My grandmother made Top Ramen once a week for dinner with sliced boiled eggs. balsamic vinegar. I never pay full price, I dont care if I stand there for 10 minutes with the line piling up, I am determined to find a coupon that works. Im really hoping to teach the world to stop going to drive-throughs and fast food places and cook from scratch. Our grandmothers knew how to stretch their food budget while feeding the family well. 7. My family loves this stuff. Bring water to a boil. When in school, sometimes we got no lunch because our dad refused to pay for our lunches, and we had nothing to carry. Hamburger soup a package of frozen mixed veggies, some elbow noodles, about 1/2 pound of cooked ground hamburger. Chile over baked potatoes is a favorite and the meat isnt missed. What do you think? Baked with chicken, broccoli, and cheese, this is one of our favorite poor man meals. Trust us, this easy chicken casserole recipe is so easy to make - just cook, layer, bake, and you're done! I pay $25 in feed a month, which gives us on average 250 eggs a month. I know, and prices just keep going up. You can make this without the chorizo to save money. Back in the Great Depression, you would often find this pie made with a crushed cracker crust. We always had our own large garden plus another garden down the block. Grow everything you possibly can each and every season. Popcorn, Corn tortillas fried for corn chips. You can also make your own noodles quite easily. The turkey was on sale and they are cheap, to begin with, this time of year. The extra garden raised food shared with the elderly couple that owned it. Talk about a stretch! I got 10 apples in one bag the other day and only had to cut off a tiny bit of bruising. So I would include lots of fresh veggies and salads. The water you boiled it in is now a quick broth use for soup). Mini pies (masa/corn flour mixed with water or broth, pushed into muffin tins, filled with whatever leftovers and some cheese work well). Using no special ingredients, this cake is delicious and cheap. I freeze everything I can, including bread, milk, pizza dough. Theres a lot of Hispanic people in my area do the price for oxtail is outrageous. Thanks for being prepared for the unexpected. Two freezers and over 500 quarts (I stopped counting) we eat a lot of veggies so stir fry is big on the list. Even squirrels and rabbits were consumed .The people of the Depression Era were struggling to buy food, so foraging was a good way to help put food into their family's mouths. You can add oatmeal to hamburger meat, then cook it. We all except one sister, all ended up being diabetic. Alberta Rose. No money for luxuries. Goulash: Jen L. suggested a pound of pasta, 1 pound of ground beef ( or ground meat of any kind), and a can of tomatoes or sauce. Various kinds of nuts and berries were often foraged for the help feed the family. Life is good when our belly is full. A side salad and some saltines. Serving fresh bread and pickles with meals used to be very common. from Julia's Simply Southern. My sisters and I would let the flour tortillas sit out and get hard. Canned fish is pretty cheap. We liked it too. Ive got a family of 5 ranging from a 17 down to 6 and two working adults. For us, that means buying beef by the 1/4 or 1/2, ordering from Zaycon Foods, using Bountiful Baskets-Co-op,grinding our own grains, and making yogurt when I remember to, and then remembering to freeze or eat leftovers so we arent throwing food away. This Site is affiliated with CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a CafeMedia (CafeMedia) for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and CafeMedia will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. Doesnt have to be fancy and expensive. Im also learning something, thanks. Learning to do your own butchering/processing will save you a lot of money. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for any and all ideas. Im glad you and I had moms who taught us how to cook from scratch! I think anytime you go meatless you are going to save money and benefit your health! Reuse, Reuse, Reuse. Learn to love what you grow. Free meals. 18. can be a challenge. Pinterest is AWESOME for helping with recipes! 1 large yellow onion, chopped. A package of noodles that would probably equal about 15 to 20 ramen packages is $1.99 at a nearby store. 27. The flavors of this cake are buttery and sweet with vanilla flavor. I work for a big feed and grain company and get screening free so I raise a couple or 3 hogs a year for nothing. 11. I will be 70 soon and I still make bread, life is so good when you cook from scratch! Copy link. 6. I also found a different bread recipe that used fewer ingredients so we could have bread. Ok. THEN, leftover chicken gets turned into a chicken and rice soup! They took a small amount of the meat they were serving for supper and made a nice soup. Coarsely chopped cauliflower and sweet onions add a chunkiness to this sauce that feels nearly reminiscent of a bolognese. Serve hot over bread, biscuits, or toast. Found whole chickens for 88 cents a pound and looked up how too cut them up ourselves. Ive got a family of 5 ranging from a 17 down to 6 and two working adults. Our great grandparents had the solution. I cant remember as a child ever going out to a restaurant. Garbage Plate. meals and bone broth from that eating a lot more eggs finding creative ways to stretch out pasta, rice, and potatoes. We really enjoyed this when my mom fixed this dish too, not really sure of the recipe but it was prepared in the frying pan and had garlic. Linda, My Mum made soup du jour using a can of soup, usually cream of mushroom or cream of chicken, and adding what ever leftovers she had. We each work together on the large plot of land raising veggies to can & sale (Christmas money), We all raise various animals & share the meat/milk. Im so sorry! Full of vitamin C, and easily filling, these were commonly used in the depression era, and could be easily stored in root cellars. She saves a fortune this way! Peanut/almond butter and jelly on toasted Daves Killer Blue Seed Bread makes an awesome lunch! 16. 80. Worn fabric was woven into a rug or turned into cleaning rags, tires became garden . And honestly, I use turkey bacon because its cheaper! in our area. 61. Ham Hocks & Beans - Not just a great Southern recipe but one that you can make on the cheap. 12. Eggs and milk (hormone free) are less at Aldis! Porridge for breakfast oats go a long way! Split pea soup and lentil soups are all super cheap. I make my own spaghetti sauce with canned tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes and seasonings. Brown hamburger, onion, and oats together, then drain, add tomatoes with the juice, BBQ sauce, tomato paste, rice, enough water for the rice to cook and cook until the rice is done. I make chicken soup, tacos, and rice with it. Victor Moruzzi. Make EVERY meal count. 9. Linda, cold,snowy day ,minus 1. Sunday's special cookies and a cup of coffee for the adults were among the most popular weekend breakfasts. My mom had to be inventive to feed all five of us. Old, injured or male birds are dinner. I try to make from scratch all our snack foods like crackers, granola bars, granola, fruit leather(when I find a great deal on fruit), bagels, bread, yogurt, etc. I never pay full price, I dont care if I stand there for 10 minutes with the line piling up, I am determined to find a coupon that works. We dont eat a lot of meat we eat 3 eggs a day, we have our own chickens. 41. Linda. 78. When we lost our food budget for two months, I turned to boil a whole chicken and shred the meat to use in many meals. I would like to see someone (who has the time) to create recipes that are seasonal so that I am not constantly going to the store to find ingredients to make X, right now we should be eating squash, potatoes, dried beans, etc. Bag of beans, rice, onions, tomatoes, sausage. Chile over baked potatoes is a favorite and the meat isnt missed. During this time, staples like meat, eggs, and milk were hard to acquire, and people often had to make a little go a long way. Or frozen tubes of ground turkey/beef. Check out NYT Cooking for the full recipe. Also, I do one month worth of grocery shopping at a time. Add your frozen mixed veggies and some bean for protein and you have a big pot of soup for $3-4. and made a delicious casserole from them. Then I dont go back to the store and get caught in oh this is a good deal. Onions and peanut butter were both cheap and easy to find, so mothers would hull the middle of an onion before stuffing it with peanut butter and baking it until soft. Although I do not think gardening your own saves any money I now feel its at least a better option, healthier food, teaching my kids where food comes from, some to put up in storage, etc. When we make tacos we add a few eggs to the ground meat and you honestly cant tell the difference, then just cook them into the already cooked ground meat and season to taste, it changes the texture a tiny bit but after you add rice and beans to your tacos/burritos, you cant tell anymore at all, this really stretches a meal!. 21. Fish patties (salmon or tuna, bread crumbs, lemon juice, mustard, onion, egg. We raised hogs for meat. Also, lots of peels or ends of veggies can be frozen until you have enough to make a veggie stock with them. 5. Use the legs to fry, etc and thighs have a lot of meat to use in noodles, yellow rice, dumplings, shred for BBQ sandwiches. During the Depression, cheap, nutritious and filling food was prioritized often at the expense of taste. I add wheat berries (homemade) to my spaghetti sauce and then cut the meat in 1/2 and no one notices. It doesnt have to be that youre eating the exact same meal (e.g. Chicken leg quarters are a good way to have meat at a reasonable price. Top ramen omelet. I try to save money by throwing in some meatless meals during the week, like potato soup or minestrone. I can hardly wait to work in my garden. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for any and all ideas. Walmart sells a package of 5 for $4 and they are really good! She finds amazing deals at some of these different stores. Fried rice (leftover rice cooked in bacon drippings with whatever veggies need using up). I know this sounds crazy, but we all need to rethink what we think a meal is. Ketchup, Mayonnaise or Onion Sandwiches Dont you just love memories, this one? 15 cents a night, it was possible to live on less than 50 cents a day during the height of the Great Depression. I remember when we were starving after not getting breakfast or lunch at school, we would come home on the bus, and make mayonnaise sandwiches because we were so hungry. Ida's Depression Goulash - Goulash is one of those foods that you can make a big pot and feed a LOT. Nice sized ones. Linda. I guess we are fortunate. ), then went and did the shopping. This filling dinner, described as a recipe that "came out of the hard times of the Great Depression," works as an easy way to use up leftovers. Bean soups were a staple of Depression Era recipes, as beans are a cheaper protein than meat, and you can toss whatever leftovers you have on hand into the pot. Serve the finished product over toast. Our goal at Food Storage Moms is to help one family at a time.. Much as I like rice and beans, rice with meat dishes, potatoes, peas (Small young canned peas sold at Aldis) and breads or other grains, those are all carbohydrates. From hearty stews to creamy soups, there's something . Wacky Cake is something that came from this time era as well. 85. Great comment! Shape and fry up). They didnt sell it in the stores and you had to ask for it. Lets face it those big servings of meat were never good for us anyway. But, I know that I was taught a lot of frugal things and how to work HARD, and be an ANT, not a GRASSHOPPER! I never liked them, but my family did. It's a food that stretches for sure. Freeze for later use fry up when needed. My wife and I continue to enjoy this dish today . However!!! flipped into Bottles of Happiness. 1. It can be done, but its hard work. Lots of eggs either fried or scrambled and Dad made CORN pancakes which I HATED- he would make the pancake batter drain a can of corn and add it. As kids, we asked for this for dinner and could not get it often enough. Back then they could get it free or for .10. I would advise anyone to buy an upright freezer and shop in bulk or even better contact a local farmer. I buy rabbits in summer at auction sometimes low as $2 a piece full grown. These days, I do not make a purchase where I do not stand at the register with my smartphone and come up with a coupon for an item or % discount. lemons, to squeeze onto almost any meat or veggie for added flavor and brightness . This article was interesting & a little funny because I didnt know they were depression era menu items. I know this sounds crazy, but we all need to rethink what we think a meal is. Aldi is great for low prices on produce. shape, BOIL. I dont need recipes. 45. 48. I also do a lot of my shopping at Aldi or the Amish bents and broken store. Cheap and healthy meals. We buy wheat berries rather than flour and grind our own. Ive learned how to cook. Thank you for your kind remarks. I grew up not poor, but not middle class, either. OH, Linda, this is the best comment! Well minus the bacon and all the extra cheese in my recipe. Im the owner and editor of Food Storage Moms. This is a tip I got from someone else-at Halloween. Hoosier Cream Pie. You can add meat, or not. 76. In a bowl, whisk the cornmeal, salt, and remaining cup of water together. Fast and easy meals are expensive and sometimes not as healthy. I still make a lot of beans because they are high in fiber and protein and depending on how you make them, low in fat. Enjoyed your article. "This recipe goes back to the Great Depression," says impellizzeri kitchen. 2 cups of boiling milk. I also use the big oven app, it has a search function that allows you to put in an ingredient then it will pull recipes with that item. Toast with mayo, sliced onion, pepper, and fried egg over medium. Instructions: Add . Grace Mannon Updated: Feb. 21, 2023. It worked. I participate in a food co-op for fruits and veggies, buy canned items in case lot sales, pack lunches for my husband to take to work, eat lots of leftovers, and most importantly, never go grocery shopping while hungry. Simple baked potatoes with butter and salt and pepper are filling and cheap. Hi Linda, I totally agree. So if you live in an area that that is possible & have a few like-minded families, sit down & work out the details. In the early 1930s, scientists at Cornell University came up with milkorno, an inexpensive food to feed the Depression-hit masses. Canned fish is pretty cheap. I wish I did. You are so right about a chair in the kitchen beats one on the porch! We hope to get laying chickens this spring, hubby is building a coop fit for queens lol! With all the comparisons between the current Recession and the Great Depression of the 1930s, it makes sense that we research Great Depression recipes.. Jobs are shaky and income uncertain for many people right now, so making the most of our household grocery . I pay $25 in feed a month, which gives us on average 250 eggs a month. Salads. Food Storage Matters-We Must Be Self-Reliant. Learn to preserve what you grow. 68. The place I go to is American Discount Foodsand they have saved our budget! Sorry, it took me so long to post but Ive been getting in at near midnight all week long. I am afraid that for most people this will be hard to adjust to. When I was going thru hard times I did a lot of beans and rice different ways rice cooked in beans rice underneath beans with spices beans with tomatoes. I bought the picture to put in my post so I do not have any information about it. I was really skimpy o. n the meat, but Ive always liked that ratio better. Our menu plan this week features recipes from the most frugal era in history: The Great Depression. They do meatless recipes. I felt my health was the very best when I ate only vegetables. When the bag is full, veggies soup! Fried egg sandwich. White Bean and Ham Soup - Beans are super cheap so it makes sense that they were a staple during the Great Depression. My sisters and I would let the flour tortillas sit out and get hard. We buy meat in bulk, so most of my purchases are for perishables only. One way to save money on utilities is to get a chest freezer and not a stand-up. I love to cook and can make something out of nothing and its almost always pretty damn good. We actually ate a lot of beans when I was a kid because they were cheap. Which THEN gets turned into Chicken Pot Pie w/ homemade pie crust! Another favorite is a piece of toast, fried egg on top and hot milk poured on top. Aldi is great for low prices on produce. Old-World Puff Pancake. 13.8K. shape, BOIL. This year, I canned (in mason jars) 61-pint size jars of deer meat, about 40 jars of pork (wild hogs) and a few jars of chicken broth. (every Wednesday is fish, every Friday is pizza! You can make a white sauce with water (to save on milk), once you have a white sauce you can add any seasonings to add flavor and then add something like chipped beef, chopped leftover bacon from breakfast, canned chicken, leftover roast or just the sauce over rice. I am a senior and have had to slow down but a chair in the kitchen all most beats one on the porch. We just started doing fruit smoothies for afternoon snacksazurestandard.comhas frozen berries cheap. Jane Ziegelman and Andy Coe, authors of A Square Meal, discuss food trends of the time. Shape and fry up). We ate our share of lettuce sandwiches with miracle whip. 19. One week it was a dollar off. We buy wheat berries rather than flour and grind our own. You throw away a lot of food in peels! As a kid, I thought we were the only people that did that. Just ideas like I feed my family rice and beans to save money. Therefore most of our meats, fruits,and veggies are canned in jars. THREE meals out of ONE chicken! 32. One more detail to add, that is, that, for a long time, most . I know a chest freezer is harder to organize and dig through, but if youre really trying to save money, the stand-up freezer is a major money waster. We fill up on salads and 2-3 vegetable sides.Did you know you can make your own cheese using dry powdered milk? 23. 1 1/2 cups flour. Everything I cook is served over either rice or potatoes to stretch it. My Mom and Dad grew up during The Great Depression. I learned a lot from both my mama and gram about frugal living and wish they were still around to thank them. I was just reading one for oatmeal patties. We make from scratch as much as time allows. It made sandwiches for my husbands lunch all week, then I made broth and turned that into noodle soup. In Korean recipes, the meat is barbecued or fried or even parboiled and put in the mix with a daikon radish and an onion. Potatoes, tomatoes, garlic, onion, and cumin to flavorthem. Instead, I make cauliflower rice by grating cauliflower (which I buy on sale) and freeze it in meal size portions. Linda, Wendy, I love cheese so this will be added next time to my goulash for sure!! Meat mixed in gravy makes it go farther than chunks of roast for everyone. I used to have one of their old recipe books had a lot of recipes for a fake meat product, I think they use a lot of TVP now, it made for aninteresting read. Thank you for your tireless enthusiasm to help people prepare and become independent! People during the Great Depression ate mostly bread, potatoes, and vegetables. Then I dont go back to the store and get caught in oh this is a good deal. Hi Geni, oh my gosh, I love your comment! I still fix this today as a special treat. Shutterstock. We buy food at a scratch and dent store. These are pretty much the easiest items to grow. Old, injured or male birds are dinner. Hi Frank, great comment! We are making macaroni and . Hoover Stew from Time Traveler's Kitchen. Full of fiber, this dessert serves as a filling end to a meager meal. Oh yum, I must make this sandwich now. We also shop Aldis, just be careful and know your prices at other stores. Its quite a bit cheaper. Today, I will show you a cheap meal from the Great Depression. I ALWAYS go first to the managers specials at the grocery store. 2 tbsp of cold water. Hoover Stew. 63. My dad loved bologna and fried spam. Processing meat is really not that hard to do. I can also mash pinto beans for refried beans with Mexican food. 30. I loved this article. 24. It is a complete meal and easy cleanup. and Walmart accepts it. In 1937, when the United States was in the throes of the Great Depression, Kraft Foods launched the iconic Mac and Cheese. Lovely woman who lived throughout the entire Great Depression ate mostly bread, biscuits, or toast a bit... 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