Depression Era Recipes Paperback – October 5, 1990

Back to basics type recipes. It even has different wines and drinks! Easy to read, well organized and includes charts in back for different temperature references. Vintage articles added for some fun, and has a few pages blank for your own personal “notes”. Can’t complain about the reasonable price as well! I will probably pick up another copy or two as gifts for Christmas! (:

My husband and I love this book of recipies. Good, old-fashion recipies to help make our grocery dollars stretch further

easy recipes and their great tasting

As a former professional chef and avid cookbook collector, I would recommend this cookbook. Fun to view and try some old time tested recipes.

Purchased this for my mom as a gift and she is obsessed with the recipes in here and is also provides a bit of nostalgia for her to be able to create some simple recipes and I think she just really enjoys reading what ingredients were used during the depression era. I don’t think she’s going do anything with possum, but I think some recipes will just provide a good laugh! Good value.

Not quite what I wanted. I was expecting more frugal recipes, bare bones stone soup recipes (like, tomato soup made from ketchup, or meal stretchers, meat stretchers, stuff like that). But there are a lot of recipes that ask for not so frugal, not so "hard times" ingredients. With added ingredients that aren't necessary and I sure wouldnt waste them in that recipe. But there are a few recipes I put a sticky note on, and overall I am glad to have this book. I do find it worthwhile, so I hem & haw between 3 & 4 stars eating. I can flip through and find a handful of basic recipes that I dont have already printed out, or jotted down. I dont want to rely on digital, ya know? Many of the recipes are simple looking enough, some are questionable (why would I waste an egg in making coffee???). Not as frugal as I expected. But there are a few good ones. Btw, these are recipes that had been jotted down and not all have been tested by author. I would have appreciated notes on why things were used, or why this recipe is made the way it is or what it is or swaps for current times. Educational. Stuff like that. But, no.I can now say that I have a good Racoon Roast recipe now, LOL. (blegh).Some notes, trivia and old time advertisement fodder aren't as precious, entertaining, or informative as I would like. Tiny print. Would much prefer some functional notes. But this was printed in the late 80s, and I am sure this was more for (kind of) learning about the era rather than having a need for return to that era--which we have now. Hello 2020's. I imagine there will be a surge of people buying up books like this for at home library. Choose wisely. This isn't useless, but it may fall very short. Might want to look for terms such as "frugal", or those books that really emphasize bare bones ingredients. Also be sure to have a robust pantry, food storage, and gardening going on. Good luck, be well.3.5 starsI made the ham & potatoes patties. Added chives.

Gave all the info I was looking for!!! A+++

My Granny went thru the depression. I had some of her recipes, however thru moving many times,, they had gotten lost😢. This book brings back some of those memories. It has 144 pages of recipes plus a few pages of beauty tips.From making homemade mayonnaise to Thanksgiving dinner, cookies, cakes, homemade bread, and Soo much more this should keep you busy.A great cook book and great to give as a gift to new cooks. I will definitely buy again and give away!!!