This post will take you on a journey to explore the thrifty habits developed during the Great Depression, a period of significant economic hardship that left
20 Frugal Depression Era Recipes to help you stretch your grocery budget!
Use these Frugal Hacks from the Great Depression Era to save money. These practical money saving tips can help you stick to a budget.
On October 29, 1929, the US Stock Market crashed, surging the country into what we know as the Great Depression.
20 Frugal Depression Era Recipes to help you stretch your grocery budget!
Maybe the depression doesn't strike you as the best time for cuisine, but these 9 depression-era recipes will surprise you with their tastiness.
If you want to save money, you should reduce your grocery budget. To do this easily, start eating some of these old-fashioned frugal recipes!
Uncover 12 frugal living tips from the Great Depression era. Learn how to save money and thrive in challenging times. Time-tested wisdom for modern budgets.
A soft and very tasty bread made with just flour, peanut butter, milk, sugar, salt & baking powder.
20 Frugal Depression Era Recipes to help you stretch your grocery budget!
Now that the kids are back in school, we've traded the stress of having kids underfoot all day for hectic mornings. My kids have loved their new teachers and routines and it has been so much fun watching them start a new school year with great attitudes but those mornings may just do me in! These easy baked oatmeal muffins will save your sanity on crazy mornings before school and kids LOVE them! The best part is you can collect Box Tops with the new app to help your local schools when you buy what you need to make them at Walmart.
20 Best Depression Era Recipes Ever~ From budget-friendly meat dishes to vegetable soups and stews, these dishes are comfort food that your family will enjoy.
If you want to save money, you should reduce your grocery budget. To do this easily, start eating some of these old-fashioned frugal recipes!
Are there any frugal living tips from the great depression that you can still use today?The depression era was a long time ago so perhaps you are thinking those…
My Mom made a lot of Great Depression Era recipes when I was growing up. My Mom was a War Baby (born during WWII) and picked up the recipes from people she knew who were older, especially as my Dad…
20 Best Depression Era Recipes Ever~ From budget-friendly meat dishes to vegetable soups and stews, these dishes are comfort food that your family will enjoy.
Try these Great Depression Era recipes for dishes from way back when. From cake to bread to soup, these budget-friendly meals are worthy of bringing back.
The best frugal living tips from the great depression can help you save money today, find out which ones will work best for you
Great Depression Meals - make today, enjoy and save yourself money. During the depression of the 1930s people learned to make food and a buck stretch.
Despite its simplicity, this depression-era water pie is surprisingly delicious with a creamy custard-like filling that's hard to resist.
Our grandparents knew what staples and foods were needed the most. Take a look at how you can create a Great Depression pantry to prepare your family.
We can learn a lot from the depression era about living more frugally. The skills people had to use then can still help us save money now.
20 Best Depression Era Recipes Ever~ From budget-friendly meat dishes to vegetable soups and stews, these dishes are comfort food that your family will enjoy.
10 Delicious Depression Era Pie Recipes that have stood the test of time!
Podcast on building a Great Depression Era pantry. Learn what basics you need in a kitchen, recipes and tips for a frugal kitchen from the Great Depression.
Have you seen Clara of Depression Coooking with Clara on the news lately? She is 93 years old and has her own blog and several videos on youtube. With the downturn of the economy, people are very interested in being frugal. Clara shares recipes and stories from her own life during the Great Depression. I […]
20 Best Depression Era Recipes Ever~ From budget-friendly meat dishes to vegetable soups and stews, these dishes are comfort food that your family will enjoy.
Looking for the things to keep in a depression era pantry to save on your food budget? Check out these must haves!
Learn how to cut down your grocery bills and feed your family on a tight budget with these tips from families who lived through the Depression.
"Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie." ~ Jim Davis I hope you enjoy this first recipe I developed for a spring carrot cake for my pantry cookbook. It is inspired by the famous Great Depression "wacky" cake recipe and my desire to be able to cook strictly from basic food storage as a part of our preparedness series (remember I had challenged myself here)! This particular creation belongs to the "spring garden" pantry chapter as it includes ingredients exclusively from the pantry and garden. No refrigerated items required. It is so moist-- you will be amazed at how delicious an inexpensive recipe like this can be! Plus, there is less mess as this cake is made straight in the pan! When would you make this recipe? When you run out of eggs... When you run out of butter... When you run out of milk... When you are serving a vegan, when you are serving someone with dairy allergies, when you need a no-fail and frugal dessert recipe, when all you have is what is in the pantry and garden, when you crave carrot cake... Dry Ingredients: 1 1/2 c. + 2 tbsp. flour (all purpose or gluten-free flour blend) 3/4 c. white sugar 1/4 c. brown sugar 3/4 tsp. cinnamon * 1/4 tsp. nutmeg * 1 pinch of cloves * 1 tsp. baking soda (use 1 1/2 tsp. is using gluten-free flour blend) 1/2 tsp. salt Wet Ingredients: 5 tbsp. vegetable oil (we use sunflower) 1 tsp. white vinegar (use apple cider vinegar for gluten-free version) 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 c. water 1 1/2 c. shredded carrots ***Note: If you don't have the individual spices, try replacing the cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves with 1 tsp. of pumpkin pie spice. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease an 8 by 8 inch square baking pan. Measure out and stir all the dry ingredients together in your prepared baking pan. Make three wells in the baking pan (making sure one is large enough to contain the oil). Pour the oil into the largest well and the vinegar and vanilla separately into the other impressions. Pour water over all the contents, add the shredded carrots and carefully mix your ingredients until combined and smooth. Good thing we don't judge the taste of cakes by the looks of the batter for this will surely frighten you off! Bake for 35 - 40 minutes (it is finished when a toothpick inserted inside the center comes out clean). Cool on wire rack. Once it is completely cooled, you may frost it. Cream cheese frosting is the classic choice for carrot cake. If we don't have cream cheese, we will use a plain vanilla buttercream frosting (but omit 1 cup of powdered sugar) for a nice and buttery topping that compliments the cake well. If you are trying to use what is in the pantry, prepare a plain icing* with powdered sugar, vanilla and water (or canned coconut milk, etc). This will seem more luxurious if you cut each piece of cake and drizzle the icing on separately, allowing it to overflow onto the sides. * Mix 1 c. powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp. vanilla and 1 - 2 tbsp. milk (or water), 1 tablespoon at a time, until drizzle-able (mixture will thicken slightly as it sets). Future note: If you were to have me over for carrot cake, I prefer mine chilled and with a cup of coffee :) Recipe can be doubled -- simply use a 9 by 13 inch pan. You will find our printable recipe HERE. All the fine print. This post may be shared with some or all of the following link-ups: The Art of Home-Making Mondays, Modest Mom Monday's, Monday's Musings, Good Morning Mondays, The Scoop, Tuesdays with a Twist, Raising Homemakers, Wise Woman Link Up, Homestead Blog Hop, Wow Us Wednesdays, Coffee and Conversation, Homemaking Thursdays, Home Sweet Home, Our Simple Homestead, Awesome Life Friday Link Up and Create, Bake, Grow & Gather. Thank you lovely ladies for hosting these. This post may contain affiliate links (which are merchant links that help to support this site at no additional cost to you if you purchase an item through them). Vegan, Dairy-Free Carrot Cake Recipe.
Discover the long-lost laundry secrets of the Great Depression: How our grandparents kept their clothes spotless with clever, budget-friendly tricks.
