Made with basic kitchen staples, this old-fashioned buttermilk pie pairs a creamy, custard-like filling with a flaky pastry ...

When times are tough, we have to find joy and deliciousness wherever we can. Our chocolate Depression cake recipe invites us ...

I tried a chocolate-cake recipe with no eggs or dairy that dates back to the Great Depression. Known as "Depression cake," the penny-pinching recipe is useful now due to the high price of eggs. I didn ...

During World War I and the Great Depression, regular staple pantry ingredients were scarce, so folks had to get creative.

Why Make Depression-Era Recipes? If you have parents or grandparents who grew up in that era, you no doubt have heard stories about the ways people got creative to get by. Throughout this period, a ...

They may be old-fashioned, but these Depression-era desserts make good use of cheap pantry staples. However, they're a rare ...