Could you survive on meals made from scraps, flour, and sheer desperation? During the Great Depression, families across America created dishes that were cheap, filling, and surprisingly tasty—and here are the poor man meals you absolutely need to try!
Meals Included
- 0:00 Intro
- 00:18 Hoover Stew
- 01:38 Butter and Sugar Noodles
- 02:55 Tomato Gravy Over Biscuits
- 04:08 Peanut Butter Bread
- 05:26 Cinnamon Toast
- 06:48 Johnny Cakes
- 08:01 Beans and Cornbread
- 09:22 Egg Drop Soup (American Style)
- 10:35 Mashed Potato Pancakes
- 11:48 Bologna and Rice Casserole
- 13:05 Savory Oatmeal with Onions
- 14:31 Spaghetti with Butter and Garlic
- 15:41 Hamburger Gravy on Potatoes
- 17:08 Hashbrowns and Eggs
- 18:13 Macaroni and Tomatoes
- 19:34 Egg Sandwich with Mayonnaise
- 20:53 Apple Brown Betty
- 22:10 Biscuit and Gravy
- 23:16 Tomato Soup with Saltines
- 24:36 Homemade Mac and Cheese
- 25:44 Onion Sandwiches
- 26:57 Hot Water Cornbread
- 28:13 Baked Rice Custard
- 29:33 Fried Cabbage and Noodles
- 31:08 Bread Pudding with Raisins
- 31:58 Oatmeal Meat Loaf
- 32:47 Turnips
- 33:58 Pressed Duck
- 34:54 Boston Brown Bread.
- 36:13 Ham Cheese Balls.
- 37:02 Hoppin John
- 38:23 Potato And Onion Pie
- 39:15 Powdered Milk.
- 40:38 Stuffed Hearts
- 41:24 Veal Birds
- 42:47 Johnny Cakes
- 43:28 Olive Loaf
- 44:29 Fried Potato Skins
- 45:07 Barley
- 46:26 Pigeon Pie
- 47:58 Frog Eye Salad
- 49:09 Lacy Cornbread
- 50:35 Slumgullion.
- 51:22 Bacon Crackers.
- 52:22 Hot Water Cornbread.
- 53:03 Canned Fish
- 54:17 Pickled Beef Tongue
- 55:11 Cornmeal Mush
- 55:57 Caponata
- 57:06 Depression Cake
- 57:48 Beef Wellington
- 58:36 Tamale Pie
- 59:53 Egg Less Pancakes
