Videos 30 Poor Man Meals You Could Only Find In Old Cookbooks! Scott Admin posted on 1 year ago — updated on 1 second ago 123 views Do you remember those Poor Man Meals—the ones you could only find in old cookbooks? They turned scraps into suppers when wallets were empty. Isn’t it strange how the meals that kept us going just disappeared? cooking vintage foods depression era poor Scott Follow Author, educator, musician, dancer and all around creative type. Founder of "The Happy Now" website and the online jewelry store "Silver and Sage".