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"16 Great Depression Foods Everyone
Will Eat In The Months Ahead"
By Investing Future
"The Great Depression was an era of scarcity-induced creativity, with millions of people out of work and widespread shortages of food and goods. Families had a hard time scraping money together to feed their children. They had to make things work without household staples and other products that weren't readily available at the stores when they needed them. Their innovations came out of necessity, from women dyeing their legs with tea instead of using stockings to men mending their shoes with cardboard.
Americans during the Great Depression used their resourcefulness to make do with what little they had. Inventiveness became a survival mechanism. Soup kitchens sprung up across the country to ensure that unemployed workers got at least one meal daily. It was precisely in the kitchen that you could see the biggest reflection of the ingenuity and desperation of that era. Those who lived in rural areas typically planted gardens and raised chickens and cows. Men used to go to the woods to hunt and fish. New recipes were concocted, and many food combinations that would be considered disgusting today were actually delicacies during that time.
Spurred on by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who encouraged families to save money and resources by practicing frugal home economics, many meals that people didn't consider eating were now consumed without question in the face of hunger and misery. Our society was forced to adapt.
The recipes of that period may come back to our tables as the economy moves towards another devastating crisis. That's why today we decided to compile unusual foods that were very popular in the 1930s. But before moving on, we kindly ask you to support our work with a thumbs up, and don't forget to subscribe. Without further ado, here are 15 weird foods that were common during the Great Depression.
1. Snapping turtle soup: Snapping turtles are cold-blooded reptiles and a cousin to lizards, snakes, and alligators. On average, they weigh 10 to 36 pounds each. Capturing them is not easy; they hiss like a cat if you get too close, and their jaws can easily bite off a finger. Folklore claims that the head can still bite you even after a snapping turtle is beheaded. While that may be part of the myth, turtles could be acquired in the spring during mating season when they were on the move and were spotted crossing roads. When they leave their natural water environment, they're much easier to catch. Turtle soup is essentially a vegetable stew with green onions, carrots, and turtle meat instead of beef or chicken. People say it tastes like a combination of pork, clams, and chicken thighs. Although it may seem weird, this soup was a way to survive during such hard times. Today, they're still considered a delicacy in many famous restaurants.
2. Garbage plate: Before you think this dish has anything to do with dumpster diving, it's nothing that extreme. People at the time used to do lots of manual labor, and workers needed fuel to have the energy to do their jobs. Garbage plate was the name given to meals loaded with carbohydrates. They were built from the items each cook had in their kitchens. For example, they would place a giant scoop of macaroni salad onto a plate, then add a scoop or two of baked beans on top of that. Some fried potatoes or maybe a fried hot dog or two, or maybe fried bologna if it was available. To make it even more calorific, people added mustard, chopped onions, ketchup, and some chili - whatever was on hand, really. After eating a garbage plate, workers were ready to face long hour shifts to earn their living.
3. Prune pudding: This humble dessert became famous after First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt convinced her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, to serve the dish during a dinner event for international guests at the White House. Prunes were widely available at that time, much cheaper than many other fruits. They were easy to store and to make desserts with. On top of that, prunes are packed with nutrients, fiber, and vitamin K, making this a very popular recipe all across the country.
4. Mock apple pie: In the 1930s, the United States faced a nationwide shortage of apples, but that didn't stop hungry Americans from creating their own version of their cherished apple pie."
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