Just want you to know that your videos really help with my depression. You are very calming and also really thourough describing what you are making ❤

As a 71 yr old granny, I have long watched your videos to calm down at the end of every day. So, thank you!

As a Pole im surprised you know about our Gołąbki (cabbage roll) it was really sweet to hear about it from u ♥

I really like that sugar trick because it uses the whole fruit with less waste. I learned an old-fashioned 3-2-1 lemonade recipe from the Mennonite community when we lived in the Lancaster, PA area, and that’s the one I still use. The original recipe is the juice of 3 lemons, 2 cups of sugar, in 1 gallon of water. But the lady I learned it from told me she always added the juice of one orange too. It turns out perfectly every time that way and makes an entire gallon.

Here is a tip. Do your stock the day before and let it sit overnight. the next day, you can easily skim the grease off as it raises to the top

We grew up eating sugar on sliced tomatoes. My grandparents used to argue gma liked salt n pepper and gpa liked sugar.

Sometimes when you think you need more salt in a dish, try adding lime juice first. Look it up. It's a thing.

Oh I love that movie too. I used to watch Julia Child The French Chef as a child. I love to cook.

Rebecca, growing h up my mom made cabbage casserole a LOT so this brings back childhood memories 😍 Here are my hacks as an adult: I use a can of pasta sauce instead of tomato soup to add a lot of spices and flavor. And I buy two bags of “coleslaw cabbage” which is essentially finely chopped cabbage. Saves me the trouble of chopping and cooks faster too! I also use a bag of frozen chopped onions when I brown the ground beef to save chopping there too, and garlic from a jar or tube. Final hack: to drain my beef without losing too much fat and flavor I fold a paper towel around my spoon or spatula and stir it around in the pan until the excess grease is absorbed, then toss in the trash. Easy peasy!

Nice series. Just FYI. I’m 54 and when I was a kid in the 70’s they sold pint baskets of fresh produce, including tomatoes.

I have that same cookbook.I was surprised to find how many of our family favorite dishes come from that era. It does make sense since my Grandma was a farm wife on the prairie at that time .

You’re such a comfort channel for me! Always look forward to new videos.

My dad ate his tomatos that way. For people who will say not healthy he lived for almost hundred years. 2 months shy of 100

Yay first like and comment. Love this channel. Best to you and your family. Thank you for making these videos. Especially love these Great Depression videos.

great video I enjoyed it very much you are a delightful charming person thanks for sharing have a great day

You can add a splash of apple cider vinager to your bowl of cabbage , that is how we ate it as kids in the 70s and early 80s.

I'm the same way when it comes to smells at night. It's so weird and annoying ESPECIALLY since I sleep on the couch - by choice-most nights with my dog

yeah a whole lot of onions, i cooked frittatas for my Daddy before he died and I was taking care of him

I am a Northerner, and LOVE tomato sandwiches!

Loved it!

Just had my first home grown garden tomato sandwich today. It was glorious! Great video!

I grew up eating sliced tomatoes just sprinkled with sugar. I’m going to try them with mayo now too! Also, we used to love eating the marrow from the cooked soup bones. We’d spread about 1 tsp marrow onto a saltine crackers and sometimes added more salt. Yum! Love the cabbage casserole - very similar to “lazy cabbage roll casserole” that I make. I’m really enjoying this series!

next time you are at DT pick up a pizza pan, it makes a great lid for any pot.

The lemonade sounds really good. Thank you for making these recipes.

You Crack me up. Julie and Julia is one of my favorites too.

I have this exact book and love it! I used to make the coffee cake every week for my family. I need to start using it again. Love these videos! Thank you for sharing them!

Good video! Thanks

Also.. toast the skin of the onion then blend it into powder or add salt. Vwalla!! Table seasoned or just for cooking.

💕🩷💕 I really appreciate all the love you put in your channel! … My Grandma lived through depression when I was wee the “entire” family would go to the beach. First meal would be a huge turkey dinner - and that’s what we ate the entire two weeks (at least one meal/d). Turkey ala king, soup, sandwiches… We make the cabbage casserole (unwrapped cabbage rolls) - I like sour creme if available. The recipes you try are creative. I just cleaned the morgue aka fridge. Trying to be more mindful - so seeing you collectively planning meals/ingredients for the week will be of great help (to keep fridge tidier, and save). Usually start a more complex meal night b4 - if organized, have energy 😉 Thanks for the variety ✌🏽🫶🏽💫

Roasting the bones prior to making stock is a fantastic idea!! Thanks for that! All the scraps of celery/carrots/onions can be tossed in with the boiling bones (and strain and toss, feed to the chicken, whatever works at your house) adds great flavor. Poorman’s Soup (Clara!!) is one of those ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ if you have it, and it’ll work, throw it in! Use pre-made broth if you have nothing else. One thing, my Depression Era/WWII mother (born/raised during that) taught me…probably not common for the time or area, is a great flavoring for most any (not the cream ones) broth/gravy/stew is soy sauce. It doesn’t taste like Asian food but gives a great depth of flavor with a small amount (I guess…umami? Richness? Depth?) I was a 70s/80s kid so it was LaChoy…I’m a Kikkoman girl now…chicken gravy, chili, beef stew…soy sauce is in it, totally works. (Plus, as a kid, all green vegetables were served with butter and soy sauce…delicious…I love green vegetables, and I am a super picky eater!) Thanks for doing the the vintage depression era foods…most of them look really tasty…and gives you a whole new sense of respect for cooking a meal with no pre-made anything, no microwave, no fancy appliances…time and labor…then you had to clean the house, do the laundry, take care of the kids…respect!!!! Thanks again for another great video!

5 lemons and one orange should make a gallon of lemonade

We have a very small yard where my son grows tomatoes, this is such an easy "new" way for him to have them! Also you are like bronze goddess today ❤

Any crockpot DT recipe ideas? I use a crockpot a lot (often for beans or broth) but not for much else.

My mom always used a ham bone, so bean soup often followed after a few days of eating leftover ham. She didn't use any other meat as the stock was very rich from the ham bone and she'd finish taking the bits of meat off the bone to add to the soup. She also used carrots in addition to the veg you used.

I love these videos ❤

I love that movie too!

The depression era veggie soup would have been cheap back then, but not necessarily now. The beef bones are not as cheap as they used to be, and most people grew the veggies the put in soup during the depression. That would be interesting to compare the cost in 1929 vs 2023 for these meals. Good video!

I 💯 know what you mean about the scents during the night!! I don’t cook in the crockpot at night because it makes me sick!!

The poor man's soup is very similar to Senate bean soup from 1918! One cool thing that really elevates the flavor of these kinds of soups is one or two alspice pods (wrap em in a little bouquet with some thyme and parlsey) and a little nutmeg.

I enjoyed watching, cooking from scratch does take a long time but we’ll worth it. I like the fact you even used the potato skins. Waste not want not, is what my Mother always said who grew up in the Depression. And I have always followed her advice.❤

I just have to say... I put the cabbage casserole in the oven about half an hour ago and it's smelling SO good! I'll definitely be putting this into rotation! 👏👏👏

That lemonade 🍋 looks great. Watching the rest now. I have to water down grapefruit juice 🥤 because it's so strong 😊

Love this! Would absolutely love to see recipes from the cookbook adapted to dollar tree, or recipes that would still be roughly $5 to make today.

i think you would like that Poor mans Soup from my british relatives too. Soup for the poor INGREDIENTS Bacon - 3 rashers, streaky Butter - 1 tbsp Onion - x1, large Carrots - x2 Celery - x2 sticks Yellow split peas - 300g / 11oz / 1.5 cups Mint - 2 sprigs Stock - 2 liters / 4pts, vegetable or meat stock Salt and pepper, to season How to make it: Soak the peas overnight in plenty of cold water, then drain. Peel and chop the vegetables, and dice the bacon. Fry the bacon in butter, and add the vegetables to the pan. Cook for a few minutes and then add the peas and stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for 45 minutes until the peas have split. Add chopped mint and seasoning to taste, and cook for a further 5 minutes before serving hot.

When I was a little girl, my mom would occasionally fix stewed tomatoes which we sprinkled sugar on. I've never seen it with Mayo and then sugar.

Thoroughly enjoyed your video! Thanks fir sharing!

These vlogs are my favorite. Thank you for your content 😊

I always enjoy your videos! These recipes are interesting!

The Ultimate great depression meal is super simple. A few potatoes fried with some cheap hot dogs with some diced onions. Add a little pepper and light salt. Can get a huge bag of potatoes for just a few bucks so it should last for days. Plus hot dogs re cheap if you get the generic brands. Onions are actually optional.

The cabbage casserole is so good with lots of dill and crumbled bacon!

I'm from Baltimore. Tomato sandwiches with salt and pepper and good mayo is the bomb!

Oo! Love the extra tip of frying the potato skins. YUM!

It’s interesting that depression era food in the USA seems to still have a lot of ingredients that many people in other countries would consider luxury. I know from talking to people who grew up in the 30’s in Ireland that dinner was a big pot of potatoes turned out on the table , skins and all , with a pinch of salt and a cup of buttermilk. The butter was sold to make sone money so the family only had the buttermilk. Breakfast was maybe porridge, or a slice of brown soda bread and a cup of milk or tea. Minced beef , garlic or tomatoes would have Bern unheard of. They would eat ham or bacon from the pig they slaughtered once a year , and cabbage was the main veg. It was a healthy diet but very very plain. If you lived in the countryside you had a better diet as you had the cows and pigs but ripple in the towns fared less well . A depression era meal in a small Irish town would really depress you

So with the same ingredients of cabbage casserole you can make stuffed cabbage. Also another one is stuffed onions. It’s a Moroccan dish, using beef or Turkey ground. And it all freezes well

Most likely electric mixers would have been an extravagance in the depression. Most folks probably used a hand egg beater. I still have one.

Love your videos. Great idea with potato skins.

Running to go pull out my copy of the book at home!

Julie and Julia is one of my sisters favorite movies

I love your idea of going thru the cookbook and making allthe recipes. Thanks for sharing it. Everything came out great1

Back then, a pint would have been, more than likely, a homecanned pint jar of tomatoes. However, it could have been a can as there were many canning factories back then, too.

Love your recipes and videos. one complaint is I would like to see more videos, Like one every other day but I know how much work it is to create videos thanks and keep them coming. We cant get enough you and your videos.

Thank you for the recipes I'm definitely going to give a few of them a try

I make something like your cabbage casserole. To save time, I use a Cole Slaw mix

I just recently found your channel and I am just in love with it. I find it to be so pleasant and very informative and entertaining 😊! Thank you so much for doing all this and sharing, I am getting so many great ideas.

My grandmother didn't trust powdered drink mix. She always made lemonade with real lemons.

I love these depression era recipe videos! I did want to let you know that the sound on this video was up and down. Too loud then too quiet. I had to keep adjusting my volume.

Get a chunk of lettuce and put mayo and salt on top.

This was so much fun!! I loved this! Ty!!

I love the movie Julie/Julia too! What a fun project! I think that the yummy cake with a steaming mug of coffee would be delicious!

I just discovered your channel recently and I love your videos. Thanks for putting out such great content!

This is awesome.

things like the tomatoes with mayonnaise are such ingenius ways to make a tasty snack with very little to work with! you can tell why it's in a depression cookbook! i'm not a fan of mayo or tomatoes (unless they're fresh from the garden) but i'm glad it would be good for people who do like those things!

Thank you for the video!

For diluting your lemonade try plain seltzer water (I don’t like seltzer drinks) this is next level of refreshing and super light drinking! Love the depression era cooking

I have that cook book also. Thanks for doing this video. Blessings 😊

I really enjoyed it too. As the saying goes you are never too old to learn.

These recipes look really good and the process of making the food seems quite easy and I'm sure I'll enjoy making the food. I like the process you show of making the food and the commentary about how and why the recipes are done the way they are. You do great videos. I enjoy your channel.

I've really been enjoying these recipes, so much so that I got myself a copy of that book! I'm looking forward to going through it, already saw quite a few gems in there! Thanks for the great content 🥰

Oh man.....that cabbage casserole looked really delicious!!!

I love the instant pot for bone broth, perfect!❤ oh, and of course hot sauce makes everything better 😊

A pint is usually a punnet of small fresh tomatoes like Sweet 100/cherry/sungolds etc.

Great job on the recipes and the budgeting.. love cabbage soup I'm going to make it Iit😊😊ke that

Omg I knew I loved for a reason. My favorite movie is Julie and Julia too! And I love period movies! I love the 20s.

The Spanish omelette they most likely had more veggies than eggs.

Once it has finished, I like to add cheese and sour cream to the unstaffed cabbage rolls. Then put mixture in a tortilla and eat as a burrito. You also add taco seasoning before putting in the oven. That gives it a good taste as well.

So interesting. Fun to follow and learn. ❤😊❤

Nicely done 👏

You did a great job. The soup looked good. I think I would like some corn bread with it. Cabbage thing I would like too. Desert yes please!!! You do things so well. Your a sweetie. Thank You for all your hard work. God Bless, Hugs, Rebekah

I love your videos! I subscribed cause you are easy to listen to. Plus, I love you shop at foodlion! I am so used to seeing great value and people look at me crazy when I talk about foodlion. I can’t wait to watch so many more videos

Julie and julia is one of my favorite movie also.

Oh my goodness! I just smashed a full bowl of this and am going back fur seconds! This is SO good! Next time I make it, I'll use a full can of water instead of only half a can... And I'll use more cabbage (cause i *love* cabbage) and having only HUGE heads I wasn't sure how much to use... SUCH a great recipe... I can't recommend it enough!

I think you're right that crops have gotten larger but I wouldnt mind that veggie to egg ratio but Id like some cheese in it, the breakfast burrito sounds awesome.. Again with the tomatoes, they may not have been as sweet back then or people just liked sweet. My aunt was from Ohio and she made "tomato salad" really just a bowl of quartered tomatoes with onion slices and mayo.. The cabbage roll casserole is DEFINITELY going in my book, Ive always loved cabbage rolls but not the time to make them so Ive been making deconstructed cabbage roll soup for ages.. my brains already figuring ways to cut time and use prepackaged ingredients like rice cups, coleslaw mix, rotel... hhhmmmmm...

Sounds like the name of the cake was appropriate lol My Dad always sprinkled sugar on his tomatoes, much to my Mom's dismay lolol. Thanks for sharing ! 🥰🪷🌺🌸🌼💗✝💖🇺🇲

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I remember my grandmother getting free soup bones from the Butcher but since Bone broth has become a thing those bones can cost as much as a steak!

These old time recipes may be labor intensive, but they yield great results!

@5:35 the things I do for the internet - haha love the video btw - thank you

You seriously are my sister from another mother! All your little comments is exactly what I would say you had me laughing. I am stuck home with the bad kidney infection on a strong antibiotic so I watched a lot of your videos as I laid in bed. You helped me forget about my discomfort and made me laugh at your comments feeling less alone😢, especially when you bit into the tomato.😂

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Haha! Scents keep me up too. I cannot do overnight crockpot 😂