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Hortensis

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17. One of those stories that reminds of how short human time

Reply to Retrograde (Reply #16)

Mon May 22, 2023, 09:47 AM

May 2023

spans really are and how close "the past," worlds long gone as they mistakenly seem, really is.

I live in the south these days, so it would feel disloyal to defend biscuits without buttermilk.

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Recipes in event of Republican takeover. [View all] RandySF May 2023 OP

Some of those look disgusting. murielm99 May 2023 #1

"A Square Meal, a Culinary History of the Great Depression," Jane Zeigelman & Andrew Cole. betsuni May 2023 #2

Yeah, we had some in the 50's. 3Hotdogs May 2023 #3

We'll have to re-name Hoover Stew to "McCarthy Stew." GoCubsGo May 2023 #4

You made me go through the whole thing (took a long time) BumRushDaShow May 2023 #5

Thank you so much for posting! woodsprite May 2023 #6

when you're hungry onethatcares May 2023 #7

We ate a lot of that stuff when I was a kid. 2naSalit May 2023 #8

I think this article was written by a kid who was raised on big macs and never saw anyone cooking crazylikafox May 2023 #9

Exactly. 2naSalit May 2023 #10

His descriptions definitely sound like he's never had them, Hortensis May 2023 #11

You can make perfectly good biscuits Retrograde May 2023 #16

One of those stories that reminds of how short human time Hortensis May 2023 #17

What research done seems to have been limited Retrograde May 2023 #15

Same here. llmart May 2023 #13

My parents were children of The Great Depression. We ate a lot of these growing up. Midnight Writer May 2023 #12

Depression Cake betsuni May 2023 #14