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23. My father remembered lard sandwiches... bread, lard, bread.

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Peanut butter stuffed onions were popular during the Great Depression [View all] underpants Oct 2023 OP

hard pass Celerity Oct 2023 #1

Put raisins on it and you have "ants on a sad." n/t Xavier Breath Oct 2023 #2

😆😆😆 🏆 underpants Oct 2023 #6

Nope doc03 Oct 2023 #3

Sounds disgusting! jmbar2 Oct 2023 #4

Ugh. Ocelot II Oct 2023 #5

Well, here's where I break from the herd when I say Xavier Breath Oct 2023 #24

Agree. We loved it too. Nt spooky3 Oct 2023 #27

I still eat it. debm55 Oct 2023 #37

We had it too. I wasn't crazy about it, and later I found out Ocelot II Oct 2023 #38

I still make it once in awhile Marthe48 Oct 2023 #71

We called it favorite meat. I loved it! cally Oct 2023 #86

This message was self-deleted by its author pecosbob Oct 2023 #84

That actually doesn't sound too bad. They're both savory ingredients. Sky Jewels Oct 2023 #7

Back then you'd tie an onion to your belt... Blue Owl Oct 2023 #8

Give me five bees for a quarter, we'd say. Xavier Breath Oct 2023 #30

We didn't have any white onions because of the war. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2023 #89

True Depression Story... Hugin Oct 2023 #9

Wow, great story. Sky Jewels Oct 2023 #12

... Hugin Oct 2023 #14

My paternal grandfather was in CCC misanthrope Oct 2023 #21

Gramps never took that right turn... Hugin Oct 2023 #45

LOL! Likely so! misanthrope Oct 2023 #70

Great story. ❤️ underpants Oct 2023 #20

B Dylan Hollis did that one. Chellee Oct 2023 #10

Wonderful, every second. Answers any questions one would have, too! Judi Lynn Oct 2023 #53

"Stuffing vegetables is unnatural for me, I usually stuff fruit." Jedi Guy Oct 2023 #63

I'll believe it when I see it. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2023 #11

Could find any visual examples but did find this. NY Times underpants Oct 2023 #17

So glad you added this shocking info. to the day's fare for we who didn't live during that time. Judi Lynn Oct 2023 #58

Judi, I'm throwing a light one out here everyday underpants Oct 2023 #75

I blocked that account on the twitter blogslug Oct 2023 #52

Should have a thread for odd Great Depression hand-me-down recipes. bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 #13

Funeral pie was a big go to... Hugin Oct 2023 #15

I'd never heard of that. underpants Oct 2023 #19

Mock Apple Pie, too. Sky Jewels Oct 2023 #29

I remember that. It was weird. Ocelot II Oct 2023 #39

I made a mock apple pie this week. Chellee Oct 2023 #69

Bread and butter sandwiches underpants Oct 2023 #18

I used ForgedCrank Oct 2023 #26

My favorite sandwich when I was a child in the 50s was mayonnaise and raisins. LastDemocratInSC Oct 2023 #56

Miracle Whip, ugh. Jedi Guy Oct 2023 #65

Miracle Whip is the semen of Satan. Nasty stuff. Ocelot II Oct 2023 #91

I still eat them. I even developed a taste for salt sandwiches. Buns_of_Fire Oct 2023 #43

😋 underpants Oct 2023 #49

I am far removed from the GD but I remember eating PB and Mayo sandwiches chowder66 Oct 2023 #25

Imagine the gas from that? AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #16

That sounds ForgedCrank Oct 2023 #22

My father remembered lard sandwiches... bread, lard, bread. oldfart73 Oct 2023 #23

Thanks for the recipe! diva77 Oct 2023 #74

Theres a youtube channel XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #28

Here's the Youtube channel (mentioned above) on Depression-era cooking Sky Jewels Oct 2023 #31

That's it nt XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #40

Is Clara related to Jared? llmart Oct 2023 #60

That presentation sure isn't hiding anything intrepidity Oct 2023 #32

Well it is vegan. But uh still don't want it. mucifer Oct 2023 #33

I grew up with Peanut butter and sliced onion sandwiches. sanatanadharma Oct 2023 #34

I enjoy peanut butter and sliced onion sandwiches myself, DemocraticPatriot Oct 2023 #36

Only the knowing ... wisdom of the elders, home diy, and the grandmothers always say ... sanatanadharma Oct 2023 #44

My wife says she's had that breakfast underpants Oct 2023 #51

My dad ate mashed potato sandwiches too, and was a child of the depression. Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #78

I can't eat onions without violently retching, Crunchy Frog Oct 2023 #35

Same here. I loathe onions, especially the raw red ones. Ocelot II Oct 2023 #42

Bletch.... Bayard Oct 2023 #41

Yeah, well, you never know where hard times will lead you until they do. Solly Mack Oct 2023 #46

A friend eats peanut butter and onion sandwiches Sympthsical Oct 2023 #47

Like, just miracle whip. underpants Oct 2023 #50

I sometimes eat a slice of keto bread with Vegenaise Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2023 #54

Keto bread's the best Sympthsical Oct 2023 #59

LOL Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2023 #62

So what you're telling me is Sympthsical Oct 2023 #67

Being a responsible adult Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2023 #68

Keto bread with marmalade is my current guilty pleasure... Hugin Oct 2023 #87

Absolutely Sympthsical Oct 2023 #88

I like peanut butter and dill pickle sandwiches Kaleva Oct 2023 #73

Me too we can do it Oct 2023 #81

I think "popular" is a poor choice of words drmeow Oct 2023 #48

Love both of those. Maybe have to try this. 😋 Owl Oct 2023 #55

classic hard times cookbook How to cook a wolf by M F K Fisher dembotoz Oct 2023 #57

First failed version of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup SYFROYH Oct 2023 #61

Rejected commercial: Sky Jewels Oct 2023 #64

You got onion on my peanut butter! Kaleva Oct 2023 #76

One paragraph calls it "palatable," but the very next paragraph says "unappetizing." tblue37 Oct 2023 #66

I saw a recipe for Depression era water pie Marthe48 Oct 2023 #72

I organized a food strike when our high school cafeteria served peanut butter- niyad Oct 2023 #77

From "A Square Meal, A Culinary History of the Great Depression": betsuni Oct 2023 #79

We never ate that, but we ate many a night of pea gravy and potatoes. Lol MerryBlooms Oct 2023 #80

I'm going to make that Kaleva Oct 2023 #83

Comfort food for us now days, and good on wintery nights. 🙂 MerryBlooms Oct 2023 #90

Creamed peas and potatoes - had that sometimes as a kid, Ocelot II Oct 2023 #92

This recipe is exactly why we need to maintain the social welfare state Bucky Oct 2023 #82

I'll stick with the "Hobo Skillet". Emile Oct 2023 #85