A continuing historical documentation of the impact the Depression Era had in the homes of those who struggled to keep their families together, body and soul. Candid previously untold personal stories in the unique dialect of that time. A must read. Also includes more of the original comfort-food recipes that sustained them.
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Rita and Janet are a mother-daughter team who combine the unique combination of creative story telling, Great Depression personal experience, and home economic/editorial expertise that give their books fresh originality and a "you were there" experience.
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This review is from: Stories And Recipes of the Great Depression of the 1930's, Volume IV (Stories & Recipes of the Great Depression) (Spiral-bound)
WOW ! Wish I had read this when my parents (born in the 1920s) were alive! What a great lesson in understanding our Senior Citizens. This book is an excellent combination of healthy and clearly written recipes from the 1930s PLUS a lesson in history of what the Great Depression was like and how it affected people during their entire lifetime. Many personal accounts of life from Depression era is in this book. It was easy to keep interested in a subject usually glossed over or boring in lack of personal details in our American history books. Cookbook collectors should have this one ! Anyone having parents who lived through the Depression and WWII should also read this book. The recipes are good ones that many of us will still recognize today as passed down through families in "Mom's best home cooking." Suddenly the light will dawn on understanding older loved ones. I plan on ordering more copies of this cookbook to give as gifts.
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Old time recipes,
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This review is from: Stories and Recipes of the Great Depression of the 1930's, Volume III (Spiral-bound)
This book has older recipes that dont use a lot of artifical or convience foods. Also included are short 1-2 paragraph blurbs or stories of life in the depression years. I found it wonderful reading.
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This review is from: Stories and Recipes of the Great Depression of the 1930's, Volume III (Spiral-bound)
This book gives me a sense of home my parents experienced growing up. As I read the short stories and try recipes, I am taken back to my grandmother's kitchen, a warm, welcoming place where I was one child loved and cared for. The recipe for a crust for meat pies is exceptional, and even my son enjoyed the glimpse of how things were. History is important because history repeats itself, and in these days of recession, you can find solace and hope.
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It really had to be told how women contributed so substantially to pulling this country through those bitter eleven years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Great Depression, Burma Shave, New Jersey, Ruby Lee Fillmore, World War, Marie King Durand, United States, Beulah Tufton Wolf Point, Carl Holland Berlin, Catherine Bairer Durand, North Dakota, Richard Wood Submitted, Ruby Webb Durand, Florence Arnold Falls City, Frieda Johnson Zenda, Pearl Harbor, Reathea Hazel Munising, Uncle Bill New!
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It really had to be told how women contributed so substantially to pulling this country through those bitter eleven years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Great Depression, Burma Shave, New Jersey, Ruby Lee Fillmore, World War, Marie King Durand, United States, Beulah Tufton Wolf Point, Carl Holland Berlin, Catherine Bairer Durand, North Dakota, Richard Wood Submitted, Ruby Webb Durand, Florence Arnold Falls City, Frieda Johnson Zenda, Pearl Harbor, Reathea Hazel Munising, Uncle Bill New!
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- The Great Depression (Researching American History) by JoAnne Weisman Deitch on page 18
- Ice Cream by Liz Franklin on page 95
- Ice Cream (Alphakids. Level 1) by Frances Lee on page 276
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