Great Depression Recipes
During the Great Depression, money was scarce. Few funds were available to most families for purchasing groceries. As a result, most families had to have one resourceful cook to make use of the meager goods. In my own family, my grandfather had a favorite recipe leftover from his childhood during the Great Depression. It was a staple in his childhood diet, and something that he ate occasionally as an adult. The recipe was called Cemetery Stew, and was a great recipe for a budget. It was the best substitute he could find for "real" cereal.
Cemetery Stew
2 slices of white bread, torn into bite-sized pieces
1 cup milk
(sprinkle of sugar if you have it)
Mix ingredients together and enjoy like a bowl of cereal.
http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/1918/great.html
http://www.trnty.edu/depts/education/teach/depression/Depression(recipes).htm#sandwiches
