
Dust Bowl Dishes: Frugal Feasts Forgotten by Foodies
Depression-era recipes, born from necessity during the Dust Bowl era, are experiencing a minor resurgence as culinary historians and frugal cooks rediscover the resourcefulness behind dishes like dandelion salad, vinegar pie, and prune pudding, meals designed to stretch meager resources and minimize waste. These dishes, while perhaps unappetizing to modern foodies accustomed to readily available…