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JeanP
True Blue Farmgirl
1284 Posts
Jean
Deary
ID
USA
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 Posted - Nov 12 2021 : 1:47:28 PM
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I ran across this very intresting clip on YouTube. Check out "Here's what people ate during WWII". I don't think this will work as a link. So just go to the History section of YouTube and type it in.
Earlier this year we had a couple of Feedsack swaps during which there was a lot of interesting dialog about depression era food. This goes right along with that.
"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."
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HollerGirl56
True Blue Farmgirl
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Barbara
Flat Top
WV
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2021 : 3:25:43 PM
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Jean---I grew up eating depression era Food---LOL! We were poor dirt farmers and just ate simple food. You are right---it is very interesting to read about how people ate when there was little food. I am still the queen of cheap eating for sure! People are so spoiled to eating out these days. We may all have to tighten up. Hope many of you will answer this---very interesting.
Old Age Ain't No Place For Sissies!------Bette Davis |
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JeanP
True Blue Farmgirl
1284 Posts
Jean
Deary
ID
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2021 : 3:36:23 PM
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Ah yes, canned pork & bean sandwiches on tasteless white bread . . . those were the days . . . .
"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."
. . . .Stephen Hawking |
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HollerGirl56
True Blue Farmgirl
1334 Posts
Barbara
Flat Top
WV
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2021 : 4:38:46 PM
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I never ate a pork and bean sandwich in my life or never heard of it. We just ate cooked beans and cornbread and biscuits---had great farm food--fresh eggs and fruit and veggies and we canned a lot of things. I guess these were town people eating---I will check this out and learn of depression eating-- as farmers my family never went through this. I guess I misunderstood---sorry. And I truly have always hated white bread---never have ate it. Although I think in the depression it was considered a luxury. My mom used to talk of her grandparents bringing her a loaf of white bread. This is a really good discussion---please add.
Old Age Ain't No Place For Sissies!------Bette Davis |
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JeanP
True Blue Farmgirl
1284 Posts
Jean
Deary
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USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2021 : 4:43:22 PM
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Barbara -- If you go back to the two Feedsack swaps from earlier this year and read through them, there were some great memories and recipes from the depression era. It was awesome.
"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9382 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Nov 13 2021 : 04:47:31 AM
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Jean,
I remember eating cold baked bean sandwiches. Mom would make a huge pot of beans and then she would use them for soups, baked beans, etc. Whenever there were baked beans left over she would make cold baked bean sandwiches for us. Her beans were thick and creamy and when they got cold they were great for spreading on a sandwich. Lots of protein in our diet too! Going to check out that thread! I have a great cookbook of my mom's from the depression era. Also I purchased one a few years ago with depression era recipes and stories in it.
Barbara, We learned an old saying, "the whiter the bread, the sooner the dead" though we ate white bread mom made, once I married I started making and eating whole wheat. It is easy these days to grind your own wheat berries and whole wheat flour, now that it has been discovered it is better for the health than white, it is widely available.
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
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Dreamer42
True Blue Farmgirl
2692 Posts
April
Central
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Nov 13 2021 : 2:35:32 PM
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Interesting... I've never heard of bean sandwiches after all the stories I've enjoy from my Mr. Frank. My 96 year old friend, was neighbor, but moved into assisted living earlier this year, still my very special friend! He is a WWII, Korean and Vietnam veteran. We still chat every day even though is now 4 hours away from me. I'm a little heart broken. I've heard so many stories from that man which have gifted me with new appreciation for many things in life, especially just the basics. There are so many things in my life that I just can't look at the same anymore because of him, what he experienced during those three wars, his sacrifices, his PTSD and just his way of life even today. He's such a blessing and a wealth of living history. Just last year, he took his ration card out of his wallet and thought it was finally time to discard it... I just couldn't let him do that, so we tucked it back away safely in his wallet for now. I've been truly blessed to know him. I wish everyone on earth could be gifted with such friendship.
By the way, his favorite thing to eat is bean and bacon soup!!
Dreamer42
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Edited by - Dreamer42 on Nov 13 2021 2:35:53 PM |
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HollerGirl56
True Blue Farmgirl
1334 Posts
Barbara
Flat Top
WV
USA
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Posted - Nov 14 2021 : 2:54:40 PM
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Well ladies---I remember as a child playing with our friends and coming in so hungry and there wasn't much to eat---so mommy made us a pan of biscuits and went to get some apple butter----but our friend was so hungry he put mustard on a biscuit and ate it as soon as it was out of the oven. All of it tasted so good! I still eat simple hillbilly food and my cousins from Ohio when were young went crazy to eat kraut and pinto beans---and I loathed them. But my childhood eating is what I want now---I am so sorry that I did not appreciate it then. You all are right---time blesses us with great memories and we learn from then---all I can say that youth was wasted on my dumb self. Live and learn for sure. I never take food for grated.
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6622 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Nov 15 2021 : 10:20:11 AM
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We had those kind of sandwiches in the 1950s when I was growing up. Mom would take a thin slice of spam, place it on white toasted bread, add pork n' beans on top and a slice of cheese. Then she would place them under the broiler to melt the cheese and we kids devoured them immediately!! My Mom never said the idea came from the ration days of WWII when Mom was raising the bulk of the family. I was last to arrive but many menus favorites had been established.
April, it is a true gift to have a WWII veteran friend who is able to share stories and knowledge with you. When I read about those wars and watch TV series like Band of Brothers and The Pacific, I am astonished at the sacrifices and bravery so many me endured. We owe them a debt of gratitude for saving the democratic ideals from the hands of Hitler, and Emperor of Japan.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
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