When the stock market crashed in 1929, it ushered in an era known as the Great Depression. This time of hardship brought about a way of cooking that's almost unheard of today. Not only were people ...

The Great Depression lasted from 1929 to 1939. Banks failed, stocks crashed, and businesses went under, causing financial strain on the masses. Understandably, this harshly affected what people ate — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 1930s farmhouse kitchen in color - Print Collector/Getty Images Quite a few staple recipes today came from the Depression era.

Person stirring food in a pan that's placed on the burner. - Peopleimages/Getty Images Many decades have passed since the Great Depression, but with the economy still uncertain, Depression-era meals ...

Quite a few staple recipes today came from the Depression era. Necessity is the mother of invention, after all, and we saw some real innovation take hold when home cooks were scraping by with a dime ...