Slumgullion, Depression Era Recipes, and Favorite Cookbooks

I usually don’t like to cook, but throughout life, I’ve found four simple cookbooks that have simple recipes that are easy to make and can be made by children or adults.  Both men and women should learn how to cook and be as independent as they can.  Here are the book names:

Clara’s Kitchen by Clara Cannucciari

Depression Era Recipes by Patricia R. Wagner

Betty Crocker’s Cook Book for Boys and Girls by Betty Crocker.

First Meals by Annabel Karmel.

First Meals has a good recipe for bread rolls that can be tailored for food allergies if necessary.  Clara’s Kitchen is interesting because she tells the story of surviving during the Depression and how simple recipes were used.

She was able to have chickens at that time on her property and used a lot of egg, pasta, and vegetables.  The Depression Era Recipe book had an interesting recipe for slumgullion and the Betty Crocker Cook Book has a lot of good recipes for kids and adults to try.

During the Depression, many people had simple vegetable gardens and chickens.  They canned if they could, but they still had to buy wheat and grain products, milk, and meat products from the store.  However, I think the knowledge of what they did during tough economic times is good to know.

Growing a backyard garden can be tough if you have animals and insects that eat your food.  Dogs can be helpful to chase away rabbits and squirrels that will feed off of your food.

I’ve also found some interesting recipes online.  One including grilled zucchini that included slicing the zucchini into several wedges, salt and peppering them in a bag of olive oil and then grilling them until soft.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2012/08/grilled-zucchini-with-yummy-lemon-salt/

Here are some links to the books and some youtube videos:

http://www.amazon.com/Depression-Era-Recipes-Patricia-Wagner/dp/0934860556/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413683700&sr=8-1&keywords=Depression+Era+Recipes

http://www.amazon.com/Crockers-Facsimile-Edition-Crocker-Cooking/dp/0764526340/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1413683728&sr=8-12&keywords=Betty+Crockers+Cook+Book

http://www.amazon.com/Claras-Kitchen-Memories-Recipes-Depression/dp/0312608276/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413683752&sr=8-1&keywords=Claras+kitchen

http://www.amazon.com/First-Meals-Annabel-Karmel/dp/0789441772/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1413683769&sr=8-4&keywords=First+Meal