Many Depression-era recipes turned into beloved family desserts that have been passed down for generations. These forgotten sweets are worthy of a comeback.

Earlier this year, Fitchburg Historical Society had the most wonderful 134th birthday party I have ever attended. Director ...

The Great Depression required home cooks to be crafty and creative with their recipes. With many ingredients scarce or too costly, these culinary geniuses had to find alternatives for eggs, butter, ...

Some old-school desserts have faded into obscurity with time. But this one, which was born out of necessity, is still just as ...

Something strange and genuinely fascinating is happening in kitchens across America. People are pulling out their ...

During the Great Depression, ingredients like eggs and butter were expensive and scarce. Amid the shortages and economic turmoil, bakers got creative with a recipe known as "Depression cake" or "wacky ...

People are looking for all kinds of creative solutions to save. Perhaps we can dust off some old family recipes that helped the Greatest Generation through some of the toughest years in American ...

Grandparents often have some, well, odd wisdom to share. Like the time I had a sore throat and my grandpa told me to take silver nitrate — not exactly conventional. Sometimes their advice came from a ...

When the stock market crashed in 1929, the United States entered the Great Depression. For a decade, Americans had to stretch every dollar, and no part of their daily lives, including their diets, was ...