They may be old-fashioned, but these Depression-era desserts make good use of cheap pantry staples. However, they're a rare ...

Wacky Cake – The Chocolate Miracle That Used No Eggs People during the Depression called these chocolate cakes "Crazy Cakes" or "Wacky Cakes" because they used no eggs, butter, or milk. Instead of ...

I tried a chocolate-cake recipe with no eggs or dairy that dates back to the Great Depression. Known as "Depression cake," the penny-pinching recipe is useful now due to the high price of eggs. I didn ...

During a time when basic ingredients were rationed, people got creative and found unique ways to put together whatever they had on hand to bake. For example, H2O was used to make water pie, a popular ...

Last week I was rearranging some things in my kitchen and I came across my great-grandmother Ruth’s recipe for chocolate cake, scribbled on a yellowing index card. My middle name is Ruth, in honor of ...

TikTok users have been sharing creative meals that stretch groceries, such as Fried Potatoes with Hot Dogs, Pork Cake and Water Pie Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Think about the last time you rummaged through your pantry, determined to create something decent with just flour, sugar, and whatever odds and ends you could find. Now imagine doing that every single ...