dsi1 wrote:

> On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 9:02:59 AM UTC-10, Michael Trew wrote:
> > I like to make depression era recipes regularly. They are typically
> > light, yet filling, and my favorite - cheap! I've been meaning to
> > try water pie for some time now. Has anyone heard of it or baked
> > it?
> >
> > https://www.southernplate.com/water-...e-great-depres
> > sion/
> >
> > Speaking of cheap, dandelions are in full force right about now...
> > my back yard is yellow. Some might think it a nuisance, but the
> > leaves look like a good salad to me!
>
> Don't forget to make mock apple pie. I've made it and found it was
> absolutely horrible! It's the most famous and most depressing of the
> depression era recipes. It actually makes you want to kill yourself.
> Everybody makes it with Ritz crackers but soda crackers might be
> slightly less sad and definitely less salty. How dumb do you have to
> be to mistake this for an apple pie? Really, really, dumb.
>
> https://copykat.com/mock-apple-pie/

Reviews are actually good for it. I'll have to hunt but there is a
real recipe from the depression that used applesauce and another that
used stewed apple preserves.