On Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 12:20:42 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> 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.

Mock apple pie with apple in it seems like cheating. You're right that the crazy kids seem to like it. Those poor kids!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4554EYfRLiA