Great Depression Cooking

I found a video series hosted by a charming older woman who lived and ate through the Great Depression.  She's got quite a few videos where she makes and talks about the food she and her family ate through those tough years.

The depression had been over for more than a decade by the time the cookbook came out, but doubtless the values and experiences of that terrible decade would have informed the Ladies who contributed their recipes.  It's fun to listen to Clara and her stories while she cooks.  Enjoy.  I think Ill pass on Poorman's Meal though.  Hot dogs are not my idea of good food.  I suppose when it ultimately comes down to it, you do what you have to do.

I have another food post in the works, but classes, homework, and the sickness that just don't seem to be leaving this house are putting marshmallow pie on the back burner.  I'll probably have it up within the week.

Cookies - Orange Cookies

Last time we visited the Cookies section, we made Fancy Chocolate Refrigerator Cookies.  They were fancy looking, and had a decent texture, but were a little bit lacking in the flavor department.  I picked these orange cookies simply because I had all of the ingredients in the kitchen.  I'll admit a little hesitation though since it's not often that you see fruit flavored cookies.  In general fruit flavored things seem like they can be a bit of a gamble.  Naturally or artificially flavored, sometimes fruity things are great, sometimes they kind of suck.  Here's my comprehensive evaluation of fruity foods.

If apples are so good, why is apple juice so bad?

Someone at Kemps should be fired.

There's a reason why people have been drinking wine for millenia

There's no reason why anyone should eat these.

Your guide to freezies.

If you're going to have a popsicle, there's only one choice.

Sugar, flavored sugar no matter the color. 

Watermelon flavored anything is wrong.

There you have it.  Now you can go forth into the fruit flavored world with confidence.  So with that, we move into orange cookies.  They could be good, they could be the cookie equivalent of watermelon snow cones.