Many great recipes were developed in the Depression era, including baked goods like this fluffy chocolate cake that only requires minimal pantry staples.

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 ...

To avoid expensive eggs, recipes for chocolate cake, pancakes and muffins use Depression-era tricks and vegan ingredients.

The Great Depression of the 1930s was one of the most difficult times in United States history With banks closed, higher ...

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 ...

See the staple foods and inventive meals that sustained families during the Great Depression, from homemade breads to ...