Depression Potato Soup

Depression Potato Soup
Make Potato Soup with only 1 T. of Mashed Potatoes!

One generous tablespoon of a potato mashed. Add gradually a pint of new milk. Place on the stove and when hot stir in a heaping teaspoon of cornstarch dissolved in cold milk. Let boil up several times. Season with salt and celery salt, or a sprig of parsley. The potatoes must be free from lump. Rice may be substituted if liked, but must also be mashed and the milk added slowly.

Early 1900's Recipe

Seriously, they knew how to stretch a dollar back then. When I make potato soup I use at least a lb. of potatoes~ But truth be told, they struggled in ways we will never understand during the depression.

To really understand the plight that families faced during the depression, I suggest you read "A SQUARE MEAL" (A Culinary History of the Great Depression) By: Jane Ziegelman & Andrew Coe.

This book literally brought me to tears and to the other extreme angered me when I discovered the truth about how the government handled the economic situation at the time. The history I thought I knew about the depression~WRONG as the "Donald" would say.

I was able to find this book at my public library for Free!!! But if you are interested in purchasing a copy you can visit this link.