Garbage Plate, WPA Soup..etc .Depression era food part 3 of 3...

7. Poorman’s Meal
Potatoes and onions were two foods not usually in short supply during the Great Depression and as such many recipes from the era lean heavily on these two staples. Cheaper cuts of meat and processed meats were more common during the 1930s and hot dogs were a very easy way to add protein to a cheap meal.
8. WPA Soup
Most of us have heard of Hoover stew, but WPA oup remains a lesser-known beast. The Works Progress Administration wasn’t founded until President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first term, well after Hoover was gone. This soup consists of sausage, eggs, potatoes, parsley, and onions among other ingredients. While not an extravagant dish by our moderns standards, the name reflects a change in employment for many (because of the WPA) that enabled them to buy eggs and sausage, things not found in Hoover stew.
9. Garbage Plate The garbage plate, a local specialty in Rochester, New York, actually got it’s start during the hard times of World War I, but really took off during the Great Depression. When food shortages again meant that folks were craving rib-sticking meals, a hot plate brimming with food was irresistible. The name of garbage plate didn’t come along until later, but back in the old days it was called “pots and hots” short for potatoes and hots (hots being an old-fashioned term for hot dogs). The dish is still served today, but is not a well-known treat. A garbage plate can have have any of the following ingredients: hot dogs, hamburger patties, macaroni salad, beans, eggs, home fries, and/or cheese.

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