In the great depression

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In the great depression!
By Rikka and McKee
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What life was like

• During great depression it was really hard for
  people to afford food. So they had to find ways
  to make a meal for their family!
• Back then there were many things you could do to
  make a meal.
• In this power point we are going to explain what
  they did to make and get food!! YOU READY FOR
  THIS!?!?

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Gardens!

• growing your own gardens so you didnt have to go
  out and buy the food. It was much cheaper!
• You could also sell the things you grew!! So you
  could go buy other essentials. Like milk, butter,
  and other meat
• In the next slide we will show you a recipe for a
  meal with a lot of things they could have grown

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Depression Salad

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• 1 can yellow hominy, drained
• 1 can black eyed peas, drained
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 ribs celery, diced
• 1/4 cup cooking oil, optional
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• salt and pepper to taste
• Mix all the above ingredients together and serve
  hot or cold.

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Use other ingredients!

• they would try and use everything they possibly
  could. So if they had left over food from earlier
  in the day they would try a incorporate it in the
  next mean they had!
• In the next slide you can see that they would use
  bacon grease in the recipe!

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Hot dog casserole!

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• 1 large green pepper, cut into long slivers
• 1 large onion, cut in half, then in long slivers
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 2 tablespoons bacon fat
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 2" inch
  pieces
• 8 hot dogs, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• dash cinnamon
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
• Preheat the oven at 350/o. In a large frying
  pan, place green pepper, onion, and garlic in
  bacon drippings. Sauté until slightly tender but
  not soft. Set the pan aside. Place potatoes in a
  large saucepan filled with salted water. Cook the
  potatoes at a slow boil for 10 minutes. Drain and
  set aside. To prepare sauce, put tomato sauce,
  water, brown sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl.
  Add salt and pepper to taste, mix well. Add the
  sautéed vegetables, potatoes and hot dogs to the
  sauce. Mix well. Place the mixture into a greased
  2 quart casserole dish or pan. Cover the dish and
  bake for about 45 to 50 minutes. Allow the dish
  to set for a few minutes before serving.

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Going meatless??

• They would try not to use meat in every meal just
  to save money!!
• Meat was expensive to by so with out meat then It
  would be a pretty cheap meal.
• Think how hard that would have been? Not having
  meat?
• In the next slide we have a recipe for meatless
  loaf!!! Yay!!

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Meatless loaf!!

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• 1 cup rice
• Cup peanuts crushed
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
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• Combine all the ingredients together. bake in a
  loaf pan for 30 minutes or until loaf is good and
  set.

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Your Grandparents!

• We all might know someone who lived in the Great
  Depression. It might be your grandparents or a
  neighbor, but it was really hard for them. They
  didnt have much money at all so making it
  through the great depression is a great
  accomplishment.

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