Let's get frugal: Some depression era tips how to save on food supplies etc.
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- čas přidán 23. 05. 2024
- Looking back at the depression era helps us deal with today's difficulties. We all need to learn as much as we can and store what we can afford for the future.
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My grandmother used to make 1 can of soup 1 can of water and can of minute rice, it filled our belly. She knew how to feed us so we didn't go hungry, God bless her. Nothing was wasted. Take care, Lindy.
How sad. What a wonderful granny!
I bet it was delicious.
@@TamiJo6708 you know, I still eat it in the winter. Thank you
I love rice in my soup
Grew up eating ham hocks. We had 7 children in the home. Looking back, we were low income. I still eat frugally at 68.
People are afraid of carbs, but it's the crap junk food that's the real killer. I love all the starchy carbs, potatoes, rice, corn, bread, tortillas, etc.
I’m enjoying the frugal videos. I have always been frugal. Single mom at 17 with twins. Im very creative with my leftover food. Paper plates are a luxury item.
You just never know what you can go without or stretch till you have no choice...Thanks for the tips...
I grew up in a family of 8, I'm 62 and one of the youngest. That is what my parents made to feed all of us, making our meals.stretch.
My dad used to tell us when they were low on canned fruit toward the end of winter. They ate bread with sugar and butter for a dessert.
Ham hocks and lima beans!!!! Yummy. God Bless you Lindy 😊
Can't beat limas!!!
Good job lindy,people have gotten spoiled over the years., thanks for sharing what our parents were able to do with very modest food back in the good Ole days..
Yup- grew up with 15 Bean Soup- anything with rice, noodles, over mashed potatoes, any meat. Grew up hearing Hoover Stew a lot. Other names, hunter's stew, hobo stew and "mulligan stew" made with whatever you had. I was a dental assistant in the AF. toothpaste isn't really needed- just water (use salt, spit, or use baking soda and spit). I use dryer sheets in my RV closet for the fragrance. My local Dollar General has a $1 aisle- I get a good number of items from there.
I love starchy foods. My Mom used to say washing up in the sink, or wash pan if we were camping, was a bird bath, I still call it that, lol.
All my small waste baskets have grocery bags in them.
There’s a whole channel called Great Depression Cooking with Clara (rest her soul), and she shared some wonderful recipes, tips as well as stories from that era.
Thank you for the tips, Lindy!
My mother just passed away a couple of weeks ago. She was 93 and we talked a Great deal. I have her on video and on cassette talking about the Great depression. At one point there were 13 of them. I can't remember right now 13 or 17. Living in a very small house and she said a lot of times all they had to eat was gravy bread. That's one of her favorite stories. Thank you for the good advice. It Will help others.
I wonder what gravy bread consisted of back then?
I need to go back and read the story she wrote and listen to the cassette tapes. Maybe she told me it didn't even occur to me to ask the details which I should have done. I just remember she said she was lucky if they had a little piece of bread with gravy on it so I don't know. I'm sure meat was a luxury
I'm sorry for your loss.❤ I care for my 84 year old mother, I 🙏 pray I get many, many more years with her as you did your mom. God bless you. 😊
Love these kinds of video. So very helful🫶🏼
Brown rice is much healthier. I add it to lots of meals including soups to extend the food value. I think we can learn so much from how people made due with very little during the depression. I often think of my grandmothers who survived the depression and the War when I am cooking up a creative meal with what I have in the pantry and in my tiny garden.
Bread freezes so good a great commodity to freeze
👍😁 My mom in the 50's made a sort of rice and raisin pudding. That we mighta put cinnamon and sugar on it, or some milk. Being of Finnish decent, we ate a lot, of fish stew, smelts, salt fish, was a snack. Potato soup, potato rolls, navy beans, or lima, and the ham hocks. Today you can't even get dog bones, without paying a arm and a leg. But there was, Good old food. And I never knew that we had little! 😊
I grew up in SW Florida. We ate fish with fried potatoes and onions. My father fished everyday after work 🙏🙏❣️
Good information and frugal tips. Looking forward to the shopping videos. ❤️
You can make French toast out of the not-so-fresh bread! And love garlic toast with spaghetti and hamburger helper!
Love your ideas and frugal spirit!❤
bread pudding !
Nutritionally, beans and rice is a complete meal.
My mom used to buy them when I was a child growing up she would cook then with black beans or green pees (dried). We used to have lovely markets when I was a child meat and fish markets and fruit markets. When I was a young woman married with children I would go two times a week to the vegetables and fruit market and sometimes the fish market, I loved them and everything was so fresh and lovely despite my youngest daughter who I had to accompany me before she started school, she would complain that we were going to that "messy place". It wasn't messy but to her eyes it was. I am the same when it comes to clothes I don't buy a lot of clothes I never have I wear my clothes until they wear out. Love you videos Lindy 💗from Staffordshire England
I never buy paper plates. I have some Corelle dinner plates, and they wipe off so well with a couple spritzes of water and soap in a spray bottle. Then I just rinse them off. A friend just gave me a bunch of rhubarb, so I made rhubarb syrup yesterday. You just boil 2# of rhubarb in 4 cups of water. When it is cooked through, strain the pulp. Then you add 1 3/4 c. sugar to the juice and boil it down some to make the syrup. I saved the pulp to add to smoothies. The syrup can be used with water to make a drink, or it is very good over waffles or pancakes. Another friend has a sour cherry tree that bears fruit that just gets eaten by the birds. I will pick a bunch to freeze to make desserts later.
Great content Lindy!!! Some people unfortunately are very wasteful..... They need to think of their environment and money spent. Even if they have money they should be concerned of the nonsense that fills our landfills and dumps.... I've actually had people say well it's not my headache I will not be around....sooooo selfish!!! Unfortunately we have gotten away from being frugal and careful.👍👍
I agree if one is poor, eat poor. Too many expect things just handed to them and expect expensive convenience foods.
I fix beans or lentils or eggs for dinner twice a week. I buy very little meat, never beef, use for flavoring.
I am not poor but have lived this way so long it is how I prefer to eat. People are spoiled.
Well said!
So good....I grew up this way. I still do! Love it. Love cornbread and beans. Old practices that are still applicable.
Dried beans and rice! Love 15 bean soup.
I used to give my son, when he was around ten or so, a calculator when at the grocery store. His job was to figure smaller boxes or volumes of an item to a larger box to see which was cheaper. I could do this in my head, but I wanted him to get in the habit of noticing things like should you buy the six count or the 12 count. People are conditioned to think always buying in volume saves you money. Not always. Milk. Every time the half gallons are on sale I usually buy them. They usually are cheaper than the gallon. But I see people reaching for the gallon instead (and they are not just the younger folks either).
You are a true testiment that if you can be prepped in a van, garden and all anyone can do it. Ham hocks are great. Rice and beans are a great filler. And definitely good to have on hand. Especially now. Timed are getting harder and harder for people. Take care. Enjoy your weekend.
Living in the mountain in the 70’s…if it’s yellow let it mellow if it”s brown flush it down…..thanks Lindy I’m 81 and ate like you….thanks for sharing….take good care of yourself girlfriend❤️
This is my favorite I would have my mom make this for my birthday every year.
HAMBURGER RICE HOTDISH
1 lb hamburger ; lean
3/4 cup celery ; chopped (if you like)
1 onion ; chopped
2 cup rice ; raw
1 can mushroom soup
2 cups water
1/3 cup soy sauce
... I usually put it on a little bit more soy sauce while serving.
INSTRUCTIONS
Brown hamburger with chopped celery and onion; cook until celery and onion are tender
Put 2 cups raw rice in bottom of 9x9 baking dish
Mix 1 can mushroom soup, 2 cups water & 1/3 cup soy sauce with the hamburger mix
Pour over rice
Bake one hour at 300 degrees. You can't put it in the Crock-Pot as well.
I add a can of mushrooms from the Dollar Store and some chard from my little garden. I learned the basic recipe from my mom as well. As a divorced woman with 3 kids in the 60’s, she had to be resourceful to keep us fed.
Still make it to this day, I add a little turmeric to it.
Love 15 bean soup with ham hocks and cornbread. The next day have beans and rice!
If you don’t have an oven just fry the cornbread like pancakes.
One of my favorite meals still!
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I hope that frugality is practised in all parts of the world in the same way as the one you showed in your video. For others, a meal would mean a packet of ramen noodles and rice, and it could be even worse than that. God bless you, Lindy, don't forget to always pray to God.
Omg.I grew up with that stuff. I love egg noodles too
I fix dry beans a lot. One package goes along way. That and cornbread is a meal to me.
Hi Lindy: Great frugal tips in this video. I like that your beans are dried. Canned beans are quite high in sodium. I just got done with my sink bath today and I feel fresh and clean. Frozen bread buns etc work well and keep it from going bad. Take care!
@@dlewis895 Thanks for letting me know.
We were poor growing up. When I came home from school for lunch, Mom often had a warm bowl of rice with milk and a little salt waiting. She also would give us boiled potatoes and carrots(from our garden) with milk and some salt. We were never hungry. She knew how to stretch a dollar.
I like your comment
Some of us need real salt
And milk
I like goat milk
Somehow
Real food has become taboo
While fast food and food with chemicals is popular
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Love smoked ham hocks, white northern beans and kale. Grandkids still beg for it and they are all grown starting their own families. You can use ham hocks for soups and any bean dish and they all would be 😋
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Oh, wow, good to know about those dryer sheets. I will try. There is a company in Ohio that still makes washboards, Columbus Washboard Company. I hope they're still around. I have my grandmother's washboard that I don't want to use, but I've been meaning to order a washboard from this company as I do handwash my laundry.
I love pork hocks with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes.
Cabbage is delicious, healthy and a bargain!
I just found my mother in law's scrubboard. I downsided yesrs ago & still amazed it made the cut. I haven't used it in 30 years. 😊
Ham hocks are the best. The broth they make with an onion. Tasty start to so many great meals.
Good tips Lindy. This video made me miss my Mom and Dad. They had 13 children,12 girls and 1 boy. My twin and I are the youngest.. I know is was a lot of hard hard work work for them to keep us fed and clothed. They had beautiful gardens and Mom made delicious food and canned stuff from the what they grew. I ask Mom was it hard on her having so many kids and she said no…I wish they were all still home with me. I guess some people are born to care for other people.
My grandmother made ham hocks with cabbage and potatoes. It was good
Toilet tip: If it’s yellow let it mellow, if it’s brown let it go down.
My mom had to feed five kids: we ate a lot of cheap meals.
1. Rice with Mike , sugar, and raisins.
2. Hot dog stew was carrots, potatoes, can of tomatoes and cut up hot dogs . Beef was expensive.
3. Elbow pasta with milk , butter and garlic powder. One of my favorites and still is.
I love 15 bean soup I use Kilbaska in my beans. In my PR beans I use onion, garlic, cilantro, tomato sauce (sofrito) Sazon and potatoes. They are delicious 🤤
We grew up on pb&j 😊
Love smoked ham hocks and beans, we can feed two senior adults for 4 meals for under $5.00.
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Great video ❤ Thank you for your tips.. ❤
Meal favorite was beans fried potatoes and cornbread. But now that I’ve developed food allergies and intolerances it’s much more expensive. Grocery outlet helps deals sometimes and I freeze when I find them. My great grandmother washed foil. A lot don’t know these things and glad you’re doing this. I spoke with my grand daughter about dinner last night and she said beans and cornbread!! Also cornbread in milk was a favorite.
Yes it is amazing what we THINK we need verses what we need.As a retired Nursing Assistant a client I use to have said next month when she gets her check she’ll get a mop and a few other things. When you’re working when times were easier people would save and get things they not only needed but wanted…….a few years ago. Boy have times changed. But like those packages of bread if a person thinks about it we can stretch our food and necessities and make them go further.
Thanks for your videos, you are always informative and interesting!
Good information. SOS to me was chipped beef in white sauce. Thanks for the chicken idea. I was poor raising 3 kids after my husband passed. They still talk about the biscuits, white gravy and one slice of cheese they got. They loved it! Be well Lindy!
My Momma also made the chipped beef in white sauce. You can actually buy it in the freezer section in Walmart, but it is too salty. Mom kept six of us fed. She always worked hard.
Thank you for sharing ✌️💖🤟
Great job very practical with a method🎉🎉🎉🎉need to hear more about bean/ham hock soup cooking🎉🎉🎉🎉yummy🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for bringing back old memories 😊😂❤
Great tips Lindy. I am still imagining the" maple syrup ,peanut butter over toast" that your mom fixed. Sounds yummy to me. I use to have honey and PB sandwiches when I was a kid , loved them! 🥰
Thank you for sharing the tips, so much needed these days, as it's becoming a struggle for so many more who need these tips too!!
Our Puertorican staple in America was arroz con habichuelas (beans) and pcs of cubed pitatoes sazón olives 🫒 cilantro with tomatoe sauce and 🥗 homemade flour tortillas.
I'm a nomad n have my wash board. Spray bottle for dishes.
10x10 cotton material instead of toilet paper put in container that has vinegar n water till ready to wash for №1 and №2 I use toilet. paper
Oh yum!!😍 One of my FAVORITES! I'll bring cornbread, apple pie, & a pitcher of sweet tea.😃
Putting clothes in the dryer for 5-10 minutes then hang outside will save a lot. Also use wool dryer balls to speed the process when it rains .
Ham and beans, and corn bread, love it. Got my beans soaking right now.
With much love from The Old Crone somewhere in the mountains of New Mexico 😊❤
Thank you, this was very useful. I had forgotten about many of these suggestions from when I was growing up.
Mom used salt pork 😊
Lindy, could you please go into more detail about using dryer sheets to keep bugs and rodents away? Did you mean inside your home and if so, would you just sort of put them around on tables, etc.? I'm always excited to hear all your tips and advice! Totally love your channel!!
Love this video, I wash and reuse glass jars. It’s a better way to store left overs, dried beans, nuts, rice, etc.
Dryer sheets didn't keep mice away for me. They used them to make a nest. Irish spring for mice doesn't work either.
Ham hocks used to poor people food, and oxtails. Not no more! I repurpose toils, sheets and t shirts for when we go camping, I use them instead of hauling toilet paper, when dirty I burn them... my pack gets lighter and lighter... then i use leaves, haha. Happy Memorial Day!
When the flannel sheets got thin or holes, I ripped them into big squares. I used a serger to go around the edges but don’t have to. They are much nicer and washable than Kleenex. I always kept a pile for any use needed and if used for oil they went in the burn barrel.
What an excellent video, and I love the great comments!
I love 15-bean soup, except for the green peas. I still pick them out and I’m 67!😂
In Australia we have the unit price displayed on the shelf which makes shopping so much easier.
I grow lavender and rosemary. I take a few sprigs and rub on my arms neck face to keep mosquitoes off. Can also buy a citronella plant and do the same.
Thnx Lindy....this 10:12 was most excellent
If you have a big pot for soup, you can keep it going for many days by adding a few fresh ingredients each day
along with more water and seasoning. Keep it in the fridge overnights and it can last you for weeks.
Oh yeah, my own father was part of the dustbowl migration.his mom cooked on a wood stove😅😅 My husbands grandmother taught me how to make something out of nothing😅 those people could make anything taste like it came from a 5 star resturaunt.a potato was not just a potato it turned into a gourmet meal😅😅
Rice with butter & milk & brown. A great cereal. Yum.
I Love ham hocks,,, but I'm 70,,, at our age WE know what is good food .....
I raised my family on food like this. Love❤
Spaghetti made with butter garlic powder and Parmesan cheese. Simple,cheap and easy.
I love your tips 💕😁
Thank you for sharing your wisdom. ❤
Thanks!❤
My mom served these often❤
Another staple growing up was cod fish. We made a white rue and put over mashed potatoes or noodles.
It's hard to find the boxes of salted codfish now. For years I didn't see them in the store. I loved it that way, too.
Good ideas and tips!
Thanks for all the great tips, Lindy! Looking forward to your comparison shopping video. Stay safe!
I’m still trying to be happy living most of my time in my car
Maybe it’s not for me
But I don’t have other choices right now
Thank you for your videos
Give me hope❤
Thank you for sharing Lindy. Some great ideas….
Loved 15 bean soup,ok,tomorrow going to cook them..yummmy
I knew a lady that would hang her tea bags on the clothes line and reuse.
Bread pudding, glorified rice, rice pudding. Also fried cornmeal mush! Stale bread, make french toast and freeze, can heat it up in the toaster.
Hi Lindy! Thanks for sharing your tips.
You know I find it really smart the way you're living I know it's not the easiest but my electric bill is more than my car payment and my full coverage insurance it's nice to see tips and tricks when it comes to saving on food 😊
Where I live there is one store a meat market they're selling chicken for $1 a pound it wasn't for them don't know how I would eat meat products
All the other stores want $10 for 3 lb of chicken so I've been trying to learn all kinds of stuff me and my wife are making lavender soda or lavender champagne just using culinary lavender water and sugar lavender has a natural yeast I have a lot of medical problems and a lot of stomach problems and it seems to help me
Rice and eggs and grits and eggs are good and economical, too. I tear dryer sheets in half in dryer to save money.
@@dlewis895 I can't stand the way clothes feel when hung on line. I'll stick with my dryer and save money in other ways.
Great Info !
My mom used to use ham hocks in beans. Haven't seen the in years. I'm going to look next time I go shopping. Thanks for the tips.
I love ham hocks. I make a great Hot Pot with ham hocks and veggies.
pea soup, cabbage and rice soup, sprouts are also delicious, and cheap if you sprout yourself. i use lentils.and in winter season{when vegs are more expensive} it s a healthy green to add to salad or make a chopsuey.
Some did soup or cooked them with collard greens.
Mom used to cook these with beans.