It's no secret that the Great Depression gave rise to some of the most fascinating dishes in American culinary history. Iconic dishes like banana sandwiches and meatloaf were created out of necessity ...

DILLON THOMPSON: This crazy, weird-looking stew recipe is almost 100 years old. It's called a Hoover stew, and it basically looks like someone just emptied their entire kitchen cabinet into a giant ...

As a result, the name Hoover became a byword for anything associated with the Depression. People called shantytowns Hoovervilles, called rabbit or squirrel meat Hoover Steaks, and referred to the ...

When the United States' stock market crashed on October 29th, 1929, it set off a decades-long period of economic turmoil now known as the Great Depression. During this time, people were often forced ...

When you think about food from the Great Depression, your mind probably conjures up images of bland porridge and watery soup ...

There's a well-worn saying that "tough times don't last, but tough people do." That could be the motto of the " Greatest Generation," who survived the Great Depression and then the ensuing war years.