I grew up so poor we gleaned fields for veggies. We would start out the week with stew and every day we just added water and veggies. I can stretch a dollar like nobody else. I have a nice big yard and can grow what I need. I have a couple of old depression era cookbooks, a casserole can last a long time.
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I’ve eaten more than my fair share of “Road Kill Stew.”
“I grew up so poor”
As did we. But parents and grandparents always had a garden, canned and froze everything. Freemartin heifer in the freezer, and canned up too. It wasn’t fancy, but we all got by. We were skinny.
Some of my favorite videos are of Clara, depression era cooking. Love her: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=depression+cooking+with+clara
I'm convinced that, at this phase of the game, this is how we fight the lefties. By starving the beast, and by becoming tougher people. By living a more spartan lifestyle, we become Spartans.
I grew up poor too. We didn’t waste anything. We ate leftovers every day until they were gone. My husband, who grew up in a more financially stable home, still doesn’t like to do leftovers and his idea of ‘stocking up’ used to be 2 extra cans of corn in the cupboard. He gets it now and he stocks up on anything that goes up for a good sale. We are set for a few months or more. We have a garden every year and have lots of farms in our area. We should be ok.