Thanks for watching Everyone! *We hope that you are safe, healthy, and that your pantry is stocked with essentials.* The full recipe is in the description box.
@bboat2564
4 жыл бұрын
I didn't see it there. Am I overlooking it? 🤔
@rickwalker5203
4 жыл бұрын
Still no flour in San Francisco! Hopefully very soon. Do you have a flourless recipe?
@mygreenfroggy
4 жыл бұрын
Our family made a similar cake my kids loved, vinegar, coffee, cocoa, flour, sugar, salt and vanilla, leavening agent. Covered most food intolerances too, no milk or eggs! Definitely an emergency cake when someone needed a chocolate fix! Topped with butter straight out of the oven, oh my. And things I usually had in the cabinet every month. Have you ever heard of Texas sheet cakes? They are a similar style.
@TheWjrohret
4 жыл бұрын
@@bboat2564 try turning your ad blocker off, reload and back on. Ublock was nuking it for me for some reason.
@schmelwhatscookin8594
4 жыл бұрын
My family put a coconut, butter, and vanilla topping which got broiled till crispy..... The emergency is when you leave under the broiler too long!
@emilybilbow5304
4 жыл бұрын
I remember one year our oven broke around my birthday and we didn’t have enough money to get it fixed or get a new one... so mom made me a pancake cake!!! It was cake batter cooked on a skillet and stacked with frosting between the cakes... I absolutely loved it... she made party hats out of the newspaper comics and we played family games (I was five) I remember it as one of the best birthdays ever... somethings are better than money😊
@valeriep.8364
4 жыл бұрын
Great memories. Thanks for sharing I can feel your 5 year old joy!
@novastariha8043
4 жыл бұрын
What a great creative Mother!!!
@KM-pm6qe
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this beautiful memory!
@garlicgirl3149
4 жыл бұрын
Why is it that when we improvise we have more fun?
@julieschneider5973
4 жыл бұрын
Gosh, I’d love to try that! Glen should try that for his next video!! 🍰
@sortel
4 жыл бұрын
I turned it into a coffee cake, emergency coffee cafe. Add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon to the batter. Then half the batter into a well greased bundt pan, a layer of streusel(brown suger, oatmeal, and pecans) followed the rest of the batter. Bake till the toothpick came out clean.
@corrieanngray
4 жыл бұрын
Corey Grant great idea.
@ggtay9727
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you. Saved it.
@jcca020
4 жыл бұрын
I literally have a cake emergency at least once a day. Usually the minute I make coffee.
@sennest
4 жыл бұрын
😂👍👍
@JUNIORK1974
4 жыл бұрын
Same!!
@kennethkustren9381
4 жыл бұрын
Hot Tea Biscuits ... anyone ?
@AutumnButterfly
4 жыл бұрын
Same here. LOL
@floydofnova2743
4 жыл бұрын
I get ya boi
@Supermunch2000
4 жыл бұрын
Admit it Glen, you set up the whole Coronavirus thing just to make your Depression Era recipes series go from "interesting" to "very relevant".
@meggtokyodelicious
2 жыл бұрын
It's going to be very helpful to keep watching and learn it for ww3
@terrytowells5500
4 жыл бұрын
The relevance of this series is spot on these days, as you've noted. This sort of home economics is so important right now!
@blind_aviator
4 жыл бұрын
You know something is bad when we can't even get the ingredients listed in a depression era cookbook.
@masada2828
4 жыл бұрын
Libertarian David - I never allow my pantry to get so low.
@asphodelale
4 жыл бұрын
The sad thing is that most people don't even know how to use the ingredients. There are going to be a whole lot of unused yeast packages at the end of this, I'm sure.
It was a facetious comment. Don't take it seriously lol
@AverageJoeHotRodShow
4 жыл бұрын
In event of an emergency, bake cake.
@mariannesouza8326
4 жыл бұрын
Average Joe Hot Rod Show Well, yeah! 😂👍🏼
@picantesworld7723
4 жыл бұрын
Yes Amen :) Cake is good.
@lisanorris7436
4 жыл бұрын
And put the kettle on.
@Barkebain
4 жыл бұрын
Except current emergency has left all local grocery stores without flour for almost 2 months now.
@AverageJoeHotRodShow
4 жыл бұрын
Kevin Raber we’ve been fortunate here. There’s not a ton of it on the shelves, but there’s always a bag or two
@MoarPye
4 жыл бұрын
I'm not set up for most of these: I don't have a mixer, I don't have any cast iron or heavy duty pans, my yeast has a best-before date in 2016 and I need to use 8x as much to get a similar rise, hell I don't even have a proper oven. I've been a wok and ricecooker guy for most of the last 20 years. That and salads. I always used these videos as just a loose guide to mixing flavours... But in the last three weeks I've made No Knead Breads and Banana Breads (from the old Julie Cooks video) in a casserole dish inside a glass convection oven, made my own pasta, cooked a full pilaf in the ricecooker, and baked Mustard Chicken Sausages (couldn't get any actual chicken) in a cake tin... Just having fun and keeping life interesting. My mum came to stay with us for these coming months, so she wouldn't have to be all alone in her house, but boy I wish she could have brought some of her kitchen with her. Too late now though... Thanks Glen and Julie! You've no idea how much these videos are helping us to stay positive; even upbeat.
@kellybryson7754
4 жыл бұрын
That is terrific! I love how you adapted.
@enriquelopez7050
4 жыл бұрын
Bravo, pareil ici
@ummthingy
4 жыл бұрын
I made the Mustard Chicken last night with sausages also. Not a dead bird carcas in sight at my local grocery.
@Dyson_Gday_Nice_to_Meet_You
4 жыл бұрын
Have you tried blooming your yeast? Get the yeasties going before you use them. Sounds like you are having fun Best of luck. :)
@wholeNwon
4 жыл бұрын
@@Dyson_Gday_Nice_to_Meet_You That's what I did with yeast that was 5 yrs. past the "exp" date. Worked well enough. I do have sourdough starter just in case.
@OptimusWombat
4 жыл бұрын
I love how Glen preempted all of the internet pedants on the issue of the stand mixer, haha
@xD-jm2ie
4 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry, its just too tempting. I can't resist correcting the spelling of "pedant".
@OptimusWombat
4 жыл бұрын
@@xD-jm2ie goddamit, I hate auto correct. Thanks for the pickup
@LeighIR
4 жыл бұрын
Me after the history - "Sunbeam. She probably had a Sunbeam and it's STILL working." :-)
@truepeacenik
4 жыл бұрын
Pedants gotta ped?
@werelemur1138
4 жыл бұрын
@@LeighIR The Sunbeam stand mixer my grandparents got as a wedding gift in 1940 still works.
@MrMkmitch
4 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking strawberries drizzled over a slice of that cake.
@chris999999999999
4 жыл бұрын
Wisdom right there. As soon as I saw the crumb I was thinking strawberry short cake.
@OdeMelody
4 жыл бұрын
Not wisdom in a depression unless it's strawberry season, you have them in your garden, and you don't plan to barter them for something else more important.
@jjudy5869
4 жыл бұрын
Or any fruit, fresh or canned.
@allieg4011
4 жыл бұрын
@@jjudy5869 Canned peaches and some whipped cream would be great.
@BeeWhistler
4 жыл бұрын
Jam, thinned and warmed.
@cowlady3612
4 жыл бұрын
You are the only cook I've seen on KZitem licking the beater. All of us watching these videos wants a lick too.
@JosiahMcCarthy
4 жыл бұрын
It's true, I appreciated that.
@sennest
4 жыл бұрын
Honestly, watch the video with lemon cake and you want to lick the batter - so I commented such and he said that he did off-camera😂👍👍!! I was jealous! Glen is the real deal! Oh, and when you do watch the lemon cake video - your mouth will water!
@kellybryson7754
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I thought the same thing.
@jilledmondson6894
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up eating raw batter and I still do at age 72!!!! Best part of the cake.
@joanmilano5302
4 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing. You know the other KZitemrs lick it off camera!
@bigfatbaataed
4 жыл бұрын
My god Glen's pantry is running dry, we're doomed...
@dungeonseeker3087
4 жыл бұрын
Here in England that method is pretty common, we call it the "all in one" method. Even the queen of baking Mary Berry uses it on occasion. I bake what we call Victoria Sandwich sponge (white cake to you guys) all the time but I've personally never tried the AIO method, I think next time I'll give it a go.
@diegoiunou
4 жыл бұрын
I saw a video reviewing each cake mixing method (creaming, reverse creaming and the all in one) and TBH the difference was to fine for the layman's palate. If you want to win a cake contest maybe you should stick with the tedious methods. But for a traditional cake, the AIO should be the way to go. P.D.: Try to make a Victoria Sandwich with Dulce de Leche filling, and you'll know why in Argentina we crave that precious sweet stuff.
@bearsbreeches
4 жыл бұрын
As long as you add baking powder it will work
@lhares2012
4 жыл бұрын
Barlie Checkwith I'm from UK. Same here
@Sally4th_
4 жыл бұрын
The only difference is folding in the flour rather than beating the batter makes a slightly fluffier cake because you're not developing the gluten as much. This method makes a great seed cake (caraway or poppy).
@thebassplayer8506
4 жыл бұрын
It kind of blows me away that your old cookbook series has become pretty relevant these days
@melindaadams6520
4 жыл бұрын
My Sunbeam Mixmaster was made in the 30's and is still a workhorse.
@EastSider48215
4 жыл бұрын
Melinda Adams: They really made things to last back then. My waffle iron was made in the late 1920’s, my sewing machine (electric) was made in 1913, and my pressure cooker is a newbie from 1948. They’ve all been in continuous use and they all work great.
@anastasia10017
4 жыл бұрын
my fridge from the 1950's is still going strong. my fridge from 2008 had to be replaced in 2014.
@melindaadams6520
4 жыл бұрын
I also have a Sunbeam Toastmaster made on 1954. Still works and is beautiful to boot.
@barbaraconnolly9000
4 жыл бұрын
I make a cake with no eggs, or dairy, mixed in a minute by hand. I can stretch food to feed us for a few days. Even in the 70s food was expensive., we learnt to cook . Now days people treat cooking like a hobby and eat too much convenience food. We don't normally eat out much as we live were all the food is meat or fish based and we have been vegetarian for nearly 30 years. I think we should start teaching basic cooking in schools again. I started my first sourdough starter on Tuesday, made sourdough pancakes with the discard today, served with a little butter and little dark brown muscavado sugar, delicious toffee flavour
@lilbatz
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up in during the 1970s, and learn to do cook on Sunday, and stretch it out until Wednesday from my Depression era baby parents. We always had a chest freezer. Always had a true garden. We froze our veggies in sauces. Lived in the burbs, not some holler. Whole chicken Sunday. Left over meat for chicken salad on Monday. Carcass used for soup for Tuesday. Left over mashed potatoes for potato pancakes with cheese (fancy!). I guess I'm surprised Dave is like "all the nooos!". I lived this from 1964 to 1982, then I went off to college. My mom made that exact cake, but swirled in a brown cinnamon crumble before baking, and did a hard caramel drizzle on the top. Reason for so much veal, is the farmers couldn't afford to feed to get calvesq to beef market rate during the Depression. My father was shipped off to work on a dairy farm from age from age 7 to 14 every summer (1944-1950). He ate a lot of veal. Are people really this disconnected from cooking their own food? Wow...
@donanderson47
4 жыл бұрын
Huge fan of the "old" church cookbooks! Thanks for sharing.
@lanem4091
4 жыл бұрын
My great aunt Dolly made a cake like this for me on the rainy afternoons she was giving me a break from my grandmother. If there was time to let it cool before we ate it, Dolly would slice it into two layers and fill it with a half pint of homemade jam (peach was particularly good). If there wasn’t time for complete cooling, the jam went on the top.
@helenblakovich1622
4 жыл бұрын
Family lore: My dad lived during the depression. His family used to spend the summer down the shore(yes, I'm from NJ) and fish, crab, etc for meat. He lived on crabs, lobster and fresh fish all summer, because it was free or cheap. So yea, what is luxury to us now used to be inexpensive. :) Great recipe, btw. Thanks!
@SW-ii5gg
2 жыл бұрын
Lots of the cheap/free food became expensive.
@richardheinen1126
4 жыл бұрын
In honor of the world being upside down, you should’ve turned it into a pineapple upside down cake lol
@milliway2010
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, this is the cake my Gran used for her streusel topped coffee cake, pineapple upside down cake and lemon cake.
@karintate
4 жыл бұрын
@@milliway2010 Same here. It makes wonderful coffee cake. My mom made this nearly every Sunday for brunch.
@janetm2969
4 жыл бұрын
When I was young my mom would melt butter, brown sugar and water in the cake pan, then add this simple one-egg cake recipe in dollops, and bake at 350 for 35 minutes. The sauce filled in all the spaces between the cake dollops with sweet and sticky beauty. We called it Cottage Pudding, and it was sublime! I think I'll make one right now! 🙂
@madelynl.5351
4 жыл бұрын
That last screen shot of the recipe page from the book: I am fascinated by the “Frosting for Burnt Sugar Cake” recipe but more than that, I want to see the actual Burnt Sugar Cake recipe that is just off screen. Any chance you can make that recipe as well? Or post the recipe somewhere?
@Underestimated37
4 жыл бұрын
I’m feeling the supermarket pinch too here in Australia, ingredients I want are often not around, I’ve been testing some of your recent stuff in cupboard recipes, been a great way to pass the time. Thank you for doing so many new videos, it’s been a sanity saver!
@leal536
4 жыл бұрын
I am down to 5 pounds of flour and no yeast to be found!!
@whisperzzar3321
4 жыл бұрын
Hmmm im thinking add choc chips to batter, spoon into muffin tray, easy choc chip muffins :)
@dungeonseeker3087
4 жыл бұрын
They'd be cupcakes, Muffins are made using liquid fat. If you cut the top off them, add some frosting then cut the offcut in half and put the 2 halfs back on the frosting like wings you'd have fairy cakes ;)
@mariannesouza8326
4 жыл бұрын
dungeonseeker 😀 🧚♂️ I’ve wondered how to get that muffin consistency. Thank you.
@shilohjim
4 жыл бұрын
Just some chocolate syrup would work for me.
@whisperzzar3321
4 жыл бұрын
@@dungeonseeker3087 I must admit i've never known the difference between a cupcake and a muffin.. I always just called them all muffins. :)
@dungeonseeker3087
4 жыл бұрын
@@whisperzzar3321 TBH it really doesn't matter what you call them. The important thing is that you enjoy the process and the end result.
@permeus2nd
4 жыл бұрын
Me and my mum (I’m 39 she is in her late 70s) are both disabled and unable to go to the local shops (heck even if I could physically walk there ied make the call not to as my mum is in the you will die if you get this virus category so nope) We used to get our shopping from tesco (a UK big chain supermarket) but I actually think you would have a better chance of winning the lottery than getting a delivery slot at the min, they open new slots daily at midnight and in under a minute they are all taken (currently booked up to and including the 30th and I don’t see most been able to get a slot but I’ll keep trying), we are luck to have found a local butcher that delivers so we can still get hold of meat and veg so where in a better state than some, I need to order flour off amazon and hope the price hasn’t been skyrocketed, I found a great Canadian bread flour a year or so back that makes one of the best breads I’ve tasted so I’m hoping I can still get it with the chaos the worlds in. Stay safe to anyone that reads this.
@southpawacquisitions6667
4 жыл бұрын
Chicken back in the 30’s and before was considered a rich mans meal. Only the farmers had chicken to eat often. Back then if you did find a butcher that sold fowls they would be the most expensive of all the proteins
@GlueNotGlitter
4 жыл бұрын
You've got to try "Wacky Cake" (a depression era cake. the point of this cake is that it uses items that you think wouldn't make a cake/ or be able to make a cake with so little) All purpose flour, white sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, vanilla extract, cider vinegar, vegtable oil, 1 cup of water.
@4jeanjs
4 жыл бұрын
I make wacky cake with my grandson. Frost it with mocha whipped cream. Luxurious!
@justingarcia7722
4 жыл бұрын
Love this series and what you are doing. I grew up pretty poor, first generation immigrant kid. So I learned how to cook pretty young helping out my grandma, making broths, stews, breads. Most valuable thing I learned. And now, in times of crisis, I feel a degree of relief and safety knowing I can pull together a delicious meal with limited means. Good information, thank you!
@ceceosborn176
4 жыл бұрын
A friend who would be 88 if alive now, told me they rarely ate chicken. Unless one of the chickens was hit by a car. They were reminded of roadkill chicken any time the passed by KFC.
@OptimusWombat
4 жыл бұрын
Roadkill chicken are probably higher quality than KFC. They're even free range!
@wendelynyoung8609
4 жыл бұрын
cece osborn my parents lived through the Great Depression and thankfully they had chickens and there own garden. But, chicken was not eaten daily nor was meat. Chicken was eaten on Sunday....hence the name Gospel Chicken
@themermaidstale5008
4 жыл бұрын
I just saw something on PBS that said chickens weren’t commercially raised until the 50s, people raised them for the eggs and then when they got to old “into the stew pot they went.”
@gregpotts9410
4 жыл бұрын
"whole food economy has changed in 90 years" --- obviously that's your cue to publish the Glen & Friends Cookbook.
@sandranevins2144
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you ran interference beforehand. When my mom, and aunts( my kitchen), always a place of honor the STAND MIXER. Just want to say thank you for being back the more practical recipes, even the sweets. A very good cake, aka busy day cake, one or two egg cake. Just a light dusting of icing sugar. Peace.
@Cordelia0704p
4 жыл бұрын
I love it. I open youtube and the first thing I see is "emergency cake" I cracked up and thought well, this is an emergency let's see what it is. Nice looking cake - I'm big on baked goods that don't need yeast still can't get any - its become a running joke here now.
@kellybryson7754
4 жыл бұрын
Check youtube for videos on how to make your own yeast. I read an article that used fruit peels left out, yeast settled, then you feed it flour and water. Save a little back each time.
@anastasia10017
4 жыл бұрын
so ? Make your own yeast.
@MrMezzra
4 жыл бұрын
Glen, have you considered starting a podcast with Julie? You have a great voice, are very insightful, and I would enjoy listening to you sharing your knowledge or general life chat.
@stevenlord5730
4 жыл бұрын
Matt A He does have a great broadcast voice, doesn’t he? Puts me in mind of the lead voice for the comedy group The Frantics 😉
@FlyxPat
4 жыл бұрын
‘Let them eat emergency cake’ The food situation improves. Back to normal in Australia. Paper goods still in short supply though.
@redbeard36
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been thinking so much lately about my grandmother and her huge pantry that she kept well stocked because she grew up during the depression and WWII rationing. She wasn’t a great cook but she always had something to make and she would do fun things like make tuna salad and then put a smiling face on it with olives, and pimentos.
@EliseLogan
4 жыл бұрын
This recipe is very similar to one called "Busy Day Cake" from an older Better Homes and Gardens cookbook I have. The fact that it turns out so nicely is great - and we often have this as a "snack" cake with no frosting or toppings. And we almost always use butter rather than shortening - that's a taste preference on our part, though it makes for a less fluffy cake.
@knoblob1
4 жыл бұрын
Elise Logan wondered about a substitute for the shortening. Thank you
@EricRodgers1975
2 жыл бұрын
I used to love that Busy Day Cake when I was younger. Sometimes, my family would have it with a simple powdered sugar glaze on top. And once, I made a version with some ground hazelnuts mixed through and a bit of brown sugar swapped in, for my mom's birthday. The previous year, I had visited Europe and brought back various chocolates from Switzerland with hazelnuts (just as Nutella was starting to gain popularity in the United States), and my mom and I both really discovered a fondness for hazelnuts.
@MiddleEastMilli
5 ай бұрын
@@knoblob1 4 years later.....could also be applesauce.
@VictoriousBard
4 жыл бұрын
So I tried this out, but I used vegetable oil instead of shortening because that's what there was, and it still worked really well. Made a very nice cake.
@lindab6596
4 жыл бұрын
So happy I found you Glen and Friends, you have kept me busy at home. Finally got yeast, yesterday, first bread ever tomorrow morning.
@barbaracarter6726
4 жыл бұрын
I collect old cookbooks. ANd new cookbooks. Just got one from 1824 called the Virgina Housewife. I am impressed with how many baking recipes begin with "Take twelve eggs and..."
@alexcarter8807
4 жыл бұрын
$4 a week was like $80 a week now. I eat really well on $80 per 2 weeks now. Also cookbooks were kind of "wish books" they were wishful reading. I grew up in the 1970s and that was a real depression. I mean, flour and water "pancakes" and whatever we could scrounge. I got pretty good at foraging and fishing.
@jo6520
4 жыл бұрын
I always appreciate the history lesson!
@arthurschopenhauer1070
Жыл бұрын
Hearing about the beginning of the lockdown from here in January 2023 is almost quaint
@canaan_perry
4 жыл бұрын
I have always managed my kitchen at home like I was living in the Depression. Always have and always will.
@jdub1371
3 жыл бұрын
I like to split a plain cake in half horizontally, fill it with jam or lemon curd, and sift powdered sugar over the top. With the right flavor of jam (raspberry or strawberry, maybe apricot) or orange marmalade, you could also top it with a chocolate glaze. I usually sprinkle the insides of the layers with some liqueur or straight-up booze like rum or bourbon.
@drewbear1969
4 жыл бұрын
I love how excited Julie got 😄 The great thing about visiting cakes is that they're so versatile, you don't need to ice them or anything, maybe just a little fruit or chocolate on the top while baking and that's it, but they also dress up great in a pinch. I used to do them in a loaf pan so it'd make a nice slice alongside the coffee or tea. I've been making a big weekend meal to use for weekday leftovers most of my life. At first it was because I got paid on Fridays and I'd better buy groceries before I blow it on something I shouldn't, but by now it's just a lot easier than planning a week's menu, just mix a bit of Sunday's chicken into a bowl of rice and whatever veggie needs to be used up, add a dash of soy sauce, and that's several easy meals until the chicken's gone or I feel like cutting it up for curry or soup. Doesn't need to be fancy here, I ain't runnin a restaurant 😄
@knoblob1
4 жыл бұрын
drewbster69 love the idea of using a loaf pan. How long to bake? What can I use to substitute shortening? I see he used 1/2 shortening and 1/2 butter. I don’t have any shortening
@SweetTooth8989
4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos Glenn. Yeah, sadly we live in a completely different world now. This will pass obviously but it won't be in a couple months like some people are hoping, more like 1-2 years in my opinion. Thanks for posting videos, it helps all of us stay busy while being at home. People are panic buying and it will get worse with time. And sadly, the poorer countries are having a very hard time because they don't have food or money since everybody is out of work. Hope everybody stays safe and let's hope we get through this as soon as possible.
@saras4369
4 жыл бұрын
I've been looking at old WWII rationing recipes, I think that would be a very useful series to do in these times when we might need to stretch limited supplies :)
@thobbs4526
4 жыл бұрын
I just made this tonight, so easy! I modified the flavor by adding fresh lemon juice & lemon extract, in addition to the vanilla. I used butter as I don’t use shortening. It hit the spot for a sweet-tooth craving. I really, really, really am avoiding going out, so thanks for this.
@jojo-tl5ei
4 жыл бұрын
I love old cookbooks, they are a piece of history.
@ellebee2419
4 жыл бұрын
I'd brush over a good amount of melted salted butter then sprinkle over cinnamon sugar. Yum. Tea Cake.
@flamingpieherman9822
4 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking if you had a jar of preserves like strawberry or blueberry you could just spend those onto the cake a dollop each
@integrity619
4 жыл бұрын
Sugar, milk, egg, vanilla.... In that years my grandparents have only flour and salt. If they have luck....
@DK-kv5vj
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I’ve never been too confident with baking cake, so my skill level isn’t that great. This seems like it has a low margin for error 🤞🏼. My husband loves plain (no frosting) vanilla cake, so I will definitely try this for his birthday next week.
@madiantin
4 жыл бұрын
I've been married 31 years and always wanted a mixer but it's been an expense we just couldn't afford. When the quarantine hit I finally got one as a quarantine gift. =D WHOOT! How have I lived so long without one? It makes life so much easier! Anyway. Will probably make this cake using it. =D
@snookat
3 жыл бұрын
IDK if you look at old comments but you talking about making something on Sunday and eating 2 days of leftover that by the 3rd day you took that and made something else is how I grew up and my mom (83) still cooks too this day. I can say at the age of 56 I can make a family meal from nothing because of how I grew up. A talent I am thankful for each day. LOL A recipe is a GUIDELINE for you to follow when cooking. I have been binge watching your videos and have been very entertained by them all. THANK YOU for that!
@hoagy_ytfc
4 жыл бұрын
I'll never cease to be gobsmacked when your milk comes out of a BAG! :)
@LillibitOfHere
4 жыл бұрын
David Stevenson I’m not Canadian, but when I was in middle school they switched from milk boxes to little singe serve bags of milk. It was always a challenge to stab the straw into the bag without making a mess.
@hannnahm
3 жыл бұрын
I swear my grandma made this cake, or one very similar, SO MUCH. She was born in 1915 in northern Alberta and the Depression really shaped her world view for the rest of her life.
@asphodelale
4 жыл бұрын
FWIW, when I was taught to bake, 'shortening' just meant any solid fat EXCEPT bacon grease (too strong a flavor, that one). You can use Crisco, other hydrogenated vegetable oils, margarine, lard, or butter for any recipe that says shortening. And if it says 'melted shortening', you can also use any mildly-flavored vegetable oil. Though if one has a choice, it's better for health and flavor reasons to opt for either animal fats or non-hydrogenated vegetable oils than anything hydrogenated. Now, if you're making pies, feel free to match the fat to the filling--use butter for fruit pies, use fat and meat from the same animal for pot pies, and lard for either, since its flavor is so mild. And don't be afraid to use lard to make icing--it used to be standard practice to use it to make the icing for wedding cakes, since it left the icing a pure white color. Just make sure you're using fresh lard, not reclaimed lard from the fryer, since it does pick up flavors.
@anitaholmes8201
4 жыл бұрын
Regarding chickens, both my spouse and my father grew up before WW2 in towns, but they both had chickens (and eggs, and fried / stewed chicken) growing up. So it just sort of depended where you were and what you could make do with.
@onewayherway
4 жыл бұрын
I just tried the recipe and in spirit of the using what you have on hand I substituted oil for shortening and used 8” x 8” pan. Turned out great was very fluffy and took 30 minutes. Good recipe.
@scotthueston1843
3 жыл бұрын
i only have an 8"x8" as well, and I was going to up the mixture by 50% - but it sound like you didn't increase anything and it worked great anyway, nice
@tinabraxton4906
2 жыл бұрын
My mother had a cookbook, written in the 1940s, that had cake recipes made this way. It was called the "quick-mix" method and was said to work only with hydrogenated shortening. I don't remember the exact title of the book.
@AnnBearForFreedom
2 жыл бұрын
My home was built in 1930, so I collect things and recipes from that year to prepare as a celebration for/with my house. Thanks for dessert!
@kristalcuthill1338
2 жыл бұрын
This reminds me somewhat of what I've heard called Wacky Cake or Depression Cake, but it is even more pantry friendly because it uses oil instead of butter, water instead of milk, and vinegar and baking soda instead of an egg.
@mrsmac1974
4 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your comment on chickens. We ate pork almost daily when I was growing up, but I remember going to my Aunt's farm and she would make home made chicken pot pie with the old hens. It was to die for, and that's when I fell in love with chicken.
@medawson01
4 жыл бұрын
I made this cake for dinner this evening. It was delicious! I ate it with vanilla chia seed pudding. I don't buy shortening, so I used lard. I'm running low on butter until my groceries are delivered in three days. It took a full 35 minutes for the cake to bake thoroughly. I have strawberries in the freezer, so I'll make a shortcake in a few days with whipped cream. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
@updownstate
4 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable. My mother taught me to mix a pinch of cinnamon with a pinch of sugar, sprinkle over top of batter and then swirl knife blade through batter. Makes curvy lines of cinn sugar through the cake and it's very pretty, also fast and costs almost nothing. Plus you don't have to frost.
@marlagriffith3144
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe it is called Emergency Cake because when you get unexpected guests, you can whip this up and bake and have a treat ready, in an "emergency". I am trying this cake today. Thanks.
@starrtillman3240
4 жыл бұрын
We didn’t have a lot of money growing up. My mom would cook on Sundays for the week. So i do the same thing to stretch food. Both of my adult children do the same thing. Big meals on Sunday, left overs Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday transform into another meal. Friday was sandwiches and Saturday was clean out the refrigerator day. Eat anything that would be too old and freeze any left overs to use later.
@nancyannenesteriak-gentili3540
4 жыл бұрын
I have this recipe, and a lemon sauce topping was part of it. It was called cottage pudding.
@mariannesouza8326
4 жыл бұрын
Nancy Anne Nesteriak-Gentili Nice!
@RobotPorter
4 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear, watching I immediately thought of a "lemon drizzle" topping for it. Since many people probably have a bottle of "Real Lemon" or something similar in their refrigerator. Also, you also might turn to the liquor cabinet and make a rum, bourbon, liqueur or wine sauce. But turn to the liquor cabinet at the end of the process, or you might skip the cake entirely. 😎
@nancyannenesteriak-gentili3540
4 жыл бұрын
I forgot to mention that it was a warm lemon sauce poured over the cake.
@themermaidstale5008
4 жыл бұрын
Nancy Anne Nesteriak-Gentili I’m going to need that lemon sauce recipe ;-)
@RoseBud-fk4qg
4 жыл бұрын
Make two freeze one for fast emergency thaw and eat
@gracehill7204
3 жыл бұрын
I use to make a cake using flour, water, vinegar, baking soda and oil. It’s called crazy cake oops forgot the sugar.
@bettyvantassellakamamayork1968
4 жыл бұрын
I have a depression meal that my grandmother made and my mother did and I love it maybe because I was brought up on this please try you take salt pork cut it in bite size strips and boil till halfway done drain to get some extra salt off put it back in water just cover a little bit over salt pork put black pepper and fresh or canned green beans and chopped potatoes when potatoes and green beans are tender take flour and water mix good in separate bowl put it in until it thickens and make drop bisquick biscuits and it's so good enjoy ( check salt you may need to add halfway through cooking potatoes it's up to your taste buds)
@garlicgirl3149
4 жыл бұрын
Nice to have in the arsenal. Funny, how some things change and others stay the same. I grew up on Sunday dinner. You had leftovers and if you had even more you recreated something else. The bone was always used for soup. Roast into sandwiches. I don't see how people would not do that now.
@dukediesel
3 жыл бұрын
To me the only difference from this cake then a regular cake is that this one is smaller. I always have these ingredients in my house because I love baking sweets. This recipe is what I make today even out of a Betty Crocker cookbook.
@mesummika569
2 жыл бұрын
My mom use to make cakes and all that and folks always wondered why or how. We did not have a lot of money, to say the least, but we always were fed well and had something special, at least in my eyes. The thought she always said was if there is a small snack to take in after school or chores before we sat for our meals the food went further. You were not rummaging through trying to take what could be dinner later because leftovers changed and would become something new all the time. I still find to this day to find truth in that when I have a full house of folks. Always have something you can serve depending on what comes to the door, a hungry hand, or some news that you need to sit down and listen to. Just tradition I gather for me.
@kristinamikkelsoncasanova6287
2 жыл бұрын
Have not been here for a long time but have been dehydrating foods and such as to preparing for what might to come. Have been looking into Depression era cooking for the future use and now. So glad to see you again and will be watching you again. Looking for a recipe like this.
@margaretbedwell58
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a nice cake to eat with a dish or fresh fruit also. Thanks for sharing this quick recipe that will be so handy to have in the repertoire. Have a Blessed day.
@wendythompson1529
4 жыл бұрын
My grandmother taught me this cake when I was a little girl. She was a teen during the depression.
@Teofane
4 жыл бұрын
I usually fail at baking cakes. But this recipe looks so fast and easy I might give it try. It reminds me a little of Cottage Pudding, an old-fashioned recipe that you never see anymore.
@EastSider48215
4 жыл бұрын
Teofane: I love Cottage Pudding!!! It’s a family favorite. Our recipe comes from the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook, and has nutmeg in the cake. We always serve it with lemon sauce (way more than the recipe says to use). What sauce do you put on it?
@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing
4 жыл бұрын
My grandmother told me when she was a kid (during the depression, and they had money), her mother made cakes daily from canned & powdered stocks of flour, egg crystals, milk, baking powder, salt, and shortening. Even shortening was powdered and canned. Stocking food supplies was a thing you did once a month or per season, not weekly like for most of us today with fresh produce. Non refridgerated pantry goods with damn near decade-long shelf lives were everyday parts of the diet up into the 50's, when supermarkets became the thing, she explained. I, myself, a product of being poor in the 70's/80's, grew up with the boxed brick of Government Cheese. The greatest thing for microwave nachos ever created by science.
@jstaffordii
4 жыл бұрын
Gubment cheese made the best grilled cheese and mac n cheese growing up
@themermaidstale5008
4 жыл бұрын
Summers, my sister and I used to shuck fresh black-eyed peas and corn from the farmer’s market that my mother put in the freezer. Mother also expertly cut up whole chickens and froze the necks, baby’s and wings to make chicken and rice in the future.
@fluffyunicorn57
4 жыл бұрын
All that seafood and meat that the more fortunate were consuming needed to be bought at least weekly. Same with bread. By that point refrigerators and ice boxes were widespread, but most people can't afford to buy a week's pay worth of food at once. As far as bread, packaging was worse than today and it would get stale and moldy even quicker.
@pityparty9955
3 жыл бұрын
Huh. We always called it One-Egg Cake. We used lard in all baking.
@radry100
4 жыл бұрын
So what is "emergency" about that? It's a standard cake recipe..
@brockreynolds870
3 жыл бұрын
This cake looks like it would be great with whipped cream and strawberries
@lisanorris7436
4 жыл бұрын
While hot, butter the top and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
@michaelstevens1027
4 жыл бұрын
This looks like a great vanilla batter for a quick Pineapple Upside Down Cake.
@hiddentruth1982
4 жыл бұрын
mix some cinnamon and sugar together, spread it on top and have a coffee cake.
@tinakover385
Жыл бұрын
Two years later this is my go-to cake recipe. I've doctored it up more ways than I can count. Chocolate chips + nutmeg + cinnamon for a quick coffee cake, or lemon-blueberry, or almond-poppy seed, or ground cardamom and a layer of thinly sliced plums on top. It's a winner every time. I often add a spoonful of Greek yoghurt to the batter to make it extra moist.
@MiddleEastMilli
5 ай бұрын
Wow, Tina! You are very creative! So glad you posted! :)
@cybersean3000
3 жыл бұрын
How about a Depression Cake made with vinegar?
@sennest
4 жыл бұрын
Glen!!! You rock😎👍👍!! Thank you for just being here!🙏🙏
@floief
4 жыл бұрын
huh!...looks like the simple cake Grandma used to make to go with her canned fruit. Peaches, cherries, pears with a dribble of heavy cream over top. I just have to give this a go!
@davidmanderson1047
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Would you be able to covert the recipe for a easy low carb version? So using almond or coconut flour as a replacement and erythritol to replace the sugar and cream to replace the milk ?
@knoblob1
4 жыл бұрын
David Manderson was wondering the same. I failed making banana bread with almond flour. It didn’t work
@-AnyWho
4 жыл бұрын
this looks good and i would try this but at the moment i am unable to get flour ... Wegman's in cheektowaga ny has flour available thru insta-cart limit 2 at a increased price but if you go to store there is a limit 1 bag and the shelves are empty. its not that they don't have it cuz if you want to pay more for it they will find it for you and deliver it to your door, they simply are not stocking there shelves with flour or any other essential items ... i simply refuse to be forced to pay more for something that really should be still be there ... so far i lost 10 pounds ... i guess this is one way to go on a diet
@knoblob1
4 жыл бұрын
AnyWho I only have almond and coconut flour. It didn’t work well when I attempted banana bread
@frankmorgan1950
4 жыл бұрын
excellent explanation on why so many of the recipes used now "expensive" foods. keep up the good work and stay safe
@nick.degrasse5162
4 жыл бұрын
I just found u today I'm a nurse and work today want to stay home make cakes.
@michaelrg3836
4 жыл бұрын
"Keep calm - bake on", I love it!! At least I can make cake: all I have is cake flour - ALL bread flour and yeast is out of stock. In my neck of the woods there's lots of TP but no AP! 😭
@Terry-me6ux
4 жыл бұрын
I had to buy yeast off Amazon. Was fortunate to find a 1 pound (!!!) package of it, Happened to go to the early morning hours at Walmart and found wheat flour, Bought white flour for far too much at the local sprouts but Hay, found it. They also had chicken. my local grocery has been out of chicken!!! for 2 weeks. The world is weird these days but fresh bread is always a wonderful thing.
@rebelcolorist
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! This looks looks an early one-bowl cake recipe... They started cropping up more towards the later 50s in cookbooks. Those versions call for beating the fat into dry ingredients first, until very sandy (only about a min a low speed), then adding the liquids and beating at medium speed for about 3 min. This method supposedly creates a more tender crumb in the finished product. Try it!
@markshellenbarger9986
4 жыл бұрын
Mom used to make this when I was a kid and I made it for my kids. She made a larger batch an used a 9x13 cake pan. She also made a caramelized coconut icing to put on it. I think it was shredded coconut and some white and brown sugar. She spread it on the pre-baked cake and put it in the broiler to caramelize a bit but not long enough that the icing got hard. Just kind of chewy. Great childhood memory. I haven't made it in years but I might have to now!
@deawallach3404
4 жыл бұрын
A 7x7 pan is a very odd size! Never seen one much less used one!
@amyandaugust
4 жыл бұрын
I'm not much of a baker usually but I've done 3 of the old cookbook recipes over the last two weeks. They are simple, delicious, and not too sweet. I've really appreciated having some fresh baked goodies during this time and not using up too many eggs and butter! Thanks for the videos!
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