From a wartime edition of The American Woman's Cookbook, some delicious Great Depression food.

Spread peanut butter and mayonnaise on bread, add an entire onion

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[–] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I believe these were a holdover from the Depression, maybe some developed a taste.

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  • [–] [S] 13 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    It's definitely the kind of food my 1920s grandparents came away from their childhood enjoying, but I haven't seen the recipe itself from that era. Usually butter sandwiches and toast sandwiches were the stereotypical anti-starvation sandwiches.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    A cracker tastes good, when you're starving. This sandwich would be a feast.

    Also, wartime economy wasn't great, either. But the soldiers were somewhat fed, although moldy bread and meager rations were often the meal.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Without the mayonnaise that's just fine. Peanut butter is versatile enough to mix with most savory things. PB and pickle is tasty too.

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 1 month ago

    I think it's more historically interesting than disgusting. 1943 was the height of US WW2 civilian rationing, and it was being written for a generation raised on Great Depression cuisine and all the tinned meats from The Jungle. There's a neat materialist angle to a survival recipe like that making it into a premiere cookbook like this.

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    [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    Protein, carbs, fat, and a little bit of sharp onion flavor. Hell yeah

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Peanut butter and pickle actually sounds really good right now. I’d gobble that up.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    My great grandfather used to spread peanut butter on layers of white onions. Used to eat this kind of food a lot when I was a kid, plus radishes and salt from the garden.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    I still eat the classic PB+vegan mayo+lettuce sandwich. Lot of really nice flavor and texture combinations 🤷

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    sounds like sensory hell

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Big fan of onion + PB in ramen

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago*

    Very similar to the dutch "frietje oorlog", war french fries. Still probably the most popular way to eat French fries is dipped in this exact kind of sauce

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Sounds like the right amount of spiciness

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Give that shit some heat and that sounds pretty tasty

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