20 Cheap Potato Recipes Our Grandparents Ate Through the Great Depression
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When times were tough and money was short, potatoes became the hero of the dinner table.
In this video, we’re revisiting 20 cheap potato recipes our grandparents ate during the Great Depression — meals that proved how simple ingredients could keep families fed and full.
From potato soup and hoover hash to fried potato cakes and creamed spuds, these recipes were humble, hearty, and full of love.
They remind us that survival didn’t come from luxury — it came from creativity and care in the kitchen.
👉 Stay till the end — #16 might be a recipe your grandparents used to make every week.
🍽️ Watch Next:
► 25 Cheap Meals Our Grandparents Ate To Survive – PART 1
► 30 Cheap Meals Our Grandparents Ate During Hard Times – PART 2
► 25 Cheap Dinners That Our Grandparent Ate Through the Great Depression
► 25 Forgotten Ground Beef Recipes Our Grandparents Ate To Survive!
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Relive the meals, memories, and flavors that helped America survive hard times.
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My favorite is a potatoes .. make mashed potatoes fry up hamburger drain then make gravy or cream of mushroom mix in veggies place in pan , add mashed potatoes bake when about done sprinkle on cheese on top so it melts not burns .yummy .. thankyou ever so kindly for every video this video came on my screen what a blessing omg love this so much thank you every so kindly sent with much love and a blessing to see great videos that i Wish i was a blast from this past would have been a blessing to know all of there ideas most kids today will never know hood values dont mean you have to buy high end .. please teach our futher kids every video will help them to learn cheap is life saving with the horrible prices today . Eggs here are 25 dollars and potatoes are 6 dollars this is a blessing video to watch & to learn …thank you kindly
"memories light the corners of my mind" thank you for the trip through memory lane 🙏
Especially The potato candy
Most of these recipes are still being used…
I'm not a sweet eater, but I made the potato candy once and it was too sweet for me. I make potato chips. That's my go to.
I’m making potato soup right now & some potato candy. Both are favorites from my childhood.
My family is making 1/2lb of hamburger feed 4. Stew meat this morning is $10.99 lb! So much for that vegetable beef soup we've been craving!
Love potatoes 😊😊😊😊😊😊
Bring on the soup😊😊😊😊😊
My grandma taught me how to use up leftover mashed potatoes by adding flour, rolling the mixture out thin, and dry frying it. She called it "patiskaker" which is potato cake in Norwegian. Slathering butter on the flat pancake like cake, rolling it up, is so delicious. Can be stored in the fridge. She also added jam sometimes.