Cookbook for Hard Times
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Cooking poor is hard to do, but many people in today's economy have to learn to adjust their food budget. This means buying more economically at the grocery store, and also trying to feed hungry people on much much much less. Also you want everyone to stay healthy.
My Name is Anna Patterson and I have been cooking all of my life. I was taught to cook by people who were a part of the people heavily influenced by their own part in the hardship which was The Great Depression.
With worldwide economic woes, it is very likely that the world could fall into similar crisis. The Great Depression was an economic problem of catastrophic proportions. It began in 1929 and by 1931 it had become a problem, in fact, a World Depression and was all over the world. When this economic decline ended is in debate, although this was seen as the early 1940's. That depression began with the fall of stock prices, and then a drop in personal income and a severe rise in unemployment. Unfortunately, in the present day, these are the same growing problems.
I personally believe in being prepared, so I thought I would share some of the ways of cooking I was taught by people who did survive The Great Depression. Because of this, I developed my own cheap cooking recipes. It was thrifty management practices in the kitchen, basically cooking cheaply, that kept families from starving to death during very hard times. So why not pass these old ways on to others. It is a reassuring thing to an entire family when they have something satisfying to eat and can say, "And we are saving money on our food budget."
Anna Patterson
About the Author: Anna Patterson grew up in the Ozark Hills with a dream of becoming an archeologist. She was able as a young adult to put the desire to good use exploring the mountains and river line of the Ozarks for early artifacts from the past. Many times in her treks deep into the wilderness forests, she was able to seek out and see first hand abandoned cemeteries of pioneers and Indians there and Ghost towns which had been abandoned during an earlier time. But it was her desire to know more about the early civilizations which resulted in her entering into her studies in history, art, and especially ancient civilizations in college. Her life as a writer brought her to many years of work in Journalism from college papers to work as a reporter and at one point Society Editor. She is now pursuing her desire to write fiction novels and feels that this allows her to put to use her life’s study of antiquities. She and her husband live in a house over 100 years old with their two Yorkies and two cats.
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Cookbook for Hard Times - Anna Patterson
COOKBOOK FOR HARD TIMES
Cooking Poor, but Healthy
By Anna Patterson SMASHWORDS EDITION
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Copyright 2011 by Anna Patterson
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This book above all, is dedicated to my husband, Bill, who has always believed in me.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. -- The Magic Grocery Store List
Chapter 2. -- Bread
Chapter 3. -- Quick Cooking
Chapter 4. -- Basic Meat Recipes
Chapter 5. -- Homemade Desserts
Chapter 6. -- Gravy and Sauces
Chapter 7. -- Soups
Chapter 8.-- How to Cook Breakfast
Chapter 9 -- The Rest of the Pie
Chapter 10 -- A Survival Kit for Hard Times
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I have been cooking and baking all of my life. But I will admit it is not my career, so these are just my recipes which I have used down the years. So I present this cookbook, not as a perfect tool, nor an expert one, but just with the full intent that