Depression era Supper Meal






This recipe also goes back to the Depression here in America.  It may seem disgusting to you, but I am sure it fed many a hungry family. 


6 or more slices of bacon
2 cups cold  cooked potatoes (boiled and sliced) * sweet potatoes can be used too
3 green peppers finely chopped
1 cup of milk  (whole milk)

Fry the bacon and remove it from a dish and keep warm. Add the potatoes and green pepper and onions to the bacon drippings. When everything gets brown add 1 cup of milk and cook until milk is nearly all absorbed. Fold the mixture over like an omelet. Serve with the bacon slices.

NOTE: Yes I am aware of how totally unhealthy frying in bacon drippings is. I am just showing what people had to eat back during a time when many were starving. There were always potatoes, onions, and bell peppers on hand as many had large gardens.

1 comment:

  1. they probably wouldn't even print this in a magazine today! but I bet it is way tasty!!
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