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Tomato Cakes

SUBMITTED BY: STORMBORN

Tasty and cheap, this is a recipe from the Great Depression. Excellent as a side dish for supper, or even a main dish for a light meal.

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Blueberry Grunt

Submitted by: Iola Egle

Explains Iola Egle of McCook, Nebraska, 'A tightly covered skillet will 'grunt' while this traditional dessert cooks. It's said early settlers served this to the captain of the 'Yankee Clipper'.'

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My grandmother developed this cake during World War I when eggs were in short supply, as well as being very expensive if you could find them. This is not a sweet cake, and it is great for people who cannot eat eggs. It is also inexpensive to make. As an added bonus, you can change the cake's taste a little by frosting it or pouring pudding over it.

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Old-Fashioned Mini Plum Loaves

Submitted by: Laura Andrew

Moist and golden, these loaves are a 'plum' part of the holiday baskets our family makes up for country friends and neighbors. I discovered the recipe in a historical cookbook-- it truly is full of old-fashioned goodness.

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