Poverty Pancakes 🥞 Great Depression Era Recipe - Cheap Pancakes Without Eggs, Butter, or Milk

This is a recipe for Poverty Pancakes that goes all the way back to The Great Depression, maybe even farther. My Mom grew up during The Great Depression. Like many children did at the time, she dropped out of school in the mid-1930's, at the age of 14, to get a job and earn money for the family. She became a cook and housekeeper for a wealthy family. That is where she learned how to cook American food and when her life-long love of collecting recipes began. This is a very simple recipe to make and requires only a few very basic ingredients. It even has a story that goes along with it.
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[@GrandmaFeral]

When Grandpa tried the pancakes, the stack on the left of the screen were the ones cooked in a little butter. The ones on the right were cooked on an empty griddle. Cooking in butter does give them a little more flavor but they are perfectly edible either way.

[@FREAKOUT123ism]

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[@abou8963]

With the prediction of a major recession within 18 months, your channel is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT for young Americans.

[@GrandmaFeral]

How true and thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@tristinkirby]

I love all these depression era recipes. I miss watching Ms Clara as well on Great Depression cooking channel. It's so interesting to me to see how our families survived. Not just American recipes but British and Polish one's was WW2 when they had to get creative

[@GrandmaFeral]

I am happy to hear you love depression era recipes. Thank you so much for watching and have a good day👩🏻

[@dianejasinski593]

I love these depression era recipes, they are very tasty and very cheap too thank you for the recipe and the story, I really liked hearing the story behind the pancakes! Take care much love Grandma and Grandpa 💗

[@GrandmaFeral]

I am happy to hear you love the recipes and the stories. Thank you so much for watching❤️Grandma👩🏻 & Grandpa👨‍🍳

[@lkmiller2010]

I can't wait to try these. With this economy we could all stand to be a bit more frugal like you! Thank you.😊

[@GrandmaFeral]

I am happy to hear you will be making these pancakes. Thank you so much for watching 👩🏻

[@NothingToNoOneInParticular]

Such great recipes! Boy are we going to NEED them, with THIS economy and the roller coaster going down...

[@GrandmaFeral]

I agree 100%. Thank you so much for watching 👩🏻

[@martyrose]

I love Grandpa's critique. He chose his words very carefully. I really appreciate watching the two of you! You've become the family I don't have. Thanks!❤🌷

[@GrandmaFeral]

Hi Marty we are happy to hear you consider us family that is an honor. We also are happy that you enjoy the videos. Thank you so much for watching❤️👩🏻 &👨‍🍳

[@semperfi818]

@@GrandmaFeral Marty here is not the only one who considers you and Grandpa Feral to be adopted parents or grandparents, FWIW: you and your beloved husband are the loving, caring grandparents that I never had, and indeed the entire Boo (Live) Crew considers you both family to us, along with your wise, empathic daughter. Besides, food is love -- and your wonderful recipes (and the stories behind them) feed us in body and spirit. Thank you again -- be well, and know how much you and Grandpa have come to mean to all of us. (Hugs to Marty, Sophia Willow and the rest of your outdoor clowder.)

[@patriciamorgan6545]

@@semperfi818 I second C.R.'s assessment!

[@CFord-wu3in]

Thanks, Grandma! Another great recipe to try out! We're going to need as many poverty meal recipes as you can turn out! You're helping a lot of people!

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you for your kind words and for watching 👩🏻

[@lettuce001]

Thank you Grandma Feral for the history story and the recipe,,,,,I will try these soon,,,,and as Grandpa said I will try them with some fruit,,,,

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@amyclark9581]

Grandpa is a king! And you're his Queen! Thank you for this great recipe

[@GrandmaFeral]

Grandpa likes your comment as he often jokes he’s the king of the castle and I say I am the queen. You can guess who rules lol. Thank you so much for watching❤️👩🏻& 👨‍🍳

[@amyclark9581]

@@GrandmaFeral lol I'm so glad he likes my comment!

[@semperfi818]

@@GrandmaFeral Much the way your daughter's kitteh Stella rules as Queen over her Boo, who loves her but thinks that he's the King? 😉🐈‍⬛👑🐈👑 No, seriously, dear Grandma Feral: the sheer joy that you and Grandpa Feral radiate in one another's presence is truly inspiring and heart-lifting; you two could teach seminars in happy marriage just by your delightful lived example. All good to you both, and thanks for lifting my spirits today.

[@huskerjpg]

Always like it when a Grandma Feral episode pops up on my feed. Nice music, too.

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching and your kind words. Have a good day👩🏻

[@Lokadottir]

This is helpful for my daughter who has a dairy allergy, thank you for sharing!

[@GrandmaFeral]

I am glad to hear this recipe is helpful for your daughter. Thank you so much for watching and have a good day👩🏻

[@Lokadottir]

@@GrandmaFeral thank you! Yes I love your channel and I make your haluski recipe constantly. When something is diary and also egg (another allergy) free it's so helpful as it gives her more options for worry-free food especially when money is tight.

[@erii82]

When I was a kid this was how my grandma made pancakes cause I have a dairy and egg protein intolerance. :) I could eat these without getting sick!

[@russellsherwood2315]

My Grandma taught us boys to make and cook these when we would go to fish camp,thank you for the memories

[@GrandmaFeral]

I am glad to hear your Grandma taught you to make the pancakes and it brought back fond memories. Thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@brendalamson2493]

My Granny made flap Jack's like that. 👍

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you for sharing about your Granny making the pancakes also👩🏻

[@Aldtarot1]

Love your videos!! Both of you are fantastic...thank you for sharing your recipes!!!

[@GrandmaFeral]

I am happy to hear you love the videos. Thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@gittank-sson3074]

Ooh what a great recipe! This I'm gonna take with me on hiking trails ❤️! Thank you so much sweet Grandma and Grandpa 🙏🙏

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@pek5117]

I love the story that comes with these. That's a very smart woman, you can tap maple trees and have free syrup so the most expensive thing is the bit of sugar and the coffee. I believe a cup of coffee cost 5c during the depression but if you are out hunting or fishing, it starts raining and there is a random little cabin that will give you some hot coffee and pancakes for a quarter you would probably take it. She said she was making $4 a day, that's impressive.

[@GrandmaFeral]

I am glad to hear you love the story. Yes she was a very smart woman. Thank you so much for watching and have a good day👩🏻

[@gamerjaqi7873]

love the butter ones too because it makes the edges crisp :) you two are so much fun :) remind me of my dads parents. my gran used to call grandpa Dad. :P

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you for your kind words and for watching. Have a good day👩🏻 & 👨‍🍳

[@MariaVargas-ed4xt]

I'm a new subscriber and so so grateful to have stumbled upon your channel! God bless you both , Grandma and Grandpa!💜

[@GrandmaFeral]

Welcome to my channel and thank you for subscribing and for your blessings.❤️Grandma 👩🏻 & Grandpa👨‍🍳

[@darkestcoven666]

I love these history lessons so interesting!!! I would definitely try these thanks so much for the video as always 💜

[@GrandmaFeral]

I am glad you enjoy the videos and thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@villagesteader3552]

I love the story about the pancake Lady, my husband is a hiker and he would pay anything for pancakes on the trail! ♥️

[@GrandmaFeral]

If I met your husband on the trail and I was making pancakes I would share some with no charge. Thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@villagesteader3552]

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[@maryannbalskus6463]

Grandma, you have the same plates I use everyday. I love them and love youxand you recipes. Glad I found you.

[@GrandmaFeral]

Welcome I am glad to hear you have the same plates and you love my recipes. Thank you so much for watching Love Grandma👩🏻

[@maryannbalskus6463]

@@GrandmaFeral Thank you.

[@rainicascadia5514]

Thank you for this recipe! 💗

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching 👩🏻

[@SandyzSerious]

My mom used to make these. Thanks for another good video Grandma.

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@joycejackson9315]

I made these when money was tight I always put grape jam and peanut butter on them. Kids loved them.

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you for sharing about putting jam and peanut butter on the pancakes. I have used jam but never peanut butter. I will try having them that way. Thank you so much for watching❤️Grandma👩🏻

[@mebythesea5]

I’m making them right now,Grandma! 💕🌹💕 Thank you from Canada!

[@GrandmaFeral]

Hi I am happy to hear you are watching from Canada. Enjoy the pancakes❤️Grandma👩🏻

[@ljc3484]

Much respect for the ingenuity & patience in mom’s & dad’s back then in providing for their children. I know kids can be bratty and ungrateful- it must have been especially hard holding it all together

[@GrandmaFeral]

In large families everyone would help out during hard times. My Mom quit school and went to work at a young age and all her older siblings did the same. When they would talk about what they had to do to help the family not one of them complained. Everyone back then were hard workers.❤️Grandma👩🏻

[@omaerin3529]

Thanks for sharing these recipes. I'm sure they will help a lot of people in these tough times right now. It's wonderful that you have so many of these recipes to share with everyone. Thank you so much Grandma. Stay well and safe.

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching and have a good day👩🏻

[@evelynstafford1669]

My parents have the same bowl and green plates! Looks yummy, Thank You! 🐱🐈

[@GrandmaFeral]

I know the dish set came in a few colors but my Mom collected them from the supermarket. At the time they only had the blue color. Thank you so much for watching and have a good day👩🏻

[@birgitwiley5540]

I love your plates they are so pretty. Thank you for sharing this with us! Hope you are well and healthy. You both are so enjoyable to watch. Love your vids.

[@GrandmaFeral]

We are doing well thank you for asking. Glad to hear you love the videos. Thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@nadinecrow]

How inspiring .....thank you

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@nadinecrow]

You both are lovely!

[@LIFE-SOFIA]

Good afternoon! Great video, very interesting. Thank you for sharing your original recipe! Have a good day!!!!L368😊👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@caroleffner5049]

Pretty jazzy music in the background Grandma!! Were you and Grandpa dancing around the kitchen while you were flipping pancakes?? Lol! Always enjoy watching your videos! This recipe is a "keeper!" God bless you both and all the best to you! 💞

[@GrandmaFeral]

Grandpa and I first met at a disco with a live band playing and girls dancing in cages. So we have been dancing ever since that day. Glad to hear you enjoy the videos. Thank you so much for watching❤️👩🏻 & 👨‍🍳

[@patriciamorgan6545]

@@GrandmaFeral Oooh, very 60s! You've had one groovy life together!

[@SomewhereInIndiana1816]

Thank you, grandma! I love the recipe and the story!! 👍👏

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching and have a good day👩🏻

[@jerrodlopes186]

Makes me hungry! 😋. Thanks, Grandma 🙂

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much Jerrod for watching. Have a good day👩🏻

[@notenoughprepping]

Love your videos!

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@phyllisbakercoffman8988]

Hey, Grandma and Grandpa 💚🌸. What a great story and recipe! Thank you so much for sharing ❤️

[@GrandmaFeral]

Hi Phyllis Thank you so much for watching and have a good day❤️👩🏻 & 👨‍🍳

[@loissutton8226]

Dear grandma, you know that you have to have some salt in your diet. The body needs a little salt. Love you both 💓

[@GrandmaFeral]

Yes I know about salt. When my Mom had to be on a no salt diet and I would cook her meals. I learned all about salt and how many foods had natural salt. Also how many prepared foods in one meal will give you your day amount of salt. It was unbelievable. Fast food is the worst. I thank you for watching and for your concern. ❤️👩🏻

[@maikailoa808]

Love to watch. Listen to clare, good recipes. Thank you

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching❤️Grandma👩🏻

[@gloriapeel6887]

They look great!

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching 👩🏻

[@amysteele9778]

So cheap and easy...great to know right now!

[@GrandmaFeral]

Cheap and Easy meals are the only way to save on the cost of groceries👩🏻

[@knit1purl1]

I've been making an egg free pancake with soy milk for years. However, I'm going to give these a try also as they are even more economical. Thank you.

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching and have a good day👩🏻

[@MarkKratzMC]

I can’t wait to try them. Thanks for sharing

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you for watching and have a good day👩🏻

[@kathryngolick7356]

This recipe is WOW good. 😋😋😋😋

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thanks a lot 😊❤️Grandma👩🏻

[@Linda-in9ns]

Looks very good. 🥞🍽☕️Thanks. ❣️

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching❤️👩🏻

[@pek5117]

I must have watched this 10 times cause I love the story so I had to look into it. The average wage during the depression was 10c/per hour, if you were very lucky and had a good factory job you could earn up to 30c/per hour. She said she could make up to $4 per day, that's over double the pay of the best jobs at the time. Even on bad days she was earning more money than a man doing heavy manual labor. Id hire her in a heartbeat to increase efficiency and figure out how to make money for nothing. If 'Dragons Den' or "The Apprentice" were during that time she would have been the most successful person on them.

[@GrandmaFeral]

I am glad you looked into the wages I enjoyed your comment. My Parents would tell me what they were making an hour years ago and it was little pay. The time my mother and her sister were making good money was during WWII. They both were defense workers and worked on the planes since the men were fighting the war. They were known as Rosie The Riveter. I don’t think many are left because most of them passed away. I have to tell you family members would tell me if they went to see a movie it was a nickel and that was a lot of money. Yes I agree she would have been the most successful person on The Apprentice. It was one of my favorite shows. Have a great day! Take Care Love Grandma👩🏻 & Grandpa👨‍🍳

[@pek5117]

@@GrandmaFeral Yeah Assembly Line Annie was also a popular one. I have posters of Rosie and Annie.

[@bluemoon3699]

Thank you. Enjoyed her story.

[@GrandmaFeral]

I am glad you enjoyed her story. Thank you for watching❤️Grandma👩🏻

[@Jeff250lbc]

Nice

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching❤️Grandma👩🏻

[@oanapuciu]

Thanks this is much needed! Thank you foe the information many people struggling now with money... we might see a depression coming for the ones that have no land could be very very difficult.. made those pancakes when I had no money... în România we now how to live with less.

[@GrandmaFeral]

Many people are now finding it hard to live with rising prices. Thank you so much for watching and have a good day👩🏻

[@underthetornado]

Basically...old pioneer on the prairee... biscuit mix..you can also add more sugar, or cinnamon or syrup if u have it.

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching and have a good day👩🏻

[@underthetornado]

@@GrandmaFeral love u guys always!❤❤

[@desertdogscalifornia]

Thank you!

[@GrandmaFeral]

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[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching.❤️Grandma👩🏻

[@mike97525]

Love this gal😍

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you for your kind words. Have a good day👩🏻

[@MUTKU1956]

I love your all videos, want To save money.

[@GrandmaFeral]

Glad you like them! ❤️Grandma👩🏻

[@lymb3914]

At 0:08 you show a clip from a diary of a wife from the Depression; she mentions the sum of $4.00. The Depression lasted from 1929-1941, so in the middle the Depression (1935) $4.00 would've been the equivalent of $86.50 in 2022! By the way, that also means the hot coffee and pancakes for 25 cents mentioned were about $5.50 in 2022! Not a bad deal, if syrup and butter is included! ~_^

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you for information and for watching❤️Grandma👩🏻

[@ruthsmith2367]

Thank you for your recipe ❤️❤️❤️

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@gregrak9389]

Very interesting, thanks so much for uploading this, have you ever made Matrimonial Cake?

[@GrandmaFeral]

No I haven’t but a relative of mine made it for a wedding favor to be given out to all the guests. Thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@nicidevine6670]

I wish I could do that but I can’t because I’m handicapped

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you for sharing that with me and thank you for watching.❤️Grandma👩🏻

[@Freeeleee]

Hahah great job grandpa 👑 lol 😂

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@lisaramaci6973]

Everything's better with butter!

[@GrandmaFeral]

How true! Thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@rowane6838]

King Grandpa😅 👑

[@williampalchak7574]

Hey Grandpa, what's for supper?

[@GrandmaFeral]

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[@charlenemiller7467]

My gluten free ones come out like those.

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you for sharing that your gluten free pancakes look similar. Thank you so much for watching👩🏻

[@DM-bb3wl]

I'm trying this, I'm lactose intolerant

[@GrandmaFeral]

Glad to hear you will be making the pancakes. Enjoy❤️Grandma👩🏻

[@amysteele9778]

You are an economic lifesaver!

[@GrandmaFeral]

Thank you I hope I am helping many people👩🏻

[@jami29841]

I wonder if these can be made with whole wheat flour?

[@GrandmaFeral]

I am sure it would be fine with whole wheat flour. Thank you so much for watching👩🏻