• ssfckdt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 hours ago

    It’s a wartime / depression era food, not something you’d make by choice, typically

    Cause bread was cheaper than say meat or cheese or what not

    • BanMe@lemmy.world
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      First appeared in an 1861 cookbook, target for this was sick people. Would be easy to keep down, carbs and fats to nourish more than just a broth.

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      Ive had it a couple of times, for a laugh, while broke as a joke. Only just discovered that i didnt invent it though.