Forgotten 1950s Budget Recipes | Do They Hold Up Today?

If you're looking for dinner ideas, give these forgotten 1950s budget recipes a try! These money saving meal ideas are easy on your food budget. Do they hold up today? Money Saving Meals (1959) ------------------------------ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/CookingAllTheBooks INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/_cookingthebooks_ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/cookingallthebooks WEBSITE: https://www.cookingthebooks.net/ ------------------------------ NOODLES, WESTERN STYLE 3oz dry noodles 1/2 small green pepper, diced 1 1/2 Tbsp bacon fat or meat drippings 1 1/2 Tbsp flour 2c cooked or canned tomatoes, or 2 1/2c raw tomatoes cut in pieces 1 Tbsp finely chopped parsley 1c chipped corned beef, spiced ham, or dried beef 1/4 tsp salt Pepper Cook noodles 10 minutes in boiling salted water. Drain. Cook green pepper in fat in large frying pan until tender. Blend in flour and add other ingredients. Simmer 5 minutes to thicken. Add salt and pepper. Add noodles and simmer 10 minutes longer. SAUSAGE WITH SWEET POTATO AND APPLE 1/2lb sausage 2 medium sweet potatoes 3 medium sized apples 1/2 tsp salt 1 Tbsp flour 2 Tbsp sugar 1/2c cold water 1 Tbsp sausage drippings Cut link sausage into 1/2" pieces. Fry until done. If bulk sausage is used, shape it into small balls before or break it up as it cooks. Sliced pared potatoes and apples. Mix salt, flour, and sugar together and blend with cold water. Arrange layers of potatoes, apples, and sausage in a baking dish, pouring flour-sugar mixture over each layer. Top with apples and sausage, and add drippings. Cover; bake at 375 until apples and potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes. SCOTCH MEAT PATTIES 3/4lb ground beef 1/3c milk 3/4c quick cooking oats salt, pepper 2 Tbsp cooking fat or oil 1c water 1/4c chopped celery 1/4c chopped green pepper 1/4c chopped onion 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp flour Combine meat, milk, oats, 1 tsp salt and pepper. Make very thin patties; brown on both sides in the fat or oil in a frying pan. Add water and vegetables; season with Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Cook covered over low heat for 30 minutes. Blend flour with a little cold water, add slowly to the mixture and cook until thicken, stirring occasionally. ------------------------------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:49 Noodles, Western Style 5:56 Sausage with Sweet Potato and Apple 11:13 Scotch Meat Patties 19:24 Cookbook Chat - Money Saving Meals (1959) ------------------------------ DISCLAIMER: Links included above may be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. You are not required to click through any of my links, and there is no additional cost to you.