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Uncle Joe

(63,677 posts)
2. His facial expression seemed more emotionally intense to me than someone just tasting a good dish,
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:16 AM
Sunday

perhaps that, but also a from a validation of history?

mwmisses4289

(2,778 posts)
3. It's more that, as is often the case on his show,
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:26 AM
Sunday

he is really surprised by how good something tastes. I think I would be, too, if somebody told me they were serving me a water pie, lol.

Lifeafter70

(726 posts)
4. I have two recipes from my ex mother in law
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 02:37 AM
Sunday

That are from the depression era. Both are easy and pretty good. One is a chocolate cake that she called depression cake and the other is cold water buns.

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,472 posts)
5. I'm dying here... 😄
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 06:57 PM
Tuesday

I'd watched this video the other day, thinking this might've been something my Gran would've served on the farm in the Depression... Not convinced, despite the guy's surprised reaction.

But no... I just stumbled into a FB video from Garron Noone (Irish musician who somehow became an authority on everything Irish and many things not), and what should the topic be? Water pie. He is not a fan. Just made me laugh. Maybe because I tend to be sweary, myself, but yeah, whipping something out of nothing but fat and sugar just seems a sad excuse for dessert.

With 10 kids, all the girls kitted with flour sack dresses (the bags used to be printed 2ith flowers and such for this purpose), I can see my Gran making this but can't really believe she would've been nostalgic about it.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1G76eYcDhM/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Uncle Joe

(63,677 posts)
6. That guy was funny
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 07:08 PM
Tuesday


I plan on making it sometime just for the experience but I might try lemon instead.

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