Depression-era recipes go viral for coronavirus-era home cooks

The World

Since early 2019, Glen Powell has been sharing recipes from vintage cookbooks, including many from the Depression era, on his YouTube channel, “Glen and Friends Cooking.” But recently, as coronavirus forces home cooks to get creative in the kitchen, some of these recipes have taken off in a big way. Host Marco Werman speaks to Glen Powell in Toronto.

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