Peanut Butter Soup: A Historical Mistake or Ingenuity?

In 1933, the economy was so bad that families started turning to the Good Housekeeping Cook Book for... Peanut Butter Soup? Today on Reheated History, we’re heading back to the Great Depression, a time of failing banks and the Dust Bowl—to see if this high-protein 'peasant luxury' was a stroke of genius or just a desperate mistake. I’m putting my kitchen (and my family’s dinner) on the line to find out if this 1930s staple is worth a spot at your table, or if we're just ordering pizza...again. Recipe: 4 cups milk 1 cup peanut butter 1 small onion, minced ½ teaspoon salt dash paprika dash pepper 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon flour parsley Start by sauteing the onion. Then combine the milk, peanut butter, salt, paprika, and pepper, stir until combined, don't forget to heat it gently. Whisk in flour until smooth, stir constantly. No one believes me, but I really liked it. 8/10. Not bad for possibly the cheapest recipe we've made so far. The only one I got to try it was my teenage daughter, who gave it a 5. Attribution: Original Recipe: The Good Housekeeping Cook Book, First Edition (1933) Historical Footage & Newsreels: 1929 Newsreels: Today and Yesterday (1929) via Internet Archive Holiday Activities (1929): HM Medicus Collection via Internet Archive San Francisco Scenes: 0804 Scenes via Internet Archive Manhattan & Picnic Life: HM Medicus Collection via Internet Archive Christmas in Vallejo (1930-1943): HM Collection via Internet Archive New York City (1936-1939): HM Collection via Internet Archive Breakfast 1939: Educational Footage via Internet Archive Documentary & Educational Visuals: Dust Bowl History: Heritage Minute via YouTube 1930s Domestic Life: Thought for Food (1933) via YouTube Wall Street Crash Parody: "Can't Feel My Face" via YouTube Lake Norconian Club: HM Ransohoff Collection via Internet Archive Family & Children: Archive 98618 via Internet Archive Migrant Mother: Dorothea Lange via Library of Congress (Public Domain)