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Oklahoma Dust Bowl & Great Depression Desserts You Should Try
The 1920s and 30s were a double punch to the gut in America's heartland. The Dust Bowl plunged the plains states into an insurmountable drought, and the Great Depression added fuel to the fire making it impossible for farming families to get any sort of help.
Many families fled to greener pastures, but those that stayed defined what struggle and strife were in America, offering a road map of determination in making a life.
While better farming practices and conservation programs are what we remember the outcome to be now, the food wasn't nearly as bad as you would think.
Here are some of the sweet treats you might find in the dugouts of Oklahoma during that period of time.
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