English Dictionary

Depression cake

名詞

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A kind of cake, common during the Depression and still baked today, that used little or no milk, butter, eggs, and sometimes sugar (as these were expensive or unobtainable).

日本語の意味

大恐慌時代に広く作られ、現在も調理される、牛乳、バター、卵、時には砂糖の使用を極力抑えたケーキ

My grandmother still bakes a Depression cake for family gatherings because it reminds her of making do during hard times.

祖母は今でも家族の集まりのために大恐慌時代のケーキを焼き、困窮していた時期に工夫して作ったことを思い出させます。

意味（1）

A kind of cake, common during the Depression and still baked today, that used little or no milk, butter, eggs, and sometimes sugar (as these were expensive or unobtainable).

Depression cakes （ plural ）