Depression Stew

A depression such as the one that gripped the world in the '30's is unlikely to happen again soon.
In the unlikely event that I have miscalculated, I must reveal my secret invention before it is irretrievably lost.

You have to be pretty hungry to eat this concoction, but at least it will keep you alive if your situation is desperate. For want of a better title let's call it depression stew.

You will need a two-quart pot. Your local friendly butcher will give you a bone. There won't be any meat on the bone, but it will have marrow, and it is the marrow that will flavor your stew.

Pick a few young, tender dandelion leaves and some sorrell, if you can find it. Add to this any vegetables you can find left over in the garden. You may want to borrow your son's Boy Scout book.....it will contain a wealth of suggestions from nature's bounty. Surprisingly enough some of these wild food are even tasty.

I am tempted to add one additional ingredient to the stew even at the risk of receiving a nasty letter from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Add the breast meat from a dozen sparrows. You may be tempted to invite a group of friends over for dinner. Try to keep your mouth shut or you may be forced to cultivate a new group of friends. You see, not all people like sparrow stew even though they may never have tried it.