Number in The News: 90 — Depression-era recipes go viral for coronavirus-era home cooks

From The World and PRX, this is The Number in the News. Today’s number: 90.

Since early 2019, Glen Powell has been sharing recipes from vintage cookbooks, including many from the Depression era, on his YouTube channel, "Glen & Friends Cooking." But as the coronavirus crisis has forced home cooks to get creative in the kitchen, some of these 90-year-old recipes have gone viral recently.

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