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New book! "A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the GreatDepression"
On Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 2:00:59 PM UTC-4, Jinx the Minx wrote:
> Janet > wrote: > > In article <1890456931.493400481.445508.jinxminx2- > > >, says... > >> > >> Janet > wrote: > >>> In article - > >>> september.org>, says... > >>>>>> I heard something about Depression Era cooking on NPR recently, but > >>>>>> it seemed that the recipes were really bland and sad. > >>>>>> They didn't want people "enjoying" their rations too much... > >>>>> > >>>>> John, rationing was during wartime. There was no rationing in the USA > >>>>> depression, just a lack of funds and jobs. > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> You are incorrect. There most definitely was food rationing during the > >>>> Great Depression. > >>> > >>> You're confusing shortages and poverty with govt food rationing. They > >>> are not the same thing. > >>> > >>> Janet UK > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> Regardless of any formalized government rationing system there was still > >> informal rationing that was done even if only done at the local or home > >> level. > > > > Now you're confusing people in the Depression necessarily "making do > > with less", with rationing. > > > > There was nothing informal or local about food rationing; it was > > compulsory and imposed on all, rich and poor. > > > > Janet UK > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, except the OP wasn't talking about government formalized rationing. > She was talking about the rationing done as part of "making do" during the > Depression, which was done at home, in school lunch programs, through > breadlines, soup kitchens and other avenues of public food distribution, > etc. Because it wasn't imposed uniformly on all by the government doesn't > make it any less "rationing". Perhaps "enjoying their rations" as the OP > stated wasn't the most apt terminology since she wasn't talking about > rations received through a government stamp program, but I understood what > was meant. I ration my chocolate. Half an ounce after dinner. Cindy Hamilton |
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