Poor But Not Hungry
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Here is another story in our series eating while poor. Singer, composer, and civil rights activist Eunice Kathleen Waymon aka Nina Simone (1933-2003) was born and raised in Tyron, North Carolina during the Great Depression. She says most of what she remembers from the very earliest part of her life “is tied up with food and music.” Her mother would stretch the family budget with foods made from ingredients like beans, rice, and apples. Her mother made Brown Betty with fruit from the family garden. “We were poor for a long time but I can’t remember ever going hungry, not once.” Brown Betty is traditional southern recipe that easy to make and great for breakfast or desert later in the day.
Traditional Brown Betty Recipe
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