All tagged Works Progress Administration (WPA) Stories
For her “it wouldn’t seem like living without sweetcorn and green beans and tomatoes and things like that. Somehow vegetables don’t ever taste the same when you buy them out of the store” she said. “I’ll raise me some cucumbers for pickles, too.
This is a WPA story from Jackson Mississippi in which the writer describes African-Americans in that region as a group who prepares to depart this earth and style including serving an abundance of food to those who come to celebrate their life.
n Great Depression era New Mexico holy week is a time for visiting, talking, and eating.
