All in America Eats Project
Elizabeth began planning the menu for the May breakfast. Her fruit cellar still contained a wide variety of jellies and preserves, many of them put aside at the time of their making, for this particular event. The wild strawberries, preserved on the glass by the heat of the sun’s rays, for instance, were a delicacy which the family had enjoyed only at Thanksgiving and Christmas practices.
This week we continue to share stories from 1930s and early 1940s WPA Great Depression era food sources housed in the Library of Congress archives. This week’s story delves into a new England May breakfast tradition.
n Great Depression era New Mexico holy week is a time for visiting, talking, and eating.
In rural Indiana when someone died, neighbors and relatives brought formal table settings including their best silver and and lots of food.
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.