A circa 1930s recipe from the Rhode Island records which we are using today as part of our series on food and the Lenten season.
A circa 1930s recipe from the Rhode Island records which we are using today as part of our series on food and the Lenten season.
This week we share stories related to the fall harvest and the topic of drinkways. The term refers to the study of the reason why we drink what we drink and how that changes over time. The stories come from WPA food sources on 1930s and 1940s Mississippi.
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.
