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Food During the Great Depression

Lectures in History

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You Can Do the Same With Oatmeal

You can do exactly the same thing with oatmeal. A lot of people who had very little money are feeding their families cornmeal, mush or oatmeal three times a day. There's all kinds of foods that were served in the same way in the 19 thirties. My grandmother said she hoped to never see another bean again.

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