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What We Learned Eating 1930s Frugal Meals for a Week

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We spent the last seven days eating like it was 1930. I have to be honest. My entire family is very happy this experiment is over! We ate a lot of potatoes. We ate a massive amount of homemade bread. We also made more milk gravies and white sauces than I can count.

What a Rural Family Ate During the Great Depression (A Pantry Haul)

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Chelsea in front of a table covered in foods that are What a Rural Family Ate During the Great Depression.

This haul represents what an average farm family (or a very low-income family) of 6 to 10 people would have eaten in a week. Because rural families grew most of their own food, this grocery haul is a little different. I am shopping entirely out of my own pantry and root cellar to recreate it!