I know. I was trying to not seem completely heartless. We grew up with powdered milk, for many years. Had no lunchmeat sandwiches, usually just PB&J or one slice of cheese with a squirt of mustard between two pieces of white bread, purchased at the “day old bread store”. I was so jealous of the kids who had bologna sandwiches.
My mom would buy frozen smelt for 20 cents a pound or whatever, and fry them for “fancy” dinners. Stale hamburger buns were buttered and cooked face down in a skillet, then sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar for a treat.
We need to contact our reps to give our input on what needs to be included in the overhaul. They need to ditch the current ideology of trying to make food stamps use “invisible” as to the foods to which the recipients have access/funding.
My mother grew up on a farm during the depression...
She said she was so jealous of kids that could afford to eat “store bought” cereal and oatmeal for breakfast when she had to eat homemade biscuits, gravy, eggs and sausage....
You got frozen smelt?
If we wanted fish we had to walk to the creek and catch it! LOL
And it was 20 miles, uphill both ways!