And yet you somehow missed the part about "You have to have a working stove, and pots, and spices, and you'll have to do the dishes no matter how tired you are or they'll attract bugs. It is a huge new skill for a lot of people. That's not great, but it's true. And if you fuck it up, you could make your family sick." Much of what she talks about here is the fact that poor people often have very, very little time. You can't bet on having a working stove, either.
But, of course, you decide to pretend it's all about broccoli.
p: What did poor people eat before the advent of fast food?
Fast food. Poor people, particularly in cities, often did not have working stoves or the means to store food without attracting insects, so they frequently relied on street or over-the-counter food.
p: Surely there were few people poorer than my father's family during the Depression and yet my grandparents were not only able to cook broccoli they were able to grow it.
If your grandparents had a plot of land to grow broccoli and were lucky enough not to be affected by the dust bowl, then I assure you, there were many MANY people poorer than they were.
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But, of course, you decide to pretend it's all about broccoli.
p: What did poor people eat before the advent of fast food?
Fast food. Poor people, particularly in cities, often did not have working stoves or the means to store food without attracting insects, so they frequently relied on street or over-the-counter food.
p: Surely there were few people poorer than my father's family during the Depression and yet my grandparents were not only able to cook broccoli they were able to grow it.
If your grandparents had a plot of land to grow broccoli and were lucky enough not to be affected by the dust bowl, then I assure you, there were many MANY people poorer than they were.