when was that in the 30's??? are you sure your not confusing "The Waltons" with real life?
Nope, but I know all about the depression, it affected me deeply. My grandfather lived through it -- it's the reason I keep a huge pantry. My goal is to have 2 years worth of food in case something ever happens.
Here's a real sad story my grandpa told me. His father worked for the railroad, so they always had food. They were one of the lucky ones. There was at least a pot of beans, cornbread, collard greens, etc... Nothing fancy, but something to fill your belly. My great grandmother used to keep the leftovers on the back of the cookstove (biscuits, etc.) and if someone was hungry during the day they grabbed a snack.
She looked out the window one day and seen the little neighbor boy & his sister in their backyard. She knew their father didn't have work and things were hard. So she brought the boy & girl out each a leftover biscuit with some jam on it. The father seen it through the window and he came and chased the little boy around the house, finally caught up with him and took the biscuit away from him and ate it like a starving dog, then he just sat there crying. My great grandmother started sending all the extra food & leftovers she could spare over to them so they wouldn't starve.
My grandfather used to tell me this story all the time and always told me I should be prepared for another depression and I should always have a large pantry (which I do!). I can remember going to my great grandmother's house in Galveston, Texas when I was about 12 years old. It was the same house and I asked her about the story, she said it was true and her and I sat outside on the porch looking at that very yard & house where it happened and cried.
Didn't mean to turn our conversation into something depressing about the depression. But it's something that has really influenced my life and stuck with me since I was a kid.
