Most of these meals require some kind of substance like flour as an extender. But given how critically short on grain and butter people were, we see how often people turn to unwholesome fillers as a substitute. By the end of the Starving Time, however, bread and butter return to being the staples of the American diet.
Yeah in real life people have finally gotten over the stigma associated with it, but it was such a prevalent famine food in the Depression that it was worth bringing up.
Most of these meals require some kind of substance like flour as an extender. But given how critically short on grain and butter people were, we see how often people turn to unwholesome fillers as a substitute. By the end of the Starving Time, however, bread and butter return to being the staples of the American diet.
Yeah in real life people have finally gotten over the stigma associated with it, but it was such a prevalent famine food in the Depression that it was worth bringing up.