Regarding Evelyn's message, she said, >>My family was poor anyways, so I don't recall eating less since my father >>had a vegetable garden, raised chickens for eggs and meat, and usually got >>a >>deer each hunting season. Plus my mom worked at a nearby fruit farm. During the War I didn't realize that the people living in the country lacked food nor did they have to hand over ration stamps for them. And of course those farmers who had cows didn't lack for pure butter. Although your family was poor, our city families were also poor even if in a different way. The housewives had to forage around to find enough decent food to feed their families to keep them healthy. Yes we had enough to eat but Mother really had to work hard to put it all on the table. We were grateful for whatever we were served. vee