[2ndDivisionVet]

Different times. When we'd watch The Waltons on TV he'd tell me "those were the rich people" during the depression. Many times the family had a potato to eat. Not one potato each .... ONE POTATO to be split eight ways! His "school lunch" was usually a slice of corn bread with some bacon grease smeared on top of it. I know these sound like the "10 miles in the snow, uphill both ways" stories, but I've been to where he grew up and I believe every word.

[BuckeyeTexan]

I was raised by my Depression-Era grandparents. I believe every word of that.

Growing up, my stocking contained an apple, an orange, a banana, and some pecans or walnuts on Christmas morning. It was a Depression-Era tradition that my grandparents passed on to me. During the Depression, Christmas was the only day they had fresh fruit and nuts. My first Christmas with my in-laws was the first time I experienced “stocking-stuffer” gifts. Frankly, I prefer the fruit and nuts. Heh.