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> fresh healthy food I believe they were rarely eating fresh food. Root cellars and canning were both coming forms of food storage for subsistence farmers. Pl
by matt-attack 7y ago
> fresh healthy food
I believe they were rarely eating fresh food. Root cellars and canning were both coming forms of food storage for subsistence farmers.
Plus the diet was primarily potatoes and other roots, and corn. Not many kale salads nor avocado on toast.
- QuercusMax 7y agoCanning is a fairly recent invention, too; I believe it was Napoleon who sponsored its invention to support the needs of his armies.
- defterGoose 7y agoI didn't intend to overstate this point. People in areas like where I live (Socal) probably would have had it alright. But even those who had to rely on roots and grains were probably doing better than someone eating Twinkies and Pepsi, which unfortunately is all-too-common amongst the poorest of our society now.