She was so poor she couldn't get a nickname? If food was scarce like it was in the western world in the 30s people are more likely to remember a favourite food

She was so poor she couldn't get a nickname? If food was scarce like it was in the western world in the 30s people are more likely to remember a favourite food. My mother ate boiled onions everyday the one time she had a piece of bread would be extremely special and a memory to cherish. Those of us living in the western world now would have a harded time picking a fav food because there is so much choice. Your comment has a lot of first world assumptions about third world countries through the len of time without understanding your own history.