Needs a Half Dozen Onions and a Bulb of Garlic

[Subdeacon Joe]

A week’s worth of groceries in 1947. It costs a total of $12.50 a week to buy all of these groceries. This managed to feed a family of 4. #timecapsule #throwbackphoto #history

 

 

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

8 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

A week’s worth of groceries in 1947. It costs a total of $12.50 a week to buy all of these groceries. This managed to feed a family of 4. #timecapsule #throwbackphoto #history

 

 

That's about the size of my $243.00 batch from yesterday.......and that's just for my dog and me.

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

What size family? 3 loaves of bread, 3 dozen eggs, 3 lbs of butter, 2 lbs salt, sugar, no flour, …

[Buckshot Bear]

1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

A week’s worth of groceries in 1947. It costs a total of $12.50 a week to buy all of these groceries. This managed to feed a family of 4. #timecapsule #throwbackphoto #history

 

 

 

 

No wonder people were thin back then.

[irish ike, SASS #43615]

The minimum wage in 1947 was $.40/hour. That equates to 31 hourds to buy those groceries. Seems we're doing better!

[Subdeacon Joe]

6 hours ago, irish ike, SASS #43615 said:

The minimum wage in 1947 was $.40/hour. That equates to 31 hourds to buy those groceries. Seems we're doing better!

 

It's probably still pretty close to that at minimum wage. 

[Subdeacon Joe]

7 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

What size family? 3 loaves of bread, 3 dozen eggs, 3 lbs of butter, 2 lbs salt, sugar, no flour, …

 

The caption says family of 4

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

20 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

The caption says family of 4

Yeah, I saw that on a reread. The purchases just do not seem right.