THE GREAT DEPRESSION

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THE GREAT DEPRESSION

• SOUP KITCHENSBREAD LINES

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SOUP KITCHENS

• A place where poor and unemployed people went to
  eat.
• They were run mostly by charitable groups, like
  churches, salvation army, etc.
• They relied on donations and volunteers.
• The quality of the food depended on a lot of
  things how big the kitchen was, how many food
  donations, and how many people to feed.

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SOUP KITCHENS

• The more fortunate had charity gardens so soup
  kitchens could offer fruits and vegetables.
• They used soup because it was economical, simple
  to cook, easy to serve, you can use almost any
  ingredient, and it requires minimal clean up.

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BREAD LINES

• A place where poor or unemployed people could go
  to get bread free or at a reasonably low price.
• Run by charities, church groups, etc.

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WHY?

• Soup kitchens and bread lines were made because
  during the Great Depression, many people lost
  their jobs, money, and homes. Life was hard for
  about 50 of the population of the US.

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COMMENTS

• "Soup kitchens and the missions state that they
  can always get meat scraps and day-old bread,
  frequently for nothing and always for very
  little, but the vegetables that make up the bulk
  of the soups and stews which they serve are few
  and far between, and those they can afford are
  poor and stale. Arrangements are being made to
  have baskets at the Grand Central and
  Pennsylvania Station to receive contributions of
  fruit and vegetables brought in on
  trains."---Urges "Charity Gardens," New York
  Times, April 14, 1932

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COMMENTS

• "Three meals are served each day, including
  Sundays. Breakfast consists of coffee and a sweet
  roll, and dinner and supper of soup, bread and
  coffee, with a second or third helping
  permitted."---Capone Feeds 3,000 a Day in Soup
  Kitchen, New York Times, November 15, 1930

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