American Food in the 1930s

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Find out what Americans were eating in the 1930s...from fish fries to chitlin feasts and Brunswick stew! Pat Willard tells us about a 1935 WPA project, which assigned out-of-work writers to report on American regional cuisine. Her new book is America Eats!.

Weigh in: Do you know what were you, your parents, or your grandparents were eating in the U.S. in the 1930s?

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