History Behind Meatloaf

Food Project: The History Behind Meatloaf
In the 1920’s, there were the good and bad times. People called 1920’s the roaring 20’s because of the fast paced culture acceptances. At the start of 1920’s, people had some money to spend. They would spend their money on clothes, appliances, and entertainment (The Roaring Twenties). During the roaring 1920’s, there were lots of products that shape how we live now. Radio was big during that time. At least 60 percent of households owned a radio. With the radio, people were able to listen to music, hear the news, or even the presidential speech. In a way, the radio brought people together. As stated in in Class Zone, “Radio programs ranged from live theater to sporting events, and from symphony concerts and jazz to religious sermons and broadcasts of
When the stock market crashed, everyone went into panic mode. As explained on History.com, “By 1933, when the Great Depression reached its nadir, some 13 to 15 million Americans were unemployed and nearly half of the country’s banks had failed” (The Great Depression). They would run to the banks to claim some money to find out there was nothing left. There would be soup kitchens for the rising number of homeless. Many people were desperate for work in order to provide food for their family. Another factor that contributes to the Great Depression was the dust bowl. The dust bowl started from the 1934, the soil lacked the strong roots, so the winds easily picked up the loose topsoil and swirled it into dense dust clouds, called “black blizzards”. Many peoples' homes would consist of sand or dust. They would use newspaper to cover the window to prevent any gust of wind from entering the home. Many would not leave their home because if they did, they would be hit by the wind of sand (Dust Bowl). So how Meatloaf came into play was that people would use cheap meat, oats, bread crumbs, and other starches to feed the hungry people’s