Any farm can have a bunch of chickens running around. My Mom never got to eat any pork - that was saved for her Dad's breakfast. (From the hog they slaughtered once a year and hung out to smoke).

Keyword = farm. What were the prices like in urban areas?

Happy belated birthday, Cindy! (I didn't get a chance to post yesterday, but all these day-after wishes give you a chance to extend the celebration.)

Poor sick Matilda! Poor sleep-deprived JZ and Hec! Health and sleep ~ma to all of you.

Steph, Group President Asshat is a jackhole of the first order. I'm sorry this is stressing you. I'm also sorry you evidently have cow-orkers with the compassion of a gnat, and I'm sending heart~ma to your father. All my coping~ma is going straight to you.

DJ, that's a very very good friend.

I'm just angry and frustrated with work.

Vortex, we can be angry and frustrated with work together...over drinks at some point. I'm in the middle of a power play right now, and I don't like being a pawn.

eta: I KNEW I forgot something. Sean, you and S are still in my thoughts. Peace to the both of you.

{{{Bitches}}} I'm in line with the shitty Monday.

You know the annoying co-worker that I was glad had given notice? Well, she just told me she got into the program that I'm in at school for next year. Yay.

Keyword = farm. What were the prices like in urban areas?

Dunno, but most of the population was still in the countryside during WWII.

Though frankly, lots of people raised chickens in the city too. Before refrigeration you had to if you wanted fresh eggs.

DJ, can you squeeze in a visit to the Vivienne Westwood exhibit while you're here? It's walking distance from our apartment.

Right now, I think I've only actually made one tentative plan. Everything else is
SFista: You should do this!
DJ: Ok!

So, uhm, yeah I'd love to! I think I'm going to try to hit the Balenciaga that's here at the Meadows this week. Yay fashion!

Also, I don't know if it's too far out or whatever but email me and I'll discuss plans and stuff and give y'all my contact information.

Though frankly, lots of people raised chickens in the city too. Before refrigeration you had to if you wanted fresh eggs.

Well, they did have iceboxes back then....

SFista: You should do this!

DJ: Ok!

Man, juliana's going to have fun with you.

Well, they did have iceboxes back then....

Yes, but they were still much more focused on locally grown foodstuffs - particularly with eggs and dairy. Eggs were a home delivery like the milkman.

Chickens were actually quite expensive until the rise of the broiler-fryer industry in the '50s. Chicken was much more expensive than steak, which is why people were promised "a chicken in every pot" and why chicken was saved for Sunday dinner. Even in the country, chickens were mostly raised for eggs. You didn't have to raise chickens to have fresh eggs before refrigeration. In Nashville, for example, an egg man or the dairy delivered eggs every day or so, and the iceman brought ice. Eggs were closely rationed during World War II, which is why it spawned so many eggless cakes.

You know the annoying co-worker that I was glad had given notice? Well, she just told me she got into the program that I'm in at school for next year. Yay.

Ugh. That deserves a face palm if anything ever did.

Man, juliana's going to have fun with you.

Oh I'm a total trip pushover.