In America, because there was a large farming population, food was mainly a farm animal and crops. Already, coffee was becoming part of a daily routine for a lot of Americans.
Hershey started up, and came out with chocolate bars, Kisses, and more chocolate bars.
Meat was a large part of the diet, often making up most of a meal. However, the type of meat differed by these factors:
1) The rich could eat exotic things, even including elephant meat
2) Farmers often ate common farm animals: Beef, Chicken, Pork, Bacon
3) Seaside ports offered oysters and shellfish
4) Because America was a melting pot, some introduced cultures were different
Another common part of the diet was... sugar. The average American, at that time, ate 65 pounds of sugar a year!
Vegetable consumption was based on what crops were available. Spring, Summer, and Fall all had vegetables available, but there were only veggies in Winter if the family in question went through the long and arduous process of storing them. Fruits were only available in some parts of the country to begin with, and were in shorter supply, so they were often saved for dessert.
Because there wasn't really a good way to store milk, it wasn't that common to drink it. The milk used for cooking came in cans.
Bread was something families made themselves, so they could eat their homemade bread. Whole grain cereal was a daily food item.
Of course, in the cities, they had more options from different ethnicity backgrounds simply because they lived closer. Also, wealthier people ate higher-class food items.
Hershey started up, and came out with chocolate bars, Kisses, and more chocolate bars.
Meat was a large part of the diet, often making up most of a meal. However, the type of meat differed by these factors:
1) The rich could eat exotic things, even including elephant meat
2) Farmers often ate common farm animals: Beef, Chicken, Pork, Bacon
3) Seaside ports offered oysters and shellfish
4) Because America was a melting pot, some introduced cultures were different
Another common part of the diet was... sugar. The average American, at that time, ate 65 pounds of sugar a year!
Vegetable consumption was based on what crops were available. Spring, Summer, and Fall all had vegetables available, but there were only veggies in Winter if the family in question went through the long and arduous process of storing them. Fruits were only available in some parts of the country to begin with, and were in shorter supply, so they were often saved for dessert.
Because there wasn't really a good way to store milk, it wasn't that common to drink it. The milk used for cooking came in cans.
Bread was something families made themselves, so they could eat their homemade bread. Whole grain cereal was a daily food item.
Of course, in the cities, they had more options from different ethnicity backgrounds simply because they lived closer. Also, wealthier people ate higher-class food items.