20 Cheap Meals That Black Mothers Cooked in the 1960s

20 Cheap Meals That Black Mothers Cooked in the 1960s In the summer of 1966, a woman named Delphine Ashworth stood in a narrow kitchen in Memphis, Tennessee, doing the same thing nearly every mother on her block did every single week — stretching a grocery budget that never quite matched the size of her family. Six children, one paycheck, and a pantry that leaned hard on whatever came in a can or a sack that month. This was the decade canned meat took over America's shelves, when a five-and-dime could sell you an entire dinner in a tin, and Black mothers across the country learned exactly which of those tins actually fed a family and which ones just filled it up with air. This is what I do. I go looking for the meals that quietly disappeared once the decade ended, the dishes built from whatever the corner store had on special that week. Before we're through, you'll hear about a canned meat spread that came wrapped in paper like a stick of butter, a soup made from nothing but a picked-over chicken carcass, and a gravy so plain it barely had a name of its own. My name is Uncle Elijah, and this is twenty cheap meals Black mothers cooked in the 1960s to keep a full table on a thin budget. None of these came from a cookbook, and most of them never got written down at all — they lived in a mother's head, adjusted week to week depending on exactly what the check allowed. Starting at the bottom of the list. 1. This video features discussions on unverified information and speculative viewpoints sourced from the internet and various news outlets. Intended solely for educational and informational purposes, this content should not be regarded as confirmed facts or definitive truths. 2. Our use of content complies with YouTube's Fair Use guidelines. According to Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act: "Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright." While this video may contain copyrighted clips, images, or photographs not specifically authorized by the copyright holder(s), we believe in good faith that these materials are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine. 3. Uncle Elijah’s Kitchen does not aim to defame, slander, or discredit any individuals or organizations mentioned in this video. The information is presented to encourage thoughtful discussion and critical thinking among viewers. We explicitly do not condone or promote any violent actions described in this video; such mentions are solely to provide context and understand the implications of certain events historically or in current affairs. #BlackHistory #SoulFood #FoodHistory