Wholesome — Nutritious
February 10, 2012, by Wendi | Filed in: Uncategorized

This lithograph dates to 1918. The Boston Public Library, who kindly posted this on their Flickr feed, note that corn stepped in during WWI to substitute for wheat and sugar, which were both rationed.

Now rationing is long over, but corn products are more plentiful than ever in the American diet.

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