The grocery store became the center of American food shopping in the twentieth century. Before supermarkets, families bought milk from the milkman, bread from the baker, and produce from street vendors. This shift to one-stop shopping changed how people ate, what they kept at home, and how much time they spent on daily errands.
You push through the glass door and smell fresh bread and produce. Bright lights wash over rows of identical cans and boxes, shelves stocked higher than your head. A woman with a shopping list and wire cart moves methodically down the aisle, checking prices, making small calculations in her head.
Reflect
How has the way you shop for food changed the way you cook and eat at home?