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How did Jewish and Muslim Americans address prohibited foods (salt pork, lard, bacon) included in Great Depression food aid? Was this a permissible time to break religious dietary rules? Were alternative groceries or kosher/halal aid groups available, or might they just go without?

by /u/etrebel16 in /r/AskHistorians

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