I think its more that these people had just lived through the depression, a world war, and likely canned if they didn’t live in a city. Canning and canned food lasts longer than anything fresh there also wasn’t the logistics trail to get fresh food as far.
It looks like the average household income in 1950 was about $23,000 and the average refrigerator was $250 so I don’t think only rich people had refrigerators at least in the US.
I think its more that these people had just lived through the depression, a world war, and likely canned if they didn’t live in a city. Canning and canned food lasts longer than anything fresh there also wasn’t the logistics trail to get fresh food as far.
It looks like the average household income in 1950 was about $23,000 and the average refrigerator was $250 so I don’t think only rich people had refrigerators at least in the US.