"The only test of the utility of Knowledge, is its promoting the happiness of mankind." — Dr. STARK on Diet, p. 90.
Food magazines change their menu for hard times. Out are the fancy, high-margin ingredients, and in with the bulk bins and leftovers. Ruth Reichl of Gourmet Magazine states that people need to learn to cook again. A lot of the folks I know haven't ever cooked at all, let alone come up with a food budget. The new economy is making us confront home economics as a national emergency for the first time this century.