This isn't a cooking mag, but our copy of the the Magazine Formerly Known as Newsweek, (now a pamphlet) arrived today, and this article was in it. You all probably know I try to do a lot of volunteer/charity work, and this year has been a beast; we "adopted" four families for Christmas. They are grandparents raising their granchildren. Our "fabulous" social services system does not give any assistance to them because they are family, so at a time when their incomes are diminished, they have extra mouths to feed. (I specifically asked for these families, though.)
Worth reading......
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/11/22/what-food-says-about-class-in-america.html