Everyone knows that frying your food in bacon grease gives a wonderful flavor and that is reason enough to save it back. But, during World War II there were drives to collect bacon grease and other drippings to be taken to collection centers and used in the production of bombs. Earlier in the Depression, bacon grease, if you had it, might have replaced butter on your bread and in many recipes.
All the scrimping and saving could mean the difference between eating a good meal and eating a poor one. Saving could have been the difference between being able to afford something later on and having to do without. Many of our parents and grandparents had to be frugal in order to get by. They taught us how to save money at every turn, for which we are thankful!
