Poor Boy Sandwich
Courtesy of the Florida Memory Project
Here’s another story from the WPA New Orleans records located in the archives of the US Library of Congress. I have produced the content in a paraphrased format when necessary to make them legible and indirect quotes as often as possible.
Natives of New Orleans also relished in eating a “Poor Boy Sandwich”. These sandwiches were made with French bread and meats such as ham, roast beef. Commonly they came at least a foot long and sold for 10 or $.15 around the city. These sandwiches helped blue collar workers maintain a high level of performance for an affordable price. One sandwich served as a complete meal!
