For a snapshot of grocery prices during the Great Depression, these ads appeared in the May 10, 1935, issue of the Bismarck (ND) Tribune.  The prices look like a bargain, but money was tight for many, and according to this inflation calculator, each 1935 dollar is the equivalent of $19.97 in 2021 dollars.  And when you multiply these prices by 20, they no longer look like such a bargain.

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