For a snapshot of grocery prices at the end of the Roaring 20s, this ad for Kroger appeared in the Pittsburgh Press on this date, May 31, 1929.  Things were still roaring, since the 1929 Crash was still about five months away.

There’s been a lot of inflation (and some deflation) since 1929, and according to this online inflation calculator, one dollar in 1929 is equivalent to $16.91 in 2022 money. So you need to multiply all of these prices by 16.91 to get the equivalent.

The hams at 29 cents per pound are equivalent to almost $5 per pound today. How does that compare to today’s prices?

Bananas worked out to 93 cents per pound in today’s money. Pineapples (from Cuba) were the equivalent of $2.11. How does that compare to today’s prices?

Sugar, which probably also came from Cuba, was $1.31 for a 25 pound bag. In today’s money, that would be about 89 cents per pound. How does that compare to today’s actual price?

What would you make for dinner if these were your options?

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