For a look at grocery prices in 1928, this A&P ad appeared in the Washington Evening Star, September 20, 1928. Even considering inflation (according to this online inflation calculator,
one dollar in 1928 was the equivalent of $31.77 in 2024) some of the prices look reasonable. For example, 12 pounds of flour would only set you back 47 cents, the equivalent of about $1.20 per pound in today’s money. And grapes were only about 8 cents a pound, or about $2.40 in today’s money.

But eggs were 47 cents per dozen, or almost $15 in 2024 dollars. What would you make for dinner in 1928?