Dear Kid,
Once upon a time, there was no such thing as macaroni and cheese. Hundreds of thousands of college students went hungry for lack of a blue box. Some of them ate ramen noodles. Most of them just drank beer and pretended to go to class.
Then in the early 1900s someone figured out how to create that amazing American invention: processed cheese food.
FACT: Any food that actually has the word “food” in its name is not actually food.
So there was James Lewis Kraft, scrolling through his newsfeed, when he came across the idea of extending the shelf life of creating processed cheese. Then he made it magically delicious by adding macaroni and a blue box. In 1937, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese sold for 19 cents a box and enabled families to eat during the Depression.
Food needs during the Depression and during college are remarkably similar: dirt cheap, easy to make, inexpensive, minimal refrigeration required, and lack-of-budget-friendly. Ta-Da! Mac and cheese.
Not only is it cheap, it tastes good and glows like a flashlight. What more could you ask for?
What’s your favorite way to eat mac and cheese?
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