How One 1930s General Store Grew Into A Giant Grocery Chain - Chowhound

Bill Oxford/Getty Images A handful of coal and a diamond: What's the difference between the two? Time and pressure. Maybe that sounds a bit cheesy, but it also has a good bit of truth to it. Some of the best things in life come from periods of difficulty. Take, for example, the humble meatloaf. The American dinner staple became ubiquitous only as the Great Depression caused millions of home cooks to get creative…