* Simple, Southern Fare: Lily is from a poor, rural family, so her meals would have likely been simple and based on traditional Southern staples like grits, cornbread, fried chicken, collard greens, and black-eyed peas.
* Limited Variety: The book mentions that Lily's family often runs out of food. It's likely that their diet lacked a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.
* Honey: After arriving at the Boatwright sisters' house, Lily experiences a wider range of foods, especially those made with honey, a central theme of the novel.
While we don't have a specific menu, we can infer that Lily's diet was typical of a poor, rural family in the South.
The book focuses more on the emotional and spiritual impact of food, especially honey, as a symbol of hope and connection, rather than the specific ingredients of every meal.