There was labor unrest. That's not as silly as it might sound. Think about what it takes to make a healthy meal. You need to understand what to eat and how to prepare it. Food must be stored at the correct temperature, which requires refrigeration, which demands electricity.
Kitchens have to be properly cleaned to prevent bacteria from spreading.
That requires clean water, which means making sure the septic tank is separate from the well. Then there's the issue of kitchen design. From a 21st-century perspective, that doesn't sound like rocket science. Thanks in no small part to home economics, historians maintain, they now are. Then there are eggs a la goldenrod.