Reply To: In der Alter Heim some people couldnt afford a pair of shoes or a coat…..

They Kashered the pots, the silverware, the glasses, etc. They probably had separate dishes. Whatever one could not kasher for pesach they had different for Pesach, whatever could be kashered was kashered. They probably also didn’t have a five piece place serving for each person. They probably had a soup bowl and a plate. Or just a soup bowl.