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March 20th, 2009 
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93 year old cook and great grandmother, Clara, recounts her childhood during the Great Depression as she prepares meals from the era. Learn how to make simple yet delicious dishes while listening to stories from the Great Depression. www.GreatDepressionCooking.com
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Dear Clara … …
Dear Clara … THANK YOU!!! … we have 5 children and we’re down to one income due to a layoff … your recipes have been a life saver! my kids are older (9-18) with good appetites and these recipes leave them feeling full and satisfied and loved … i’m positive they don’t even have a clue that it’s 1/3 the cost of take out!! … THANK YOU!!! xoxo keep shakin that salt, Clara, we love you!
This series of …
This series of videos was recommended by Entertainment Weekly this week, so I came by to check them out. I watched quite a few, and I really enjoyed myself. It wasn’t so much the cooking, but the whole experience of watching and listening. Thanks so much for sharing.
I never had hard …
I never had hard bread with olive oil and
boiling water. What brings back old memories
is cornbread and milk or buttermilk. I wished
I could have some now.
methodistgirl
i love u! the …
i love u! the difference btwn ur cooking and today’s cooking is that u put love into it..and the thing that sux is u can always taste the diff..ive had a large indulgence in the latter unfortunately i need some of ur cooking 2 warm my heart
How very sweet!!
…
How very sweet!!
Thanks bundles & bushels!!!
xo
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Its called get rich …
Its called get rich by any means the american way huh? lol any way they can make a buck and keep the ones who work down and with less pay OH well…………………wow
I think they should …
I think they should pay more for the work they do out in California but then again thats the american way to get rich quick
You are some kind …
You are some kind of beautiful Clara!
You remind me of my …
You remind me of my grandma when she used to cook for us all the time. Great videos Clara!! Love ya! Ha, sorry your boss got hit by a train, ha ha!
lol “good for old …
lol “good for old people that dont have teeth…It goes down real easy” .. i was tearing up laughing when she said that lol.
Clara, I come back …
Clara, I come back to your videos when I want to center and to smile. You’re a real gem. Thanks.
I agree! I was very …
I agree! I was very close to my Grandma and loved talking to her and cooking with her but never recorded anything. Video taping our elders’ stories is an awesome idea in general and for cooking in particular because like others have said they didn’t go by the recipe, used what they had so it’s kind of hard to write it in a recipe form. Clara is amazing and I bet if more people talked to thier grandparents about thier youth they’d see they are too!
Also, it may seem …
Also, it may seem like packaged stuff is cheap at maybe $1 a pop, but when you add up enough for a family, and consider that when you buy staple items in bulk and cook from scratch it is way less expensive. Also you would have more than one meal because you would have leftover flour, oil, beans, sugar, etc. Another thing, hamburger helper might be cheap, but what about the hamburger meat?
aww clara
ur boss …
aww clara
ur boss was a meanie
lol
haha the train story was funny
thanks for sharing!
This reminds me of …
This reminds me of my own grandmas cooking. I really love your stories and the recipes are things even I can cook. I love them! Keep them coming.
It brings me to …
It brings me to tears to know that people were so poor as to make this “dish”. I hope we can all realize how wasteful we are today and really appreciate all that we have. Thanks to Clara, and to her (I am uming) great grandson for bringing her to us via the ‘net.
I love your videos! …
I love your videos! Your spirit shines right through! You remind me of my great Aunt. I miss her very much!
I took a look at …
I took a look at all your video. And I really enjoyed the. My family are doing and internet reunion and we are collecting recipes from all different generations.
Thanks Ms. Claire , You remind me of some our seniors that are still with in thee 90′s also…
Willing to pay them …
Willing to pay them being the point here
thank you michaely63
thank you michaely63
You are so precious …
You are so precious, you make me want to cry.
God bless you.
in 1931 my dad was …
in 1931 my dad was five.
he said he got an orange for christmas, he said that was the best present he ever got.
Amen to that …
Amen to that 9aspengold5!!! Read it and weep, lisalizapop!
lisalizapop, you …
lisalizapop, you are bourgeois, with your olive oil and herb bread dip. You have missed the whole idea and spirit of this series of vids. When our generation feels the real depth of the oncoming depression, having a little will be just enough, but our microwave/Mtv lifestyles may be the downfall of us all, and The Wisdom of those like Clara may help us pull through it all.
our generation …
our generation should start listening to yours a lot more and appreciate what we have now as soon we will have less, but i´m sure my generation, im 31, will make sure we know that together we will survive this and expose the international criminal gang known as the new world order, look it up intelligent people, this is not some silly theory, look at 9-11 closely,