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
I just got your book; and my dd insisted we read it cover to cover.You are helping another generation through some tough economic times by sharing what you went through during the Great Depression. It could very well be that countlesss children will go to bed tonight with full bellies and be spared hunger and deprivation because of what you have shared with us all. I pray for continued good health and God’s continued blessing on your life for helping othersGod bless you Miss Clara.
I just got your book; and my dd insisted we read it cover to cover.You are helping another generation through some tough economic times by sharing what you went through during the Great Depression. It could very well be that countlesss children will go to bed tonight with full bellies and be spared hunger and deprivation because of what you have shared with us all. I pray for continued good health and God’s continued blessing on your life for helping othersGod bless you Miss Clara.
What does that mean? Your boss made fun of you because you were green? or are you saying something else and i’m miss hearing it? I was not aware green had and insulting form. Know its prolly old school insults but I got no idea what that means.
@Zenex666 – Back in those days in the plant you were issued a color on the parts you were working on. She claimed that she was blamed for a coil that was made incorectly. But it was assigned to a green color part, not yellow and it was the supervisor’s mistake in which he blamed her anyway for not telling him it was another person’s error. Not her fault.
My grandma would have been just a few years older than Clara if she were still around. Clara reminds me so much off her, just no-nonsense Italian. And that part about the boss and the train just killed me.
actually my mom used to make something similar for me when I was a kid–except the bread was soaked in warm milk with a little bit of sugar in it. It was really something…
@catsluvdmb Green as in young, or new to doing something, the same way that many fruits are green before they ripen, or trees are green (saplings) before they mature. More commonly used in reference to the age of trees/wood, where a sapling is quite pliable and unable to bear much of a load or “carry it’s own weight” and often needs a guide to grow.
My parents were born in the 1930s (“Slient Generation”) and they grew up eating simple, frugal meals like these. One thing my mom makes that I enjoy, and I found out people ate this during the Depression too, is stewed tomatoes. You buy an inexpensive can of tomatoes, open it and heat the tomatoes in a saucepan with a TB of butter & about 1/4 cup sugar. Crumble stale leftover biscuits into the hot tomato mixture and cook to desired consistency. In KY people make biscuits not bread, usually.
I have heard stories from old people about really bad bosses they had during the depression. They knew there were no jobs out there so they could treat them really bad
My gram used to make something like this for us..she always had a big old pot of white beans cooking and added galric and olive oil. She would use them for delicious white sauced Pasta Fajole (fazool), or with mixed greens, or sometimes por a big scoopful over the heel of Italian bread. I still love it!
You’re personality is like a radiant sunlight Clara. I love listening to your stories & humor. Thank you so very much for sharing your life with the world. God bless your beautiful heart and loved ones.
I just got your book; and my dd insisted we read it cover to cover.You are helping another generation through some tough economic times by sharing what you went through during the Great Depression. It could very well be that countlesss children will go to bed tonight with full bellies and be spared hunger and deprivation because of what you have shared with us all. I pray for continued good health and God’s continued blessing on your life for helping othersGod bless you Miss Clara.
I just got your book; and my dd insisted we read it cover to cover.You are helping another generation through some tough economic times by sharing what you went through during the Great Depression. It could very well be that countlesss children will go to bed tonight with full bellies and be spared hunger and deprivation because of what you have shared with us all. I pray for continued good health and God’s continued blessing on your life for helping othersGod bless you Miss Clara.
3:42 “this is good for old people that don’t have teeth !” … hahaha … gotta love Clara, such a great person !
lol…you are just sooo precious!!
I can’t imagine eating soggy bread as a meal.
What does that mean? Your boss made fun of you because you were green? or are you saying something else and i’m miss hearing it? I was not aware green had and insulting form. Know its prolly old school insults but I got no idea what that means.
@Zenex666 “Green” as in a new/young employee.
@Zenex666 – Back in those days in the plant you were issued a color on the parts you were working on. She claimed that she was blamed for a coil that was made incorectly. But it was assigned to a green color part, not yellow and it was the supervisor’s mistake in which he blamed her anyway for not telling him it was another person’s error. Not her fault.
Maam… you have a fan now!
My grandma would have been just a few years older than Clara if she were still around. Clara reminds me so much off her, just no-nonsense Italian. And that part about the boss and the train just killed me.
actually my mom used to make something similar for me when I was a kid–except the bread was soaked in warm milk with a little bit of sugar in it. It was really something…
@catsluvdmb Green as in young, or new to doing something, the same way that many fruits are green before they ripen, or trees are green (saplings) before they mature. More commonly used in reference to the age of trees/wood, where a sapling is quite pliable and unable to bear much of a load or “carry it’s own weight” and often needs a guide to grow.
holy crap he got hit by a train! ahahahahahahahaha awesome
she is like my grandma…very pure and straight from the heart. Thanks Clara
My parents were born in the 1930s (“Slient Generation”) and they grew up eating simple, frugal meals like these. One thing my mom makes that I enjoy, and I found out people ate this during the Depression too, is stewed tomatoes. You buy an inexpensive can of tomatoes, open it and heat the tomatoes in a saucepan with a TB of butter & about 1/4 cup sugar. Crumble stale leftover biscuits into the hot tomato mixture and cook to desired consistency. In KY people make biscuits not bread, usually.
you awsome thanks it tast great.
I have heard stories from old people about really bad bosses they had during the depression. They knew there were no jobs out there so they could treat them really bad
haha she still can’t forget her lousy boss, that’s awesome
My gram used to make something like this for us..she always had a big old pot of white beans cooking and added galric and olive oil. She would use them for delicious white sauced Pasta Fajole (fazool), or with mixed greens, or sometimes por a big scoopful over the heel of Italian bread. I still love it!
I did this but used chicken broth instead, yummy
WE LOVE CLARA!!!! Violet
YOU ROCK
Poor man cannot afford olive oil.
You rock!
You’re personality is like a radiant sunlight Clara. I love listening to your stories & humor. Thank you so very much for sharing your life with the world. God bless your beautiful heart and loved ones.