I found this and wanted to share.


Video description.
91 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 Depression.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuMkW35BwK8

This is a link to the first video.
If you watch it and like it,
you'll see links to other videos.

She's so sweet. Bless her heart. The pasta and peas looks good to me

Thanks CUBBIE,



This will come in very handy,



I bookmarked it.

CUBBIE, thanks for sharing that link; I started watching and couldn't stop watching her because Ms. Clara reminded me of my own Great Aunt Clara (she was our biological Mom's Aunt) who cooked just like that very simple but sooo good. Whenever she would visit (sometimes she stayed with us a month) or our Dad would take us to visit her at her home, she would always make homemade meals for us with a dessert,,yum yum! She of course made everything from scratch, not measuring and everytime it turned out great.

I know I picked up similar habits in cooking which is another passion of mine but usually I see a recipe I like then I just go for it and I rarely measure unless it's a new dessert I am testing out.

I really enjoyed Ms. Clara's videos and it just brings back memories that are so special to me especially in these end times, and it reminds me that it doesn't take much to make a tasty meal with a little love sprinkled in for good measure.

God bless,

Kandy

Me too Kandy.

I have been thinking of cutting out all processed stuff. I love to cook and this video inspired me. Basically I plan on going to the market for fresh veggies and fruit and then the meat market. I would of course need to go to the grocery store, for example I'm not churning my own butter , but think of how much $$$ we would save and be healthier too !

Thanks for sharing this, CUBBIE! I love Clara. This good wisdom really made me smile. I've never been a great cook, but maybe things will improve if I try out these recipes? I appreciate the money saving aspect while keeping wholesome good taste.

God bless you.
Love, ysiY,
Gina

Our family has lots of goodies-recipes from that era! So very tasty, they've been passed down for a couple of generations now.

Most are very, very cheap...and starchy.

Multiple variations on rice-and-beans. Beans and biscuits. Beans and bread. Usually prepared in a "whole mess a" for the family.

My Granny could whip out any type of bread...loaf, biscuits, rolls...from scratch in like ten minutes it seemed.

Like most everything else, we go in waves between processed food and home cooked. Home cooked certainly makes one feel better all the time and healthier.

In Christ,

Jonathan

Some things my Mom made...passed down:

Macaroni in milk:
Macaroni, milk, butter, salt and pepper (good on the tummy if not feeling well)

Creamed corn over toast:
That's it

Pork-n-Beans over toast with a slice of cheese:
Broil it.
I know....okay well leave out the pork

Pizza toast:
Put a little ketchup on the bread topped with a slice of cheese and sprinkle with thyme.
(Sound gross ? Well I liked it as a kid....all I can tell ya...haha)

I don't know if I can get hubby to eat that way though

I know what you mean Faith, but it is funny that you mentioned churning butter because one of the limited memories that I have of my biological Mother (she passed just after I turned 4) is sitting near her while she churned fresh milk into butter, she would put a little on her finger and stick it into me and my little brother's mouth...taste good, less filling, smile.

I actually learned most of my cooking skills from my Dad, he was a great cook and after Mom passed, he had to take care of seven kids between the ages of 2-17; between our Dad and our Aunt Clara, we ate simple meals but tasty meals....except cornmeal mush, Yuk! Additionally, we all had to pitch in working around the farm quite a bit and one of my main chores was to help prepare meals as I was too young and weak (I was premature, 7 months and just got off to a slow start in my physical development, of course I thought I could do anything and usually tried) to be much help outside the house so the kitchen became my domain and I was preparing at least one meal a day for the entire family by the time I was 8; I just needed to be careful not to drop pots, skillets, etc. because I had and still have weak wrist, but I have a big fist on the end of them, LOL. My little brother was just in the way most of the time but he was strong and helped me pick up stuff and he still does.

Like I said earlier, Ms. Clara sure does bring back a lot of memories for me.

God bless,

Kandy

One my sis came up with was just sliced cheese on toast, then broiled. Great w/tobasco!

Noodles are good just about anyway, with just a little spice and you're good to go. Even tobasco!

In Christ,

Jonathan

Hello sisters and brothers.. email me, for some awesome Rice and beans, dishes.

Christ be with you,

Joaun

Kandy, you had a wonderful life. You all are bring back wonderful memories too.

My grandma kept her farm home in town, even as town built up around her.
She lived there till just months before she
passed on and years after the city condemned the building. (huge
old 4 story furniture factory/apartements that she rent to
the 'hobos'. She had
a cow, churned her own butter, had ducks and chickens, that she slew and roasted,
and all her veggies she grew, we ate. Particularly I loved the way she prepared rhubarb.

She only had a wood cook stove, no faucet~but a big metal pump. I use to
love going to her house as a little girl. My friends were
terrified of her. I think the only thing she bought at the store
was golden vanilla ice cream.

Truly, the times might have seemed slim, but they were rich. I really
miss them.


YHVH bless
MarysLove

Thanks CUBBIE I think it would pay all of us to stock up on ways to make it through tough times , just in case, or to become more conservitive in the mean time. Besides one way or another it's coming and we could still be around and I figure most, likely shall.

I just discovered Clara the Depression era cooking lady a few days ago. I absoultely LOVE her and her cooking. I enjoy listening to her stories about her childhood while she cooks.

Thank you so much for sharing this! I love these meals and she is so adorable. Reminds me of my big Italian NY family. Some of the best homecooking and simple recipes ever. I miss being around them so much. I'm going to make the pasta and peas this weekend
God Bless,
k