Great Depression Cooking - Poorman's Feast
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- čas přidán 22. 02. 2009
- Clara's Official Website: www.welcometoclaraskitchen.com
IMPORTANT:
There have been a few requests concerning this video. The first is to notify people that when preparing lentils to check for stones. There should be a warning about this on the packaging of your lentils and please follow their instructions.
The second item is a question about why Clara reuses the lemon from the marinade. It has long been known that citric acid (in this case a lemon) is nature's anti-bacterial agent. Today it is more commonly known as produce wash or FIT (Fruit and Vegetable Wash). There are many studies out today that consider FIT a more successful anti-bacterial agent than chlorine dioxide (which is produced chemically rather than naturally). Many cultures continue to use the citric acid from lemons and limes to cleanse meat and fish as this marinade does.
Clara cooks quite responsibly and always uses the freshest meats and fish when preparing her meals. You must always cook any meal at any time at your own risk. Clara is only providing you with lessons she has learned and she has lived to a ripe old age. If you are nervous about her tips then just enjoy the videos for the historical value.
If you are curious about the science behind citric acid you can find many articles online as well as this one here:
www.upi.com/Health_News/2008/0...
Thanks again for your concern and enjoy the show.
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. - Zábava
RIP Clara...miss your knowledge and sweet caring personality.
How can you not love this!
Thanks for sharing your stories, and your recipes! =]
The best part about Clara is that she's giving people hope. She and her family made it through the Great Depression, learned to find joy and pleasure in the simplest meals, and came out just fine. I get a lot of encouragement from watching these videos. Thank you!
Know what I just realized? I have a constant smile on my face...the entire time I'm watching one of her videos!
It is strange how meals of necessity have become meals of choice or even 'comfort foods'.
Definitely see why she made it to 94. Very healthy stuff there with the lentils, lean meat, olive oil and salad greens.
"Sometimes without money, life can be more worthwhile and appreciating. "
Of course, that always seems to be a recurring theme I see, therefore it must be true.
Man I feel like she's my grandma to haha. Love her.
Such a sweet lady,reminds me of my dear grandmother Orra....RIP Clara
In response to those "Concerned" citizens might I just say that the lovely Miss Clara's methods have served her well for N I N E T Y F O U R years!!! Clara ROCKS!
she made me miss my mom
Adorable woman with knowledge and kindness seldom seen in this era. Thank-you Clara, RIP
My grandmother passed away last September at the age of 96. She would have been 97 on December 12th. I miss her, and I really enjoy Miss Clara's videos. I'm very grateful that she is sharing this with us. Thanks, Miss Clara.
How Cute! What a gem to have her doing this, and my goodness, she does NOT look 93! Not many 93 yr olds are up and moving around and cooking! Love it!
My folks used to make popcorn, candied orange peels and walnuts for snacks and invite the neighbors over to play cards or board games in the early 50's.
I wish I had spent more time with my parents & grandparents when they were alive. Watching this sweetie pie makes me feel very lonesome for the good ole days.
OMG tears come out of my eyes, this reminds me of my grandma, she passed away a few months ago and she used to cook lentils and rice just like this. She always wanted us to be strong and healthy. I miss her so much! Thanks for introducing Clara to all of us!
She's just lovely. Love when she gets a titch sassy and how great of a story teller she is. Her sharing her experiences really puts modern life in perspective in that we forget small pleasure and family.
I would love to know what her favorite things to eat were after the depression. And yes, agreeing with someone's comment about learning to cook conservatively. And doing so without waste. I remember those days as a child in the 50's. I remember having to borrow a pair of shoes from a friend in order to be able to go to town. Anyway, to this day, I would rather go buy groceries than clothes, or getting my nails and done. And I know how to stretch a meal. So, I won't have to learn if things should get really tight. And, by cooking from scratch, you save a lot of money, and you know what you are putting in your body. And one other thing I have been meaning to mention. Christopher, I love the intro to these videos. Most intros are too long, boring and sometimes down right nerve racking. But you have done a marvelous job with these videos. Thank you!
I love that owl cookie jar. It's just a winkin' at me!
Bless your soul, Ive been training to be a cook and you may have just changed my whole perception on food. Its not about fancy food, Its about good wholesome foods that fill you up and give you the nutrients you need. And you can make delicious things out of the simplest ingredients. Thank you so much!
why are there 25 dislikes? are those people completely without natural love for humans or what?
I made this meal tonight for my family. They LOVED it! All the children and husband said its one of their favorites. All natural ingredients. I did use chicken stock, salt and some butter for the lentils. The salad and meat was awesome too!
What a wonderful way to capture the beauty and the value of our elders, they are our precious resources. I heard about this series on the radio and and am so delighted to find it and view it. I hope Gramma Clara had fun doing the episodes and also watching them. Keep filming, please!
May I say (As a Grandad of 52 years) That you are a Great Lady, to Show the Old Cooking Methods ... Many Thanks, Long Life and Happiness to you and your Family. (From Ireland)
Thanks to Clara and her documentarian. I recently lost my mother-in-law - she was 82 and of Italian descent. So many of Clara's kitchen implements and even some of the food she cooked reminded me of her.
Thanks for the wonderful trip down memory lane.
Awwww.... love this lady! Wish I could've interviewed and cooked with her!
My grandma, her children, and my ma lived through the great depression. They never forgot it. Thanks moms!
great meal; I am want to try the lentil and rice thing; for some reason I've never thought of that; this made me think of when I was younger; we didn't have much money so we would walk around the block and pick up the onions that fell of the onion trucks and the fry them up with potatoes and meat we got free from the neighbor butcher (not the best cuts, but good!); we would huddle around the stove too lol or we had a little space heater we would huddle around
This concludes her You Tube series? Sad, but I'll keep watching what she has here. Clara is a sweetheart. I'm glad she shared her recipes and stories with us. Clara, you are lovely.
Okay, WHO discovered this lovely woman and got her to do these videos? I love them all. VERY good quality, too. Thanks!
Clara's food = cheap AND fresh! That's what I call a meal, doesn't cost much but is good for you and authentic. This woman needs more public exposure! It's so great to listen to her stories. I'm gonna have to try this dish sometime.
She reminds me of my own grandma. I wish I'd thought to record her talking about this kind of thing. Clara was so cool.
I love this lady,, what a beautiful heart!
Lentils are key in why this is such a good meal. Lentils and rice are best dry stocks. Lentils should be stored more carefully than rice to avoid time loss.
She has such a pleasant voice. A lot of these recipes are good for saving money now too.
This is an elegant, gourmet meal by today's standards! People pay good money for this in a restaurant! Thank you so much for these videos of stories and food! ♥♥♥
She is amazing. I love her and it makes me wish I'd recorded my own grandmother/mom
Clara, you are awesome! I love her little stories that she adds. She's very fun to watch. All my grandparents are deceased, I wish I had a grandmother - they are so precious!
Why would people dislike this video
What a wonderful series of videos not only for the recipes but for Clara's stories. What a great person she is to be active as she is at 93 but also for the little gleam in her eyes when she tells the stories. God bless you Clara.
This is no Poorman's feast.
This is a 5 star meal... HELL YEAH!!!
God bless you Clara. Thanks for taking time to show us your way of cooking during the Great Depression. It made me realize how fortunate and spoiled I am.
I'm so glad you made this. I wish I could have filmed my grandparents like this before they passed away. These videos are so important to make, because history was real, people were in it-it's not just a bunch of words in a textbook.
Clara is a doll! I just love hearing about meals that were prepared in the Depression. A lot of us can benefit from her meals in these tough economic times. I love her stories too!
omg this lady is honestly the sweetest.
Clara! You truly are a class act. Thank you for making me smile. From Czech Republic.
Great depression food was better than a lot of the crap America is eating today. And this woman is so cute :)
She's made it to 93, I think she probably knows what she's doing.
Just stumbled on this vid and OMG I miss my great grandma...A grandmother's meals are the BEST.
So precious! WHat a gem to have her doing this. She looks nothing like 93 years ld. Most 93 yr olds are not up and moving around let alone cooking meals. WOW! Love it. God Bless!
This lady belonged to the Greatest Generation
Clara I'm like you, I measure things in coffee cups and just throw in a handful of whatever spices. I pour water in straight from the tap and just check on it and add more of whatever if it doesn't look right. LOL. I love your reminisices, what a bunch of cheerful, courageous woman were Americans back then!
Not yet forgotten
I miss her too such a great woman a mother to all glad you posted these videos to utube
whose ever Mother, Grandmother, or probably even Great Grandmother this is, they are very lucky to have these videos of her and her stories! God Bless her ☺
Clara is such a joy to watch!! I love hearing her stories of the past. What a wonderful woman.
I just found this channel was watching CZcams via xbox and found her poor man's meal. I plan on researching all her videos.
That was probably the most interesting video I've ever seen on youtube. I guess I never really thought about how meals were prepared back during the Great Depression. My grandpa always talked about it, but its different when you actually SEE how to prepare a meal. Thanks :)
I know cross contamination is a big no-no. But, this woman is 93 years old, and I'm sure she didn't just start doing that. This day and age, we're particular about everything, and seem to be dying younger and younger. I love these videos, because she shows what you can really do with little to no budget. Clara is great!
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"we have enough rice for an army!"
haha i love it :)
Clara, you remind me so much of my late great Grandmother. She was so sweet and WOW! What a cook. She took so many of her recipes to her Grave, I was glad to find these Videos. I am going to go pick up your book this afternoon. Last Night's Supper was your Taters & Hot Dogs. It was Great.
R.I.P Clara😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥
I love her stories!!! She had a wealth of knowledge, God Bless you, I know you next to God now.
Cutest chef of the year award goes to her!
She is so adorable
Wow after I watched the first video I couldn't stop watching because I loved these so much. Thanks Clara these are great! I think your stories are wonderful and very interesting. Thanks again!
I'm learning so much from you, Clara. Your videos add a richness to my life.
Clara reminds me of how much I miss my Nanna. ***hugs*** to you, Clara!
i noticed that too....very true. When my grandma was with it enough to cook she would do similar things, but would always say, "I'm 86 years old and have done this hundreds of times....and I'm still here!" I dare not argue with my grandmother...
RIP Ms. Clara! What an amazing and interesting human being, she makes me think of my very southern country Grandaunts and food they made when I was little. Thank you for sharing your sweet Grandmother with all of us.
Being Grown Up On a Farm In South Dakota Poor We Used And Ate Everything. I Love Grandma Clara And Her Sharing This Cooking We Ate Many Nights The Very Same Thing And I Was Born In 1963. Some Had It Some Didn't Thank You Very Much!!
Better pay attention the way things are we all might be living like that again.
this stuff is great for being in college. i need cheep quick meals, and these are excellent!
Your accounts of the Depression days are as good as your meals Clara
We love you
my wife gets excited watching your videos
Clara rocks! My nonna tells me about the escarole and white beans they ate during the depression growing up in NYC and this reminds me of it. I made Clara's Cuccidati recipe for this Christmas (Im Sicilian and always wanted to learn to make these) and they were THE BEST Sicilian fig cookies ive had.....even better than the bakeries here in NYC I bought them from. Ill never buy those cookies again :-p And the lard in the cookies really makes them the best!
i love your stories it reminds me when the heater didnt work and me and my brothers would sit around the stoves when we woke up after mum made us bread and wed tell each other stories
I made this the other week. While eating I remembered the taste from when I was a kid..we used to eat steak this very way sometimes. I think the receipe came from my Sicilian grandmother...
we need more people in the world like clara!!!
What an incredibly, charming lady. Keep up the great work.
Clara is such an awesome Grandma!
bless her heart -3
Thank you Clara. I could sit and watch you all day.... I love your stories.
If something like this was cooked today it would be gourmet!
She is a beautiful lady and it made me miss my Italian mom who passed away 2 years ago at the age of 97. Why didn't I think to record her cooking those delicious meals of long ago. Clara has a very special and loving grandson!
I' have never met my grandma's, but I'm sure they would be just like you. Love the story telling.
Thanks Clara and God Bless~
How wonderful what a sweetheart .Love hearing all these great recipes and stories xxx
My mother grew up during the depression and she also said they ate a lot of potatoes and pasta. Eating meat was very rare. Sometimes at the end of the day, her mother sent her to the local butcher for the days scraps ( soup bones, and such ). Clara you remind me of my mother. Thank you !!!!
These are simply the greatest videos for some good hearty meals. I miss my grandma's cooking!
I've been blessed to come across you Clara!!! You are AMAZING!!! And I've watched all your videos, stayed up last nigh to do this. Can't wait to try the recipes.
I believe we are in for another crash. Who knows when ,but I do want to learn to live with less and cook good stuff with very little. Thanks for all your stories and recipes Clair.
Clara, my dear...
you're the Italian version of my own Irish Gran!
I love your recipes!!
She is soooo cute and sweet! Love her personality :)
What a wonderful lady!! I love to listen to her stories. God Bless you, Ma'am!
i love listening to Clara she is so amazing! makes me long for wanting a grandmother just like her! mine passed before i was old enough to know them both.
Thank you for sharing the many wonderful stories that go side by side with each one of your recipes.
What a dear lady. I am so thankful for elders who share with us the historical times from the last century. It certainly doesn't hurt to throw in some culinary expertise and make an entertaining meal.. Ms. Clara, I am honored that you have been blessed with such a long life and such a warm soul, that you share these things. Bless you!
RIP Clara.
I LOVE to hear the stories from times gone by...Very nice! I subscribed! People are so spoiled now...Thank you for your channel and keeping us grounded and giving us a glimpse of what life was like and what it could be again!
That's the heart and soul of the USA, God bless you Ms. Clara for keeping this tradition alive and sharing with the world.
Clara! PLEASE keep cooking, and sharing with us! We are a generation of spoiled people who have no idea what the greatest generation went through. I love this!