Uploaded on Jun 6, 2007 by Great Depression Cooking
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.
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I have enjoyed this woman for some time now probably because of her age and determination. Yesterday after posting this as being one of my favorites I learned that she died. But the real surprise was her age…..98, Wow she must have done something right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ZjKl-d2Tc
Thanks Clara for the stories and sharing over the years.
I too have enjoyed her over the past few years. She reminds me of my (now deceased) grandmother, Clara (aka Nana), and her stories of the depression years. She taught me alot. I was unaware that Clara in the video above had also passed on. Both Claras will be missed very much.
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This posting is……..:
Greatly appreciated….
If she had hot dogs during the depression (and ate everyday) she was doing better than most.
My Mom grew up during the depression, and has bequeath upon me these words of wisdom: “poverty is a state of mind”, and the ever-popular “waste not; want not”.
Poor kids don’t know they’re poor until they meet rich kids. You’ll feel “poor” when you can no longer afford the luxuries you’ve become accustomed to. If you start excluding these luxuries from your life now, the transition to extreme poverty won’t be as difficult.
Don’t waste anything. My Mom grew up in Brooklyn too, and during the depression she made money as a “rag-picker”. This is a title given to kids who searched the garbage for discarded rags, because there was a market for them, and they could be re-sold to someone who recycled (cleaned and re-sold) them.
I’m just relaying that story to give you some idea of things that appear to be garbage today, which may be valuable tomorrow.
Of all the conveniences and luxuries we all have, a revolving sentiment is that most people are “bored” and Unhappy”. It made me smile to watch this
lady cook, it reminded me of my dear mother who selflessly gave of herself
to others and this brought her much joy. they say to overcome personal depression, get into helping others who are in worse shape than we are.
It seems that the simpler the life you live, the more you can enjoy the simple
happiness it brings.
Its too bad our hell-thcare system wants to let people of advance age die without homeopathic care. there is a wealth of information lost every time
we lose a senior citizen. seniors are the bank of wisdom for any society,yet we squander this most valuable resource.
My grandson is not your usual youngen. I home schooled him and have been a great influence on his life, everyone says. He is very down to earth and will have to really need something to buy it. He helps me out a lot and I do reward him frequently. I can tell the way he looks at me and never says no to me he values me as his grandmother.
I am so proud of him and know I will be sorely missed down the road. When one can say that one knows he or she had been the best they can be and have left behind a piece of themselves as Clara has done. I wish all the elders could be appreciated in like manner.
The lady who shared her precious senior citizen, Clara, and the knowledge she shares with us in these videos, has indeed created for herself a video legacy that she can then share with her up and coming familial generations. I think what she has done is so cool.
I especially think it’s so cute how at 2:56 mark in the video she says “turn on the gas” when she has an electric stove. So sweet! 😉
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Ah that was the smile inducing moment for me.
I felt like I was in her home as a guest while watching the video. A lady for sure.