All of Clara‘s recipes have the same ingredients: potatoes and onions. That’s because she was raised during the Great Depression, and her family was so poor, she says, she was forced to drop out of high school because she couldn’t afford socks. Now a great-grandmother, she wants to teach you to make delicious, nourishing depression cuisine, to help you through the hard times. [%comments]
Depression Cooking
TAGS: depression, food
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I came across her YouTube videos about a month ago – definately worth taking a look.
One of my favorite quotes:
“…Beans for supper tonight, six o’clock.
Navy beans cooked in Oklahoma ham…
Got to eat ‘em with a spoon, raw onions
and cornbread; nothing else….”
–Will Rogers