Great Depression Cooking Ep:6 – Depression Breakfast

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.

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Clara says that during the depression they usually ate bread and butter with coffee for breakfast. But on Sunday mornings they ate cookies. This is the recipe for the cookies they had.

For this recipe you will need:

3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cup flour
pinch of salt

maybe another 1 1/2 cup of flour
bake at 350 F

coffee and evaporated milk
wafer cookies

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25 Comment(s)

  1. the cutest ever! truly inspirational!

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    meeya47No Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  2. Thank you!! Thank you!!

    LOVE them!

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    phased3No Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  3. Boy I am not a hater but I feel bad for this lady she has made me depressed!

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    dmobile215No Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  4. Just found your channel. Love it! Thanks so much!

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    crene767No Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  5. O Clara u are truly wonderful, an i adore ur stories an vids, cooking is an art an ur an artist, i love to cook an tell stories too, i hope to be like u one day telling stories of my youth as i cook for the kids, hey i kinda do that now, lol…
    u are a real insperation, an u deserve ur own show, ur a blessing!!!!:)

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    zeelove8No Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  6. Great videos!!!

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    ambassador365No Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  7. Hmm tasty :-)

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    HowAreYa2009No Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  8. I just love all your videos,keep them coming.

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    steponme77No Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  9. Precious!

    Thank you!

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    HadasahBNo Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  10. Hey,that’s not fair.Clara ate much bettter than we did in the 1960′s.I thought everyone drank evaporated milk when I was a kid.We used to eat puffed Wheat cereal which is cruel because it’s nearly impossible to get to your mouth.LOL Sometimes the cheese in the mouse -trap was tempting so I figure this Depression that started in November /08 will be a walk in the park.

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    RETIREMESOONNo Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  11. Thankyou Clara I really enjoyed your video I’m going to make those depression cookies also thankyou for sharing your childhood :-)

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    knightriders2000No Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  12. you remind me of my grandmother many years ago. I used to love listening to her tales of times gone by. Keep up the cooking, you are great!

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    HaileelynnNo Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  13. What a great lady…

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    FreebieTesterNo Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  14. There’s something therapeutic about watching a 93 year-old lady cook. These are the blessings of life that many discount. Thank you for posting up the videos.

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    dabruin2No Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  15. Clara love your video. I think we are in a deperession again. I have chickens now and my own garden. I think i will be living on eggs and tomato sandwiches soon. :)

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    reese7866No Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  16. Thank you so much for sharing this with us! We need all the wisdom we can get!

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    pattyloofNo Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  17. Wow these videos are always amazing

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    JenovatraNo Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  18. clara
    i like listening to lots of storys from way back then i mean i like to watch all ur videos :) and that way of making coffee seems good i gotta try that sumtime :P have a gr8 day

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    rayray200002No Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  19. Clara, you remind me of my family when I was small, thanks so much for that. I love what you show and the warm friendly way you share it. You’ve touched a whole nation, I hope you know that. Cheers!

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    MRSDLANDREWNo Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  20. These video may prove to help out dramatically in times of a shortfall of our economy.
    Thanks clara,you are a jewel!

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    WeCanAllGetAllongNo Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  21. I love your videos. You remind me of my Grandma, and when she showed me how to cook when I was a girl. Thanks for sharing your pictures and memories!!

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    spyweb56No Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  22. i think im in love thanks clara

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    todkinkNo Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  23. You are a beautiful lady Mrs Clara!
    Thank you for taking the time to make these videos for us!
    God Bless You!

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    OhItsJustMe2No Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  24. Clara we love you!

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    mattarmendarizNo Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

  25. Did you go to Lake Geneva in Wisconsin?

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    WivanunuNo Gravatar | Feb 13, 2009 | Reply

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