Great Depression Recipes Worth Keeping!!

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  • I made Great Depression Recipes that are worth keeping! One scrumptious recipe is from the marvelous Clara's Kitchen, Clara Cannucciari. Many Recipes we enjoy today have been inspired by the Great Depression.
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  • @shesinherapron
    @shesinherapron  2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Do any of these recipes remind you of recipes you had growing up?
    👉Watch Next: Great Depression Recipes That Are A Hit!- th-cam.com/video/NH9SYNEzeVU/w-d-xo.html

    • @royalone3009
      @royalone3009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      My mom made the wacky cake when I was growing up. She gave me the recipe. It can be made in the pan you bake it in. My mom did. So did her friends mom when she was growing up. The recipe is the same as the one you made in this video but the measurements are slightly different. Not by much though. It’s an amazing moist cake.

    • @elaineleblanc8616
      @elaineleblanc8616 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Tuna on toast. May try Salmon as well to add variety.

    • @amberatwood
      @amberatwood 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Trying the waffles, I soak my oats so I think they would go great in this!

    • @Michele-fd4it
      @Michele-fd4it 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I still cook cream tuna on toast but my variation has no vegetables in it, and I add a little cheese to the sauce. Something we ate growing up

    • @lifeinthefastlane362
      @lifeinthefastlane362 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I want to try the cake

  • @kristyb5821
    @kristyb5821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    I was raised by my grandparents that were children in the Depression. My great granny was alive and lived with us until I was 14 when she passed away. She raised 8 children through the Depression and managed to feed a family of 10 plus farm hands well through some of the hardest times in American history.
    She was an awesome resource and I’m so glad I listened to her as a kid. I’m not sure why I took everything she taught me to heart but I am sure glad I did. She was my best friend and I miss our daily tea after school. I learned so much from those tea times, more than I ever learned in US history about the Depression or WWII. I heard her stories firsthand about how hard life was. She taught me how to make a nickel appear like it was a dollar by stretching it so far. That woman will always be the most amazing woman I have ever met and I hope I can be 1/10th the woman she was through these times.

    • @HesstonandTandem
      @HesstonandTandem 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      She sounds like she was a wonderful person ☺️ you should write down her stories to share with family

    • @JennyWinters
      @JennyWinters 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I feel rather old, my own mom was raised in the depression but thank god for my grandmother, she taught me some things about life, like picking flowers, apples, making biscuits, reading Latin and piano playing. I really can't think of one thing my mom ever had the patience to teach me nor my dad they had their flaws, I figure they loved me in a distant way but I really wanted to live with my grandmother.

    • @kristyb5821
      @kristyb5821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@HesstonandTandem she was amazing. Actually, she kept a journal her whole life, she wrote in it every night before bed. I have volumes of notebooks filled with her wisdom, her recipes, her stories and my family really didn’t care they were going to throw them away but I saved them. I share them with my son to keep the lessons being handed down.
      My grandpa taught me all about wilderness survival, edible plants, how to grow food and raise livestock, how to hunt and fish, how to fix my own car, how to shoot and military style self defense, he was a paratrooper in WWII and Korea. He always told me he never wanted to worry about me as a woman alone in the world but he also didn’t ever want me to feel like I had to relay on a man to take care of me. He wanted me to be as independent as possible and set me up for the basics of being able to successfully farm and live off the land if I need to. I passed that on to my son as well with back country camping trips in the Alaska wilderness. My son thinks it’s so cool his mom can do all these things and looks forward to our annual wilderness adventure where we try to make do with minimal survival gear (obviously I have full survival gear in case) and see how little we can get by on if we needed to.

    • @HesstonandTandem
      @HesstonandTandem 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow!!! That’s so amazing!!

    • @filipamontano4031
      @filipamontano4031 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aww what a beautiful story ❤

  • @JennyWinters
    @JennyWinters 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Clara was wonderful, she was blunt, honest and humble and we all loved her so much. TY.

  • @Stein0001
    @Stein0001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I have my grandma's handwritten cookbook, which contains recipes she cooked when it was ww1. she was 14 and after the death of her mum she managed the household for her father. she raised her 5 younger siblings and supported their father. she was a wonderful woman (i'm from germany)

    • @shesinherapron
      @shesinherapron  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What a treasure you and your family has.

    • @margarettickle9659
      @margarettickle9659 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My German Grandmother made a bunt cake that I think I remember her saying there were 12 eggs in it. It had green raisins and nuts in it. If you recognize this cake please send me the name of the cake and the recipe. Maybe your grandma's book has it in it. Thank you from north of Detroit, Michigan U.S.A.

    • @Stein0001
      @Stein0001 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@margarettickle9659 Maybe a Natali cake? That's the only one I know with 12 eggs.

  • @cyann410
    @cyann410 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I found her channel years ago, and have tried many of her recipes. I was so sad when she passed. I love seeing people still finding this precious woman’s wisdom. A huge thanks to her grandson for this wonderful project.

  • @OMGitsaClaire
    @OMGitsaClaire 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    The “Great Depression” recipe that actually came from my great grandma is scalloped tomatoes. And I think it may be even older than that. Take canned whole peeled tomatoes or whole peeled fresh tomatoes and core them and cut them in half. Lay them cut side up in a baking dish and sprinkle them with salt, pepper, and a little bit of sugar (about two teaspoons for a standard sized casserole dish). Then take fresh white breadcrumbs and coat the top of all the tomatoes. Dot it with butter, then bake until the breadcrumbs are golden brown. It’s absolutely delicious!

    • @JFDemon
      @JFDemon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      we called it breaded tomatoes in my days as a kid! So delicious!

    • @kimhubbs1104
      @kimhubbs1104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This sounds really good. I love tomatoes and potatoes so I wonder how it would be if potatoes was added in with it. I'm gonna try it next week.

    • @donnaclements6085
      @donnaclements6085 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ooohh! That does sound delicious! THank you for sharing that.

    • @rubynelson1164
      @rubynelson1164 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      just called Bread and Tomatos

    • @jewelgaither1504
      @jewelgaither1504 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JFDemon We called them breaded tomatoes, as well. Just a couple of weeks ago I made them. However, I cook some chopped onions and bacon or chopped up ham in a little butter, then add the tomatoes, soft bread cubes, salt, pepper, and sugar, stir it up good and pour them in a casserole dish. I bake them at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes, remove from the oven, and sprinkle some shredded cheese--whatever I have on hand--on them and return them to the oven until the cheese is melted good.

  • @RD0204
    @RD0204 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I'm from Northern Ireland and the Ham and Potato Patties remind me of 'Belfast Pasties' (Pronounced Past-ees) which were developed by 1930's East Belfast Fish and Chip Shops (or 'Chippys' as we tend to call them in the UK) to give the Thousands of Harland and Wolff Shipyard (The same shipyard that built the Titanic) a cheap and filling hot lunch option. They consist of mashed potatoes combined with sasaguemeat and spices into a burger shape (some 'Chippys' apparently use cold chips, or as Americans call them, fries) dipped in batter and deep fat fried. Nowadays there are also vegetarian ones that are just potato and spices. They're typically served with chips in what we call a 'pastie supper (In Northern Irish slang 'supper' means some kind of main with chips, such as a 'fish supper', a 'sausage supper' or a 'cowboy supper'; which is a 'sausage supper' served with baked beans (in British food that consists of cooked Haricot beans in a sauce akin to the sauce in 'Spaghettios' and also canned akin to 'Spaghettios')) or in a bun like a burger would be. We have a kind of Bread Roll over here called a 'Belfast bap' (bap meaning Bread roll) which were created by East Belfast Bakers to house the pasties; a decent pastie is about the size of a quarter pounder burger so you need a good sized piece of bread to house them.
    They're my standard chippy order and we'll often get a bag of cold pasties to separate and freeze for later use, doing them in the oven on a foil lined tray from frozen. Our preferred chippy does six cold pasties for £5, which works out to £0.83 or $1.09 which is still very cheap even these days.
    They aren't really a thing outside of Belfast and my Uncle; who lives 30 miles outside of Belfast; will often stop in on a chippy to get some cold ones to bring home if he's in Belfast as none of the Chippys in his area do them properly. We do have one local company who sells ready made pasties but nobody in my family likes them and most of the chippys in his area use them so he can only get a pastie bap or a pastie supper in Belfast.
    At least four or five generations of my family have grown up a stone's throw from the Shipyard (now largely defunct, the studio most of 'Game of Thrones' was filmed in is near the dry dock the Titanic was built in) and there's every possibility that I have ancestors who worked in the Shipyard. The current Harland and Wolff workers went on strike in 2019 over a lack of orders (blame 'made in china') and I think that was the first time I've seen East Belfast's Elected representatives agree on something! In the normal sense it takes a three week extension and a legal challenge for our politicians to agree on what snacks to have at government meetings!

    • @sharondamico4136
      @sharondamico4136 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Rebecca Dunville, I have very much enjoyed your post explaining the Belfast food, customs, and history. Thank you so much. I live in New Jersey which is on the Northeast coast of the USA. We have many ethnicities and foods because of New York City being so close and also traditional North East stews and one pot meals. When I was growing up we had vegetable gardens and chickens. Now fast food has poisoned the younger generations. I think basic, ordinary food is the best.

    • @jeanniewahine5443
      @jeanniewahine5443 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I enjoyed your comment, thanks!

  • @rain0450
    @rain0450 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Another Great Depression is on the horizon…would love to see more videos like this on your channel!

  • @melodystull19
    @melodystull19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    When your making your potato cakes. Keep them in a ball. Roll in flour then put in your skillet push down with your spatula to flatten less likely to break apart this way

  • @melissahankins9575
    @melissahankins9575 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I've been doing a lot of research on the depression meals I love Clara I'm so sad she's gone now but I'm glad she left something for us all

  • @dewuknowHIM
    @dewuknowHIM ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yep...grew up w all those recipes....brings back good memories....
    Yes...in the 50s we had bouillon...lol
    I know all these recipes by heart....
    ...ahhhh comfort.
    ❤❤❤❤

  • @peggyaustin2750
    @peggyaustin2750 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    keep the depression meals coming please

  • @annmittelstadt2938
    @annmittelstadt2938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just got my Clara's cookbook in the mail today. I am excited and honored to own it.

  • @JennyWinters
    @JennyWinters 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love how you love the simple things of the past, even before my own lifetime of 62 years. Your love and approach is so respectful and full of dignity. I am honored by your video. TY so much.

  • @shannonleta
    @shannonleta 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Kim, just a tip on those ham & potato patties - let the mixture chill in the fridge for 15-20 min before shaping them! They hold together way better!

    • @shesinherapron
      @shesinherapron  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you

    • @kimberlylholt
      @kimberlylholt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I do this with salmon patties. They hold together so much better.

    • @wanderingteacup39
      @wanderingteacup39 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great tip.

  • @pamg.7742
    @pamg.7742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I grew up eating a version of this often, but my mom used chopped Armour Dried Beef instead of tuna. It comes in a little glass jar. It may not be everybody's cup of tea but I loved it and I still do!

    • @barbarahuff8806
      @barbarahuff8806 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I grew up on the dried beef by Armour too. My grandmother would also substitute Budding lunch meat since it was always cheaper than the Armour was. I still make this and my kids love it and always ask for it.

    • @myla5233
      @myla5233 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My mom used dried beef as well. We ate this a lot.

    • @rosemarydoran9907
      @rosemarydoran9907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      We had it growing up made with the Budding dried beef on toast.

    • @amypletcher4411
      @amypletcher4411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My mom would make creamed beef with chipped beef by Buddy brand!! So delicious!!!

    • @MissMom6
      @MissMom6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My family always liked to use cooked ground beef or chicken instead of tuna or chipped dried beef. Mammaw always said the cream sauce always helped stretch meat a long way. They would serve it over toast or cooked, diced potatoes - especially potatoes in the wintertime.

  • @karinepaquet7513
    @karinepaquet7513 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Hi Kim. I once had the same problem with falling apart tuna patties until I learned not to used leftover mashed potatoes that usually have milk and butter in them. I just used boiled potatoes and mashed them alone. It should help with getting stiffer patties.

  • @ginac9008
    @ginac9008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I have made the wacky cake during the first lockdown in 2020 when Covid started. We in Australia like most of the world at that time our grocery stores had not much on the shelves. So out come some really old cookbooks, one given to my mother in the early 60’s. I made baked beans also during that time as we couldn’t get canned goods, but a lot of dried beans and legumes. I have an old family recipe that was given to my grandmother during the early part of Second World War by a Maltese lady. This recipe has been handed down the generations, my own children now make it. And my grandchildren it is one of their favourite foods, I always make it when they come to visit.
    With the food insecurities around the world at the moment, maybe it’s time we start living like our grandparents and great grandparents cooked and lived. I try I have a small vegetable garden enough for my family, limited space though due to living in suburbia. My grandparents and great grandparents lived on farmland so space was unlimited. Thanks Kimmy for the recommendation for the cookbooks already on my Kindle.

  • @kaybonette
    @kaybonette 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    We had the tuna and peas in a cream sauce on toast when I was small. I think we used a can of mushroom soup for the sauce with 1/2 can of water. One of my brothers came home from the service and taught my mom how to make it. He called it SOS. It was many years later that I learned that meant s**t on a shingle lol. We loved it.

    • @justme2059
      @justme2059 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s what we grew up in our household being told what it was. We learned that anything with a cream sauce and was going to be over toast.

  • @lifeinthefastlane362
    @lifeinthefastlane362 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I just recently discovered turkey à la king. I saved our leftover turkey from Christmas and put it in the freezer. I’ve been making turkey à la king and turkey pot pie with it. I’ve been serving it over biscuits. My family doesn’t like peas so I just use whatever vegetables I have on hand. So versatile.

    • @sarahkapustic1881
      @sarahkapustic1881 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Grew up in PA and we made that after thanksgiving as a way to use up the ridiculous amount of turkey left. Cheap and easy

  • @PeppieP
    @PeppieP 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m sure Clara would be happy her recipes are still being used. She was brilliant, thanks for keeping her memory alive.

  • @nancynewman6592
    @nancynewman6592 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I make Peanut Butter bread often, and toast it, Amazing. My mom used to do Wacky Cake and now I have passed it down to my granddaughters . Their family loves when I send home a container with the DRY ingredients and a list of what to add . Takes moments to prep.

  • @EmeryShae
    @EmeryShae 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    My family has made wacky cake for years as a birthday cake. We now have allergies in the family to eggs and dairy, so it’s the perfect cake for everyone. We actually mix the cake in the pan using a fork! Works amazing and less dirty dishes. We always grease the pan though. Also, the best way to frost this cake is actually to put chocolate chips on top of the cake as soon as it’s done baking. Put it back in the oven for a minute or two, and then spread the melted chocolate chips. Eat it with ice cream. The best cake ever!

    • @WildCaughtArt
      @WildCaughtArt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You don't even need to grease the pan. We never did and it always comes out clean. :)

    • @danacowles2848
      @danacowles2848 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WildCaughtArt wow

    • @danacowles2848
      @danacowles2848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yum

  • @wildshadowstar
    @wildshadowstar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    For the ham and mash potatoes cakes, you could add chives or green onions, because during the Depression, you would have been able to scavenge for wild onions. My maternal grandmother that grew up in rural central Kentucky often talked about scavenging for wild greens.

  • @hopeschlieman6101
    @hopeschlieman6101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I have a version of the cake. Its the same except uses 1 1/2 cups cold left over coffee instead of water. Its great!

  • @kimsrurallife8775
    @kimsrurallife8775 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love Clara’s cookbook. Clara was a treasure. Love the video!

  • @beckybarfois7831
    @beckybarfois7831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    With the creamed tuna on toast I grew up eating that but instead of peas we did do boiled eggs. As I’ve gotten older I don’t like tuna so now I make it with chicken. It’s one of my favorite comfort meals.

  • @CS-mg7gf
    @CS-mg7gf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My grandma, born in 1911, used to make crazy cake for family gatherings. We all loved it.

  • @LadyOfRain1
    @LadyOfRain1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    These were all SUPER familiar! Esp the Crazy Chocolate Cake! We made it as kids growing up (80's-90's) and it was actually my younger sister's favourite one to make herself. I never would have thought of it as a Depression era cake, though the recipe that we had originally came from my Nan. I still would assume that this was a seldom made dessert back them b/c of the cocoa. You are right though, it is an extremely moist cake. Similarly, the mayonnaise chocolate cake is a very moist cake that uses no eggs, and no oil, since the mayo takes the place of those (longer shelf life than eggs). As I was watching this, I was mentally figuring how some of them can be done with food storage items. Like the ham patties for example. That one could EASILY be made using shelf-stable items. Now I have some experimenting to do!!

  • @samanthazehr9965
    @samanthazehr9965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My grandmother would make creamed eggs on toast. I loved it! She always had a houseful on Sundays and it was a cheap and easy way to fill our bellies!

  • @MrRKWRIGHT
    @MrRKWRIGHT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Hello everyone. There's nothing like Poor Man's Meal, otherwise known as "Trash Plate." My favorite version combines ground beef, thinly sliced fried potatoes, baked beans, some scallions, with a little cheddar cheese sprinkled on top. The family likes to eat it two or three times a week after a hearty breakfast of steel cut oats and maybe sausage and gravy for lunch. The family dog usually gets some scraps from each meal.

  • @nancyleitner6396
    @nancyleitner6396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have been making this cake since 1954 when my aunt first taught my three sisters and myself. It's still my favorite cake.

  • @the_eclectic_book_witch
    @the_eclectic_book_witch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember when I was little my mother would make what we called a Tuna Boat. She would get this big loaf of bread at the store, cut it open and hollow it out from the top, make the tuna cream filling with peas and onions, then layer the top with cheese and bake it in the oven. It was always one of my favorites!
    I'm looking forward to making some of these. I think my husband and our girls will go nuts for the peanut butter bread!

  • @madesimplyathome953
    @madesimplyathome953 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Kimmy, I’m one of 10 kids and grew up having many of these recipes, not because I grew up in the Great Depression but because of the sure value of food needed to feed a family of 12. We would make the Wacky Cake for a treat and because the pan doesn’t need to be greased you can mix the cake right in the 9x13 pan. So fun to reminisce while watching these videos.

  • @DJ-cn9te
    @DJ-cn9te 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I watch Claire’s videos long before she passed away and before I found your videos. Love this

  • @marylooksfineonadime
    @marylooksfineonadime 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Yes, Schitt's Creek was hysterical!! David!! Lol
    Thank you SO much for making these amazing videos! I've been out of work for a few months and looking to stretch my grocery budget as much as I can. These are really appreciated!!! 🤗💜

  • @findingaway5512
    @findingaway5512 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love Clara ❤️ her videos are so sweet. I am glad they captured her stories and recipes.

  • @litebrite3312
    @litebrite3312 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    We have been making Wacky cake my whole life. It was my grandmas go to cake recipe. I still use it today for our birthday cakes and we also have it a few times a year. I also make it into cupcakes!

    • @EmeryShae
      @EmeryShae 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here!

    • @marilynrafla6628
      @marilynrafla6628 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine tastes more like bread than a cake, are there any tricks or adjustments to the recipe?

  • @donnabradshaw5200
    @donnabradshaw5200 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Part of the greatest generation. Thank goodness for people like Clara.

  • @nancyuren6456
    @nancyuren6456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love all those old recipes. Clara has been such a joy. Some of the foods have calories. But, in our times today, we may have to go back to them! Love & Blessings from Fla.

  • @LindaFoyle
    @LindaFoyle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I loved this video ❤️ so sweet and appreciation for the Depression days…..thank you and have a great wonderful day 🌺🌸🤗💕🌹

  • @susanmorris6882
    @susanmorris6882 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Mother made creamed tuna, but served it with noodles (tuna noodle casserole). On toast, we had the cream sauce with hard boiled eggs you mentioned, calling it eggs goldenrod, as you topped them with crumbled egg yolks. We often had potato patties, sometimes with ham, sometimes hamburger, but most often plain. My favorite depression dish was sliced potatoes fried in a cast iron skillet. To extend the potatoes, we added day-old bread bits, which got especially crispy in the skillet! Occasionally, chopped onions were fried with the potatoes and bread chunks. Oh yum! Really enjoyed your videos!

    • @Deb724
      @Deb724 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      P

  • @donucha
    @donucha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Aww I used to love watching Clara’s videos. I discovered them after she passed.

  • @shervin6711
    @shervin6711 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Tip, I have made that " wacky" cake *Vanilla/ others, by omitting the cocoa powder .. gluten free( subbing your GF flour and binder) The recipe is extremely forgiving! Love it!

    • @EmeryShae
      @EmeryShae 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My kids love vanilla wacky cake too!

    • @rebeccacostin9707
      @rebeccacostin9707 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thanks for the GF tip :) I grew up with this recipe too, but I never thought to try it GF. My family have many dietary issues so this is great to know.

  • @user-464
    @user-464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would encourage everyone to read labels.... recently I’ve noticed that on the back of the labels many canned foods say that they’ve some ingredients made from bioengineered food.. have seen this even on soups and gravy ....also have seen this on cans of peas, corn etc...

  • @rebeccasundberg4092
    @rebeccasundberg4092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We make Tuna Mornay quite regularly, which is similar to your Creamed Tuna. I cook off a diced onion in the butter first on a low heat so not to brown the butter. We also add grated cheese. I switch out corn kernels for the peas, because I don't like peas. Also works really well as a pasta bake base. We also used to add quartered boiled eggs like you mentioned.

  • @suncoolbreeze2656
    @suncoolbreeze2656 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love Clara's videos so I just ordered a hard copy of her cookbook. She makes you want to try recipes and listen to any history of my Parent's era cooking. I'll be so excited to get her recipe book to read. I'm not one to order hard copies of cookbooks, but this one looks to be a really good one that is very timely even today.

  • @desert_moon
    @desert_moon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have both of those books! I didn't realize how many things I grew up eating, and still make now, stem from that era.

  • @mysticmom616
    @mysticmom616 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I discovered Clara about 4 years ago. What a treasure. I have her cookbook. What a blessing it is not just for us, but for Clara’s family to have those wonderful videos of her meals and her stories.

  • @victorwadsworth821
    @victorwadsworth821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember Clara, my Great Granddad lived on a family farm in Milsap, Texas during the Great Depression & paid off the land during so.

  • @janetgrigoratos9318
    @janetgrigoratos9318 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I would save those ham rinds and put them in my stock bags in the freezer. Good flavor! I love just peas on toast. A can of mushroom soup and a can of green peas mixed together and warmed over toast. So good.

  • @karlastein3186
    @karlastein3186 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandma who raised me lived through the depression, she taught me so much

  • @laurahill2272
    @laurahill2272 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My grandma made a recipe called "Sopies Casserole". Her friend Sophie gave it to her. It was one of my favorites.
    For the recipe you need:
    1 can cream of Mushroom soup
    1 can Tomato soup
    1 onion
    1lb ground beef
    6-8 potatoes
    Directions:
    Preheat oven to 350°F.
    Dice onion and add it and the ground beef to a pan. Cook mixture until browned; set aside.
    Peel potatoes and thinly (thinner the better) slice.
    Mix mushroom and tomato soup in a bowl set aside.
    Line the bottom of a 9x13 pan with potatoes, place meat mixture on top of potatoes. Lastly, pour soup mixture over the top.
    Bake in oven for 1- 1 1/2 hours or until top is brown and bubbly.
    It sounds very strange but it is very comforting!!!

    • @daphneleigh9821
      @daphneleigh9821 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Laura Hill I copied the recipe & plan to make it soon! Thanks to you & your Grandma

  • @colleencunningham8790
    @colleencunningham8790 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love little Clara's recipes. I miss her so much!

  • @Veronica-dk8xd
    @Veronica-dk8xd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My grandma was in our home too. She always made us wacky cake. Still have her recipe. She made a fudge icing with sugar cocoa and evaporated milk on top. So good

  • @kathycapps9790
    @kathycapps9790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love watching and listening to the stories Clara told about her recipes.

  • @999manman
    @999manman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love Clara's videos...she left us such a legacy to learn from.

  • @charlapeery632
    @charlapeery632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Those recipes sound delicious. I might change the tuna for dried beef. I had the Depression cookbook and many of those recipes were familiar to me. My grandparents went through the depression. Putting a shovel away without dipping it in used oil was a crime!

  • @PaEMT_FF9
    @PaEMT_FF9 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    After watching Clara in many videos, I was lucky & bought my copy of Clara’s Kitchen recipe book. I will pass this gem along to my daughter.

  • @rosemarydoran9907
    @rosemarydoran9907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My dad was born in 1920 and my mom in 1926. They were both from poor families and both of my grandmother's were wonderful cooks! We ate wacky cakes growing up. Delicious and easy to make!

  • @plainjane3045
    @plainjane3045 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Clara is one of my favorite people to watch on You Tube!

  • @tanyadutton4017
    @tanyadutton4017 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My sister and I learned to make Wacky Cake in elementary school, from our grandma, back in the 70's. It's so good!

  • @Sinatra4
    @Sinatra4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for sharing. Have a blessed night Kimmy and Fam💗

  • @elaineh7993
    @elaineh7993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Funny story, my mom was fired from her job as a housekeeper/cook when she was a teen cos the wife got jealous that her hubby loved that white sauce you made with the tuna mixture! Just a simple white sauce! What a laugh! These recipes look great! Love your channel!

  • @gingerlawson8460
    @gingerlawson8460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I forgot the waffles too, oatmeal is my husband favorite breakfast, so will try them soon and passing this recipes off to my son, DIL and my daughter to make ahead dish to have in the mornings.

  • @terrydunn3139
    @terrydunn3139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I really enjoyed this . Makes us realize less is more and looks and sounds delicious.

  • @debrahudson5917
    @debrahudson5917 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My granny made the ham and mashed potatoes patties all the time, they were grandma's favorite. She always used fresh diced online and a small amount of celery that she sauteed. She did not use much liquid because of the sauteed veggies. They owned a farm and always had homemade butter or bacon fat that they fried everything in. She made what she called milk gravy and would pour it over scrambled eggs on toast. Granny feed six children, grandda and several farm hands breakfast and lunch during harvest and planting seasons.

  • @Zoobamafoo
    @Zoobamafoo ปีที่แล้ว

    My mom used chicken instead of tuna and called it "chicken a la king." I was too young to realize she made it from scratch, and I'm so happy I can do so as well now. She used to make the eggs goldenrod, creamed chipped beef and I always loved her meatloaf! She also made "halupkis" with hamburger, rice and onion wrapped in boiled cabbage leaves then baked. I never got her recipe cards, she gave them to my brother. When he passed away I asked his ex-wife if they found a wooden recipe card box & she said they didn't find it. I'm so glad to have found this channel for those dollar saving meals I grew up with, not knowing it was because we didn't have much money for food. My dad always had a garden and eventually chickens. What we get in the grocery store these days as produce doesn't compare to the food I grew up eating. Fried eggplant was another favorite of mine. The baked tomatoes. Her rice pudding wasn't anything I wanted to eat, but she didn't use cinnamon or sugar, so I'm going to have to try it made with those. I love❤ potato pancakes but never had them with the chopped ham. 😂the first time I tried to make them, they fell apart. Since my mom was still alive I told her my failure and she said you have to add a egg to the mashed potatoes to hold it together. I wish I had gotten more recipes from her but she always used her recipe cards and didn't have many that she could remember what and how much of the ingredients for most of them. New subscriber hoping to learn more delicious recipes!

  • @thriftymominboise4128
    @thriftymominboise4128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just made creamed tuna for my family the other day. It had been years since I'd made it. Loved it from my childhood and it is still a winner. I added peas and sliced hard boiled egg and served it over biscuits. I also had just made the wacky cake last week too! Again it had been years. It's the best! I have Clara's cookbook and was excited to see you with it. Love these recipes. Keep them coming! 😊❤

  • @TracyShead-Stamey
    @TracyShead-Stamey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for these videos. I hope you keep doing them. It would be neat to see different decades as well.

    • @Gidget13mwa
      @Gidget13mwa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great idea! 👍👍

    • @TracyShead-Stamey
      @TracyShead-Stamey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you.

    • @shesinherapron
      @shesinherapron  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love that idea!

    • @TracyShead-Stamey
      @TracyShead-Stamey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you. I love food from the past. Maybe I romantasize too much lol. It could be it brings me close to my mom and grandma even though they have passed.
      I am glad you like my idea though.

  • @justpatty7328
    @justpatty7328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A note to those wanting to try the entire roasted chicken half or whole soup: throw the whole thing in with the herbs. The skin and herbs will add to the flavor.

  • @carolwhisenhunt7504
    @carolwhisenhunt7504 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I loved this! We make potatoe cakes out of left over mashed potatoes. We do add very little flour to stick together. I hadn't thought of adding ham. Ty for sharing this. Gonna try cake for sure.

  • @theamazingbiff
    @theamazingbiff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My grandmother made wacky cake all the time. Thanks for the memories!

  • @joannshelby9951
    @joannshelby9951 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have made several versions of the Crazy Wacky cake. My son is allergic to eggs and milk. He loves the chocolate cake with either white or peanut butter frosting. I use non-dairy butter when I make his frosting.

  • @daphnemooney6602
    @daphnemooney6602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My mom made the potato Pattie’s without the ham as a side dish, we also had the creamed tuna, and the wacky cake is still our family’s go to chocolate cake recipe, it is more moist than any other cake.

  • @linannebice6280
    @linannebice6280 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yessss...peas on toast....freezes great..my daughter shared this recipe with a girl from college..she was obsessed with it

  • @dianacox434
    @dianacox434 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Appreciate your effort in putting these recipes on they look so delicious and you make it seem so easy thank you for your effort and I hope you have a happy fourth and I thank you for presenting mrs. Clara's cooking and the chocolate cake and the soup always delicious reminds me of things we ate growing up as well hope everyone's safe stay well!

  • @daniellelewis6962
    @daniellelewis6962 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just had to take a moment to compliment your knife choice. It’s BEAUTIFUL!

  • @kimmerrou
    @kimmerrou 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have been making wacky cake for years and it is by far the most moist cake. There are many different flavors and I have tried most. Super yummy!

  • @sandipeiffer4973
    @sandipeiffer4973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Peeler tip (for potatoes)…peel towards you just like you do with the knife. You’ll have to try it with your particular peeler, but it works great with mine!

  • @lenalyles2712
    @lenalyles2712 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We potato cakes and always added a little flour and instant of onion powder we used 1/4 small onion grated. At times we would potato waffles with sausage gravy. My parents grew up during that time and all my grandparents were very resourceful.

  • @AnthonyFlores-vq9ji
    @AnthonyFlores-vq9ji 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love Clara! What a sweet lady. God rest her soul.

  • @lindakeller3259
    @lindakeller3259 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think your voice is great!
    I loved this.
    My family lived through the Great Depression. Lots of remaking recipes and doing with what you had on hand. Thanks😊

  • @CookingwithCatLover0330
    @CookingwithCatLover0330 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love these videos. As you were making the recipes, I started thinking about the meals we eat and how I should me sure I stock up on those ingredients. I am going to start a list and check my pantry. I may even rearrange my shelves to have meal items together. As you, my pantry is always a work in progress. Thank you for these recipes. I remember my dad making tuna casserole. :( We ate it a lot in the 70s and 80s. He was a single dad of 4. We were poor but we had love. Thanks for everything!

  • @marge3157
    @marge3157 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love theses videos. I grew up listening to my great grandparents who were a young married couple with babies during the great depression. I have possibly an unhealthy fear of not having a home or enough food. I worry about my kids generation not having ever heard the stories from people who went through it.

  • @mariezafonte6473
    @mariezafonte6473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was married in 1972 and my husband's favorite cake was his mom's crazy cake. I still make it once in a while for my grandkids. I always make my chicken soup with the whole chicken, carrots, onion, celery, and parsley and of course pasta, my favorite orzo. Take the chicken out of pot, shred and put back in. No peas. I thinkI have to get Clara's book.

  • @joniwarren3100
    @joniwarren3100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have made creamed shrimp (can of cocktail shrimp) on toast for years. A friend of the family who lived through the Great Depression called it “Shrimp Wiggle”. I have never had the cream tuna or creamed egg on toast. Thanks for sharing..😊

  • @marylooksfineonadime
    @marylooksfineonadime 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I will definitely try the ham and potato recipe! I'm so glad you posted that because I have a box of instant mashed potatoes that I had no idea what to do with! I also happen to have everything else in my fridge! Such a great use of pantry and basic items!! I'll do as you suggested and add some cheese(since I have that as well!)

  • @mysonruns
    @mysonruns 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm loving this series! Everything looked Amazing!

  • @ladyprepper4
    @ladyprepper4 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yummm creamed tuna on toast. Mom made that when we were little. My grandma was a young, single mother during the depression and I imagine she made these recipes.

  • @faithwoodley6065
    @faithwoodley6065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    We grew up making Cream Salmon on Toast. Make your basic rue (as you did with the addition of salt and pepper) in a double boiler and add a can or two of red salmon (drained) and whisk well into the sauce. (I remove the bones and skin) then add two cans of peas, drained and fold gently in, then serve on toast. Yum! This is one of my favourite dishes! We served it for supper. Bon appetit!

    • @marylooksfineonadime
      @marylooksfineonadime 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My mom used to make chicken al a king on toast! One of my dad's all time faves and he was born during the depression.

  • @colettemitchell3412
    @colettemitchell3412 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandma always made cream of tuna on toast. At family reunions it's always discussed. Some of us love it some hate it. I love it. So good.

  • @bette213
    @bette213 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can't remember where I got this but have been making it for the length of my adult life. Heat a can of cream of mushroom soup and add the tuna with salt and pepper and then the peas. Serve over mashed potatoes. Soooooo good!!

  • @lamoon1525
    @lamoon1525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For the potato patties, I'd suggest a short teaspoon of baking powder (not soda) which will lift it and make it fluffy. Also they call for lard or bacon drippings which actually did add a great deal of flavor to the recipe. I have used regular chopped onions in mine and the flavor is lovely. I walked into a household (I was a caregiver) and all they had in the fridge was some leftover potatoes and a few sticks of bacon and an egg and a little flour. Hey howdy, I made this dinner for those sweet folks. (They cried for happiness) and I had a job for five years after that. I'd come in as a substitute.

  • @zanelemtenga9117
    @zanelemtenga9117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hello my lv...i loved those great depression recipes...it must have een horrible during world war because i just watched the movie based on world war....im just a black girl from south Africa...but u have taught me a ton about cooking and the world war...but im glad some survived through it all...i love u

  • @tabithaclyde131
    @tabithaclyde131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was taught how to make all of these as a child and I still make them for my family now.. ❤️❤️ these videos and thank you for the book recommendations..

  • @conniefunk2196
    @conniefunk2196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just love these videos.Clara is looking down on you from the heavens.Thank you from her,Kimmy.Blessings and hugs.🌹❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️🌹

  • @taylorgontkovic4543
    @taylorgontkovic4543 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love making homemade/ scratch soups/ stews, I also use peas( pea lover), they're not only a green veggies but add a sweetness.....Yum on the cake too.....Thanks to You and Ms.Clara..🍲🥄❤⚘

  • @Jupitermoon9
    @Jupitermoon9 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved Clara. She was a no fuss cook. May she RIP. She’d be happy you did this video. ❤️

  • @FragrantJewelsbykim
    @FragrantJewelsbykim 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved her video's, she reminded me of my mother growing up, many memories!