Meals For Hard Times || Great Depression Cooking

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[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

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[@millenieelggren3860]

I also love watching little house it some how calms me down by watching shows like that my husband every day would ask me you watching that again lol.i would watch that show over any thing it so good we can learn so much from it. I love your different videos you have. Hope you have a great super bowl weekend have fun.

[@lesliemurphy830]

I'm the person who sent you Clara's book. Brooke, you are a superstar, just like Clara. Thank you! Hope you write a book someday. Your good energy helps this world!

[@donnacagle6321]

That was good idea. Your awesome 🙂 for gifting and now she can make some recipes for us. Win Win all around. Appreciate your channel bless you and your family 🙏

[@countycalling]

You are amazing! I know she will enjoy it and use it

[@loribabycakes1987]

I make that now without the bread I like it

[@alainegregory6860]

We ate this when we were growing up. Not during great depression. We did eat with ketchup

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

Oh thank you!! I almost said your name on here, but I didn’t know if you wanted me to or not. Some people ask me not to, so I’m iffy about it anymore lol

[@mollyvee]

Women and potatoes holding the world together since forever 😂❤❤

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

Yes!!!! 😂

[@marywalker1394]

😂❤it!

[@joycehernandez5045]

I love Miss Clara and I miss her so much her son is still keeping her Channel going

[@yvonnepalmquist8676]

I believe it's her grandson who keeps her channel going, but yes, it's wonderful that her legacy gets carried on by the family that loves and respects her... so that the rest of us can, too.

[@DebbieandEddieBFF]

Absolutely ❤ Miss Clara will always be ALL THAT ❤

[@beverlycrawley6100]

Oh I'm so glad her son is doing that

[@tonip9844]

I have been cooking her recipes for many years....and have her recipe book. Her grandson pays such a wonderful tribute to her.

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

I totally agree!

[@vikkibyington3066]

I have never eaten an egg and potato sandwich but when I was young we had sliced fried potatoes a lot. (Daddy liked them) Mama would do what she could with left overs. She liked cold fried left over potato sandwiches with mustard. I liked it too but I don’t think any of the other kids liked it or even tried it. Daddy hated mustard so I know he did not try it. No one I’ve mentioned this to has ever eaten fried potato sandwiches and this sandwich of Ms Clara’s is the closest I’ve seen. I was born and bred in NE Tennessee and potatoes 🥔 seemed to be a staple. Thanks for sharing!

[@bdianes6339]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS MORE RECIPES FROM MS CLARA’s BOOK 📕👏👏👏✔️

[@pennywright9103]

I love Miss Clara! The relationship she had with her sweet grandson was precious. God bless her soul and her family. She is missed. ❤💙🙏

[@kellysmith948]

Where can I get her book

[@twilightshealy4152]

I remember Mama made potato patties. Leftover mashed potatoes (had to be leftover potatoes) , little bit of milk, 1 egg, 1/4 to 1/2 cup of finely diced onion, salt&pepper to taste..fry in oil in stovetop. Drop a golf ball size of mixture in oil... smash mixture flat but thick. Brown then flip sides. Serve with Ketchup or white gravy. Delicious!

[@Shianne264]

I like them with sour cream

[@dmmrad54]

My mother grew up during the depression. She told me that potatoes were cheap. Sometimes that is all they had to eat and were grateful for that. Her mother would send my mom to the local butcher just before closing anð ask for all the meat scraps from the day. That was a blessing. Today grocery stores throw everything away instead of giving to those in need. Makes me so sad of the waste.

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

That’s absolutely amazing! I don’t know if butchers or grocery stores today would give those to anyone.

[@dmmrad54]

​@@SouthernFrugalMommathe butchers sell everything now. Soup bones, neck bones, ends of meat cuttings packaged as for soup making.

[@terihollis8603]

My mother-in-law used to tell me that her mother would send her to the store and buy .05 cents of bologna 😅

[@lindanizamoff7981]

Now days people have food banks and food stamps and have free food from the schools. People now days would not eat scraps. My grocery store sells deli meat and cheese ends for cut rate prices. Also, they have veg and fruit carts that are close to coming to the end of their life and you can also buy those, especially on a Monday.

[@dmmrad54]

@@lindanizamoff7981 nowadays there are many areas without access to food banks. Food stamps only work if you have access to grocery stored. Some areas only have dollar stores.

[@hannakinn]

That sandwich is basically a meatless breakfast, scrambled eggs, fried potatoes and toast. Yum! My mom is 91 she was really young, basically a baby during the great depression but she has a lot of memories from the war rationing years. Mom grew up on a large well establishedfarm where they were very self sufficient and despite having little money during those bad times they had plenty of food. Mom did complain about her father selling or trading the best cuts of meat and pork to earn some cash or get something really needed in trade. My grandmother sold and traded eggs and baked goods and made clothes for what she called her pin money. I love listening to stories from the tough times helps me know to be prepared.

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

Oh I’d love to hear her stories! I could listen to the older generation all day long!

[@shelly7391]

I found Clara's book at a book store for $1!!!!!!!! I was so excited as if I had found a huge gold nugget! only better than gold. I loved watching her videos.

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

That’s a deal!!

[@hannakinn]

My ex husband's grandmother was born in the early 1890s, before she died in the 1980s she showed me how to fix one of her favorite great depression breakfast foods. She said it was perfect for late summer hot days. It's tomato gravy over toast or biscuits. She melted some butter in an iron skillet, she roughly chopped a peeled ripe tomato and cooked and mashed it into the butter, juice seeds and all, she added a little bit of sugar, salt and pepper. She made a slurry of milk and cornstarch and poured that in as she stirred to thicken it. She said you could use flour instead of cornstarch and water instead of milk. She also said you could add more milk or water until you get the gravy to thickness you like. Serve the gravy over toast or biscuits. OK I couldn't believe how quick and easy that was and it tasted so fresh and yummy. I used to fix that for my summer breakfast a lot when I had a large garden. It's a light enough dish to be perfect on a hot day and it cooks so quickly you don't heat up your whole house fixing it. It feels more like a meal than a tomato sandwich or a tomato slice on a biscuit and gives you variety. It's a good recipe to know when you're drowning in tomatoes from your garden. I have added other things to it over the years, leftovers meats and or veggies. It's a good little recipe to springboard from.

[@lettylaque]

I make something similar but I add onions to the tomatoes and serve it over fried eggs. My mother in law taught me the recipe

[@hannakinn]

@@lettylaque Oh yes, the sweet woman that taught me mentioned her mom made it with onions but she didn't really like onions unless they were cooked long enough to be soft. I love onion flavor but not crunchy onions in anything. That tomato gravy is good over rice, pasta and cornbread too. I like it not cooked for very long at all, just long enough for the tomatoes to soften a bit and the gravy thicken so it still tastes really garden fresh.

[@lettylaque]

Wow , I never thought of serving over rice or pasta. Great idea... Thank you

[@ksacosta69]

My mom makes a roux with flour and oil and when it turned a rich brown she would add diced tomatoes to it and we ate it over biscuits.

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

I’ve heard of tomato gravy before but I’ve never had it.

[@TheSusanhunter]

Yes please, more of Miss Clara. I loved her videos and she didn't get the chance to cook all of the recipes in her book for us.

[@wendyoftedal3277]

absolutely LOVE Clara!!!! The cookbook is SO interesting because of her stories within!!!! She is just a beautiful example of a loving grandma! I miss her wisdom and her love from watching and learning from her! God bless her!!!

[@athavolpe1282]

In South Philadelphia, peppers, eggs and potatoes are still a breakfast sandwich. It is served almost every day by Italian Mom's up there. The bread is a small soft baguette, or hot dog bun. I am a child of a guy from Philadelphia. His entire family would serve this when family stopped in. In cities, if you didn't have access to a farm people bartered for what they wanted or needed. My Nana could feed and clothe her kids in apple season with her apple pies. They made life work then.😊❤

[@shellyhull698]

I just found your channel about a week ago. Love it so much. I am disabled so I get paid once a month. Thank you so much. I think I watched almost all your videos. I have started a small pantry and do not have space for much. My kitchen is very small, and there are no cabinet space ( can only have 2 people at one time). I usually dont use anything other than salt and pepper, so that part is really different for us.

[@judithrichardson8213]

Hi Brooke. My partner and I love egg and chips or as you over the pond call them fries, and at least 2 or 3 times a month we have them, sometimes with baked beans and sausage or burger. However we have them we both ALWAYS make the egg and fries into a sandwich. In our opinion the best way to do it is, butter one slice of bread and place some fries on top, (I have to line them all up, but he just throws them on any old how) then place a runny yolk egg carefully on top, then burst the yolk so it drips over the fries. Then spread ketchup or if you like brown sauce use that, over another slice of bread and place to complete the sandwich. Cut the sandwich in half and enjoy. It really is delicious, and if you don't care much for sauces you can just sprinkle a little vinegar over the fries instead. Much love and respect, to you, Dusty and your lovely boys, from Jo, in South East England. xxxxx

[@aimee2234]

My gran and papa grew up in Pikeville, TN and I don't think they knew it was a depression. I was blessed to know my great grandparents and almost all of my great aunts and uncles. My papa and gran came to Detroit during the car boom then retired back to TN. They never wasted and we never had canned goods until I was in my teens. I have never had honey from a store. The food was great and I cannot be more thankful for lessons learned. I'm so glad to see you bringing Clara and her generation back to us. We need to watch every penny even if we're not in bad times. Thanks, Brooke and be blessed always my Southerland Squad! xoxo

[@dollybigmomma]

My momma from Alabama was one of nine kids and told stories about having nothing to eat but water biscuits with pan lard for days for the children because there wasn't enough meat and veg for everyone, and the men needed the strength and nutrition to work in the fields and the mines. Hunger was a real thing for their family when she was growing up in the 30's and 40's. She said if they were lucky the kids might get a bite of eggs or a wedge of potato or even a slice of tomato during the summer to eat with it.

[@LdyJedi]

Potatoes and eggs on a crusty roll were a normal Saturday meal when I was growing up. Gotta have onions and, if Dad was feeling it, there would be green peppers, too.

[@ForeverSmashley]

I’m a history nerd. My great grandmother grew up during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl in Arkansas and I talked to her about it as a teen. She told me that her family in particular was luckily not too affected because they had their own farm and grew a lot of their own food, but that there was always so much dust. They would have to put rags under doors and window jams so it would not blow in, when the doors were shut. It’s amazing how the just persevered during this time.

[@ZenobiaDecrespin]

My grandmother lived thru the depression....until she passed she never threw ANYTHING away her cabinets fascinated me. She didn't use any of it, she just could not part with it. Aluminum foil she had mountains of it. She made the best chow chow I've ever had and was a wonderful cook. ❤

[@andreamills5852]

I loved Clara too! Yes ! More recipes from the depression. A lot of my family has passed on now they saved everything! Nothing was thrown away because they new they could do something with it. I've been brought up that way and foods are never waisted. 😊❤

[@barbarahudson4727]

I too love learning about the great depression and about rationing and food during WWII. I have an entire bookshelf full of books about the Great Depression and Clara's cookbook is one of them. I also love watching her channel. My parents grew up during the Great Depression and I am so glad they taught me how to make do with little. Our seniors are a wealth of information if we will only listen to them!

[@tracisawyer7681]

My father lived thru the depression with two siblings and no father as he was killed in a sawmill incident. I remember him being obsessive about buttermilk, butter and any kind of pie. I understood decades later he spent a childhood never having any of this. I wonder how us Americans a hundred years later would fair if God forbid this happens again ??

[@petergomez6991]

My dad also was a kid during the depression and he always asked me to make him apple pie

[@katv1195]

The family lesson I have from the Great Depression is "if you have chives, parsley and mint growing in your garden, or in the kitchen in Winter, you can make anything taste good and add a bit of greens to your meal". I'd be adding a little fresh chives or parsley to the eggs, and having it with a glass of water with a mint leaf in it.

[@angelarothbauer8096]

My grandmother got married right before - she taught me so many frugal things- saving nylons soap foil baggies etc- I lost her in 2007 miss her daily

[@keyweststarr]

My grandparents were born in 1920 , we ate patato and eggs all the time still today. Its so good

[@WalnutPoundCake]

My Grandparents lived through the Great Depression and my Grandma said that at one time, all they had were green beans coming out of their garden. So that's what they ate, every meal, until they were gone. I enjoyed all of the stories about their lives back then. That time is really interesting to me, as well!

[@Yantzi]

My mom used to make the egg and potatoes dish on special occasions when I was a kid and I loved it. When I got pregnant and had gestational diabetes, I found out potatoes was pretty much the only carb that didn’t spike my blood sugar and I made this dish for dinner every evening. I found that I like the potatoes to remain a bit hard so it’s a different texture than the eggs. I can’t believe this recipe is a Great Depression dish! For me, it’s connected to special occasions!

[@aussiegirl654]

I think it's very important people know how to grow the basics. As if times get really tough again, you can't rely on anyone. Potatoes are so easy to grow, even in buckets. After watching the terrible behaviour of some people during the Covid outbreak getting greedy and aggressive, I started always keeping heaps more stock of everything I need. I grow a lot of vegies and save some seeds. I usually just slice or crush a tomato and cover with soil, and then you get heaps of plants. I haven't watched Clara in a while. She always brightened my day. I would add a touch of milk to the eggs and maybe even dip the bread in egg and fry that up and put the potatoes in the bread. Most of my elderly relatives and friends spoke about eating bread and dripping when they didnt have anything much in the depression. Having no shoes or having large holes in shoes and clothing which they used anything to patch them. Nothing was wasted back then. I recall my grandmothers quilt made from scraps of old clothes. You do a great job teaching people quick,cheap recipes as not everyone has someone to teach them life skills.

[@user-sy7sx9kz6t]

I love her channel 💕🙏♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

She’s the best!

[@BabsAmato1]

Italians make potatoes and eggs all the time. For breakfast, lunch and or dinner. Especially during lent. We also do pepper and eggs. On nice crusty Italian bread….to die for.❤️

[@diannegrimes1471]

Yes indeedy. I've watched a few of her videos. What a lovely lady ❤

[@vintagegal5616]

Bean and potato tacos! Another cheap meal I always made for my kids. I loved Clara.❤️ She didn’t make tacos, but everything else she made was awesome.

[@shellycaldwell617]

Wow!! This brings back memories of my single days after I bought my house and was BROKE. I used to have this very meal 3 times a week. The other 4 days was mac/cheese with deli ham. Thank you for the trip down memory lane!!! :)

[@joycehernandez5045]

Potatoes and eggs are still a staple at my house and it makes a great taco you should try it add cheese and salsa if you have it

[@lindabeard488]

👍👍👍 She was so wonderful keeping her family fed. I love you trying anything from that time period. You’re just great, Brooke. You’re also smart beyond your years in life. Love 💕 and Hugs. 💙💙💙

[@conniesowers5125]

Brooke, one of the things my mom fixed, when I was a kid, was fried cucumber’s. She’d peel and sliced longways, soak in salt water, and drain. She’d bread them in flour, fry in lard maybe around a 1/4 deep till brown. We always ate them with sliced white bread and butter. Her version of meatless “any day of the week “, lol. Let me just say, I could never make them as good as she did. I’ll be 70 next month, so I’m pretty sure I never will 😂

[@simplemealsbytvlog6491]

I would watch her channel with her grandson recording her in her kitchen cooking up those beautiful meals. I was so sad that when her grandson 😢 had posted that she had passed away. She was a blessing to everyone that watched her videos

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

Oh I was too! I never told the boys. They would have been heart broken. I guess they finally just figured it out.

[@simplemealsbytvlog6491]

@@SouthernFrugalMomma I'm sorry I didn't know brook 😔

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

@@simplemealsbytvlog6491 no no no!! I didn’t mean it that way. I’m Sorry! I meant I guess they figured it out over time. Cause new stuff was never posted. Lordy I’m sorry! I Didn’t realize it sounded like that. I feel so bad! I need to proof read more! Lol

[@simplemealsbytvlog6491]

@SouthernFrugalMomma your okay, brook, I thought they had just seen the comment and found out that way. You're okay hun, besides I truly enjoy watching your channel I been watching your channel for about almost 2 years. Those superbowl snacks from the pantry are freezer meals look so delicious. I will be making a few from my pantry and freezer, too. Blessings to you, love, and the family

[@beckystone7994]

👍👍👍 I loved watching Miss Clara’s program with her Great Depression recipes and stories about her family ! My momma grew up in the Great Depression and she fed us a lot if depression meals and foods , we ate a lot of fried egg and fried potato sandwiches with Mayo and ketchup on them we ate green onions and tomato sandwiches and peanut butter and cucumber sandwiches we lived on a farm and raised our large garden , chickens, a pair of hogs and ate some of their pigs and sold some of them, canned veggies, and fruits and made jellies and jams, had grape vines, and fruit snd pecan trees ! We worked hard but always had food snd we weren’t picky eaters and we never wasted anything !!

[@lindalowry1513]

Little lady you are truly a blessing. Thanks

[@z.norton3326]

OMG...Brooke....I have watched all of Clara's videos over the years.....I love you for doing this! Seems very appropriate.

[@moonviolet27]

Whenever I am anxious i let her videos play and she keeps me company as I do my housework💜it is like having my grandma with me💜

[@HummerGirl88]

My grandmother used to make that with some onion added 😋 She grew up on a farm during the depression, she was #11 of 13 kids.

[@thepatchworkcottage]

Texan here… I had no idea there were folks who haven’t had potato & eggs before. What a travesty! That is on every breakfast taco menu down here - folded up into a tortilla (flour or corn), of course. Add some salsa & cheese & it’s perfect. We usually have 3 items plus cheese on our tacos, so add some bacon or sausage or brisket to take it next level. (All leftover bits, of course. If you have it, add it!) I also enjoy scrambled eggs with leftover pinto beans. Or sometimes if I’m craving it, I’ll just open a can of beans if I don’t have any homemade leftovers. I don’t know if there’s a recipe, per se. Just add your drained beans (a little juice is ok) to a buttered skillet & let them heat thoroughly. Then add your whisked eggs & cook to desired doneness. Serve them as is, topped with cheese & salsa, alongside bread, toast, biscuits, or in a tortilla (my personal preference). This is usually the breakfast our extended family enjoys the morning after a family reunion/bbq & one of our epic multi-generation sleepovers.

[@user-kc9dr9ly6x]

Also very important, be CAREFUL! Please read about Maria Chelysheva the 8 year old girl, from Russia, not sure what year this tragedy happened. But she lost her whole family from toxin fumes released by rotten potoetoes, which were stored in the cellar for the winter.. I never knew this could happen, but potoetoes, tomatoes and eggplants do belong to the Deadly Night shade (Poisonous) plant family.. Except for Yams and Sweet Potoetoes.

[@sw3et24x7]

Apparently my family and I eat like we're from the great depression bc this is a staple in my household. I actually prep the potatoes by dicing them up and cooking in my air fryer. Speeds up breakfast in the morning. And I clearance shop so we always have some kind of meat to add in for a little protein. And yes cheese and Ketchup is a must for me. Great video! Looking forward to more recipes.

[@bonni71256]

I don't have one of her cookbooks but I enjoyed watching her videos. Thanks for trying out some of her recipes.

[@pattybrumbaugh3758]

I am 65. This is one of the things we ate regularly growing up. I still do to this day. Filling and comfort food!

[@80skindagal]

I loved Ms. Clara she was one of the 1st people i started watching on KZbin. I need to get her cookbook 😊❤ Yes please make more of her recipes.

[@kimmancha4314]

I was lucky enough to know my great-grandparents who grew up in South Dakota and even lived for a time in a sod house on the prairie! They survived the great depression and it is so true that there weren't jobs for men. My great-grandfather joined the CCC and my great grandmother was left at home on their farm on the prairie. She told me many stories, such as getting by selling eggs and raising what she could to eat etc. She continued many of her practices into old age (canning, making her own bread, sewing quilts out of old clothes) and showed/taught me them. She never threw away even a tablespoon of food, but saved in it her fridge and used them. She even made pickles out of watermelon rinds! My great-grandpa was a veteran and eventually became a groundskeeper at their local VA Hospital. They were made of strong stuff! I live in France now, but get great pleasure from watching your channel, you have such a kind and positive spirit. I am sure you would have done well in that era! I have an Aldi in my village but our Aldi isn't as good as the American version... oh well! but everytime I go there, I am reminded of you :-) have a wonderful day x

[@theresarogerssimpson1280]

I loved Miss Clara's depression cooking.

[@realong2506]

My momma and daddy grew up during the great depression. They both lived on farms and ate a lot of chicken and eggs. I'm a late in life baby, born in 1964, my brother is 12 years older than me, my sister is 4 years older. We grew up eating food like this as well. My grandmothers both worked in restaurant and cleaning houses during the great depression to suppliment their incomes. My daddy faught in WWII. My Parents both passed away in 2007 just one month apart after 64 years of marriage. Daddy was 83 and Mom was 77.

[@lauradavis1633]

Brooke, You may find the Foxfire series (books) interesting. My family loves them. Randy might as well. Books full of the mountain people doing things the old ways. Love what you do.

[@skitzodaclown295]

My grandmother grew up in the Great Depression. She talks about those days all of the time. She actually still makes her eggs and potatoes like that. It’s actually really good.

[@amiegamble1678]

My Mama (ma'am-aw) is from Kentucky. She was born in 1940. The baby of the family. A lot of her cooking is throwing different combinations together. She fries up potatoes w sausage (or hamb), bell peppers and onions. Sometimes scrambling eggs with it. We always have bell peppers, onions and potatoes in our kitchen. She remembers her dad buying pantry staples in large bags too. Foraging for eating and food prep. Her mom water bath canning in large washtubs, outside over a fire for hours. Mama still keeps a garden and does some canning and freezing to use later

[@racheladams5299]

My grandma made this for me when I was little except she cubed up the bread and fried the bread with the potatoes and eggs and of course she used bacon grease to fry up everything. My favorite part was the crispy bread cubes.

[@reginaashley1582]

I made potatoes and eggs all the time. Added onions and diced green pepper. We had toast on the side. Delicious!!!

[@kittycatcoffee5868]

I love miss Clara’s videos, please cook her recipes. That would be fun.🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@CFord-wu3in]

Yes! Yes! More great depression recipes! Inflation is killing everyone - frugal recipes is a very helpful solution!

[@leashy1204]

I love watching Clara make her meals!! 💞👍👍Potatoes and eggs are so good together!! Have you ever made the Mexican version of this? It's called Cavalito. My daddy used to make it for me. It was my favorite meal. (Now I'm crying y'all!!!) He passed away September 11, 2022. I'm lost without my daddy 😢 He was a wonderful cook and had the best laugh. He could tell jokes with ease. Brooke, I don't know how to live without him here!! 😢 He had all kinds of ways to make his Cavalito and he said no 2 people ever do it quite the same way and that's okay. He said it didn't matter what the ingredients were as long as it fed your soul. Like what they call "Soul Food". Anywayz, he would make the fried potatoes, add in a can of corn, sometimes salsa, Mexican shredded cheese, sausage, eggs, variety of seasons that I can't remember at the moment... sorry... But you can work with that right? I think I wrote it down somewhere but really he would make it and I never knew what the full recipe was. I asked him to write it down but he never did.... 💙RIP Daddy Herbie

[@sassypants8756]

Miss Clara is/was fantastic. Her recipes and stories are a learning experience.

[@lisahanson379]

My dad grew up so poor, that he talked about a meal with flour water and grapes 🍇 mashed and fried. My brother and i grew up so much better but we never questioned what was on the table and were appreciative of all we had.

[@SauerPatchGardening]

Definitely cook that book! I love Miss Clara too. What a great gift

[@catherinerafuse8003]

You are so up-lifting. Thank you and yes. I would like to see more depression cooking videos.

[@lorraineas1888]

My mother used to make potatoes and eggs when 8 was a kid. Her parents were Great Depression survivors. I loved eating that.

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

😊the old cooking videos on Claras channel are wonderful. Her cookbook would be a God send for many.

[@ThingsAbove333]

Its so fun to realize that future people will be totally fascinated with our era too!

[@lisamaritato5381]

We have been making this for years Espescially during lent. You can also make with peppers and eggs and some bread

[@tessarmitage1813]

I’ve watched Clara’s YT videos. Thankful her grandson filmed her for us. I fix my family her “Poor man’s supper” which is fried potatoes, with peppers and onions. It’s one of their favorite meals.

[@pigoff123]

Companies put sawdust in grated Parmesan cheese. It is allowed by the FDA.

[@Mrrngglory3043]

Your eyes sparkle when you’re happy.

[@tondamccarthy6537]

I love Clara’s videos. I too bought her cookbook. It’s such a shame some folks don’t live forever. My parents barely survived the Great Depression. They learned the value of food preservation and were vigilant about maintaining a well stocked pantry.

[@dianehess5241]

We have so much to learn from her. She was a well of information. And yes I would love to see more of her recipes and you would be an excellent one to share them. And thank you for sharing that one and it looked delicious. And like you say it would be good any day of the week

[@lissahammond2249]

Love Ms Clara!❤ I would love to see you cook more of her recipes!

[@stephaniepapaleo9001]

Just had to tell you, I went and rewatched Clara make 🍅 🍝 🍅 🧄 🌿 and I almost cried, what a gem for her to share her love thru cooking, and you do that, too, with such a happy heart…funny how the food brings us comfort and connects us to memories, and then we pass on recipes which are ❤️love ❤️ and not just budget friendly, nutrition for our families.

[@nancycarney]

My Granny canned everything for a family of 6. Her goal was 700 jars to get through till next canning season. Grandpa was a share crop farmer on a man's land. 1/2 his crop went to the land owner for rent plus 1/4 of his pig slaughter. Granddaddy sold the beef for money for clothes and staples such as flour, sugar salt, etc. Granny and the boys tended the garden and raised the chickens. Granddaddy smoked the hams and bacon. He made his own sausage. His corn was ground by a local grist meal man. The man would keep 1/4 of the meal to pay for his efforts to make corn meal for granddaddy.

[@darlenehoover6577]

I miss Clara. Still watch her videos and get meal ideas. This is one of the meals I still make for my family. Thank you for sharing. 🙂

[@Red--Bace2137]

True all that...but I love indoor plumbing, ac,and heat. Lol. My mom lived during those times she was little then. My dad lived in the tropics on an island. Lol. During the depression. He loved his sweets 😋

[@user-kc9dr9ly6x]

You are awesome person,❤ love your positive energy. May God continue to bring Blessings to you and your family.🙏 Amen

[@joannemathews8394]

I grew up with little house on the prairie and still watch the reruns. Love you Brooke ❤

[@sharonmaurer2882]

I loved her too. I came across her a few yrs ago. Binged watched her episodes and was said when she passed.

[@adigmon]

I read that book twice a year! Love Clara! You can’t beat her meals. I grew up eating a lot of very similar meals… not out of necessity. My parents had the means to cook whatever we wanted but those simple delicious depression meals passed down from their grandparents are delicious any time!

[@yvonnepoe9926]

Loved her video,s, she cooked so many of the meals my mom and Grandma made us kids. I watched so many of her video,s that I was able to get all the meals they cooked for us, my daughter wanted them and now the Grand kids are cooking them.

[@kathyfranco9372]

My mother was raising 4 little ones during the great depression. She had three more little ones, including me as the baby. I ordered this book because I also love to learn about that time. Thank you for sharing. Mother and her sister always talked about eating a lot of potatoes

[@deborahjean7576]

I use to watch her she was a jewel!

[@OurHomeOurLife812]

We had this a lot growing up. I like ketchup on mine also. Enjoy these videos.

[@yvonnepalmquist8676]

I think I may try this by roasting the potatoes in the air fryer first and then bringing them to the stove top. That looks so wonderful. Who doesn't love a good breakfast-style meal of toast, egg and potatoes?

[@user-gh5tg5vs4j]

My grandmother raised me and my siblings. We ate this alot. She would also add onion to the potatoes when she fried them and mayo to the toast. I still eat this now in my fifties 😊

[@JanenePeyton-hq1fh]

I am 71 yes old love your video. Daughter of farmers when we had leftover fried potatoes they did not go to waste, Mom would break eggs into them and fry til eggs cooked. Always my favorite with catsup , still make them sometimes I use leftover baked potatoes sliced and fried. Thanks for sharing. JANENE❤

[@estellaeggleston1643]

My mom, made potatoes and egg burritos every morning in the summertime, when we worked out in the fields.

[@dennisfrench8225]

Ohhhh yea!!!!!! Any day I could do this many times through the week and month my folks survived the depression. I am 65 myself My goodness I am gonna start eating these

[@tenthousanddaysofgratitude]

I make her pasta with peas all the time! I love her channel. Dad used to eat potato and egg sandwiches or just fried potato sandwiches if they were at the end of their money. He was born in 1930.

[@yvonnepalmquist8676]

I can't tell you how often I'll just make myself a potato when I can't figure out what to eat. They're easy, delicious and filling.

[@tami2870]

I can’t stop watching you 🎉❤ you are someone special all right . I live in Idaho “ the potato state” 😂 . I absolutely love how you read that story to us. You had me mesmerized. And you really encourage me to learn more about the great depression. You were right those people were unbelievable. I love how when you don’t have an ingredient or make a mistake, you say “ it’s fine, it will work out just fine “ ❤️ thanks for giving me confidence in the kitchen xoxo Tami from Boise

[@lilbfly02]

YES to Ms Clara’s recipes! MORE please!

[@monaminchau4798]

When I was a child, my mom would serve cake or fruit tarts on Sunday afternoons. In my teens, I started feeling unwell after those sugar-laden treats. My remedy was to eat some German “black bread” with margarine and sliced, cold boiled potatoes and salt. For some reason, this additional - but savoury - carb load seemed to counteract all that sweetness. To this day, I don’t touch any baked goods, and my mother still doesn’t understand the wisdom of that. 😂

[@amycrowe8243]

I love learning about the great depression. Also, I absolutely love the thrive coconut wraps for chicken salad. So good!

[@leahas6418]

I love making potato and peas....inspired by watching Clara.....add a bit of onion and some garlic.... Such a satisfying dish i could quite easily eat as a meal ❤ Im saving up to buy her book .... Watched her videos but want a hard copy and all the extras that come with the book..... She has made my cooking more economical even with all my deviations....i use what i have and thats what our grandparents had to do back in the day There really are no rules 🎉