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Great Depression Era Cooking with Clara, Episode 1 - Pasta with Peas
Compiled by Vicki McClure Davidson
Depression Era: Georgetown relief depot, 1932, Seattle Municipal Archives Photograph Collection. The sign on the front of the counter says, 'Buttermilk every day, Bring your container' |
A few years back, Clara Cannucciari's grandson wanted to preserve his grandmother's frugal recipes that she had eaten and learned to make as a young girl during the Great Depression. And so, he videotaped her in her kitchen, talking about her family, her childhood, and the necessity to be frugal while cooking one of her many Depression-era recipes. Times were tough in America, and these recipes helped her family survive a terrible time in the country.
In the initial series of videos, when she was 91 years old, Clara recounted her childhood during the Great Depression as she prepared meals from that era.
The video series was a huge hit on YouTube, and so, another series of videos followed when she was 93, as well as a published cookbook of Clara's recipes.
Learn how to make thrifty, simple, and yet delicious dishes while listening to Clara Cannucciari's childhood stories from the Great Depression.
In the video below, Clara demonstrates a thrifty dish made with pasta and peas.
Great Depression Cooking with Clara, Episode 1 - Pasta with Peas
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