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Great Depression Cooking – Peppers and Eggs (part 1)


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. www.GreatDepressionCooking.com

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25 Comments to Great Depression Cooking – Peppers and Eggs (part 1)

  1. pokeberrymary's Gravatar pokeberrymary
    July 20, 2010 at 1:25 am | Permalink

    I just love this! Reminds me of my Gramma’s who I miss. :)

  2. inkey2's Gravatar inkey2
    July 20, 2010 at 2:05 am | Permalink

    damn….that looks good

  3. Robind0514's Gravatar Robind0514
    July 20, 2010 at 2:58 am | Permalink

    love the history – fascinating lady!

  4. requiemvlog's Gravatar requiemvlog
    July 20, 2010 at 3:57 am | Permalink

    Excellent video and recipe. I’m sure that one can add some onions and it would enhance the flavor even more. Here in Spain we’d call this dish a pepper omelette.

  5. EricSchwin22's Gravatar EricSchwin22
    July 20, 2010 at 4:21 am | Permalink

    A lot of people have to realize that these are the foods that they had during these times… you had to eat it and live with it. Now, we have a variety of foods available all year round because of the convenient Technology we have.

  6. JeanneRousseau's Gravatar JeanneRousseau
    July 20, 2010 at 5:09 am | Permalink

    Clara, I love this recipe. It’s so flavorful and satisfying without having to use so many other kinds of ingredients.

  7. PriscillaZorn's Gravatar PriscillaZorn
    July 20, 2010 at 5:19 am | Permalink

    I love your cooking videos and the history lesson :-)

  8. peterdubowski's Gravatar peterdubowski
    July 20, 2010 at 6:09 am | Permalink

    Love the flim quality and style. But how much salt do you need! haha.

  9. PopTVTeacher's Gravatar PopTVTeacher
    July 20, 2010 at 7:00 am | Permalink

    @Glossika That’s very true, but what I don’t like is that some adults I know blame it on the new generation, and the internet, and technology, to which I say “that’s not culture loss- it’s culture change”. I mean, we don’t throw a man and a lion into an arena anymore, and that’s a loss of culture, or change as it were. I would just say that there are good changes and bad changes. So while I’m glad this food isn’t necessary, I love that they exist to educate us on the Depression.

  10. arkanasays's Gravatar arkanasays
    July 20, 2010 at 7:10 am | Permalink

    This is really fantastic! So many cuisine vids out there, but no-one has had the thought of putting the cuisine of the ‘depression’ time online – what kind of food people used to eat, how they coped on a low budget. This is very insightful. Thanks to the author of this vid. All my regards to the granny – she looks like a very brave woman.

  11. beachandstorm's Gravatar beachandstorm
    July 20, 2010 at 7:12 am | Permalink

    Almost everything in moderation is good, and perhaps eating simpler and applying Clara’s depression cooking to your eating routine seems like a good idea. Eating when one is hungry and not when one thinks is hungry, and eat to live not live to eat is a good motto, Clara is an inspiration, Kudos

  12. xXxSasuHinaLoverxXx's Gravatar xXxSasuHinaLoverxXx
    July 20, 2010 at 8:07 am | Permalink

    Wow I’m 14 years old and I find this so cool! I want my mom to cook the food this nice lady is showing us ^_^ I enjoy the music and all that crap now but, I love culture! I wish kids at my school could appreciate it to makes me feel so lonely knowing kids in my generation don’t care about past the reason we are here etc. Thank SOOOOOO much for posting these videos I love them :)

  13. tokee1234567's Gravatar tokee1234567
    July 20, 2010 at 8:13 am | Permalink

    this video is what we should show our children at school or at home instead of the hollywood mtv trash! this is part of the american heritage and culture… I hate it when kids sing black eyed peas song and don’t give a shit about their past generation

  14. Labyrinthine86's Gravatar Labyrinthine86
    July 20, 2010 at 8:17 am | Permalink

    This is perfect for someone whose on a budget and living their own! :)

  15. frontier33's Gravatar frontier33
    July 20, 2010 at 8:59 am | Permalink

    I’m going to try this! Thank you for sharing (BIG smiles)!

  16. CaptainChocolatte's Gravatar CaptainChocolatte
    July 20, 2010 at 9:11 am | Permalink

    That looks soooo good, I’m definitely keeping this in mind to make. :3

  17. redshiftexperiment's Gravatar redshiftexperiment
    July 20, 2010 at 9:57 am | Permalink

    i’m gonna get up off the couch after this and make myself a spaghetti sandwich!!! .. (nuts to that)

  18. cvn18's Gravatar cvn18
    July 20, 2010 at 10:50 am | Permalink

    Your high school story is so funny :)

  19. TheBi0ndiie's Gravatar TheBi0ndiie
    July 20, 2010 at 10:55 am | Permalink

    spaghetti! Oh gosh.. that is soooo funny that would be horrible Clara

  20. Mawgbot's Gravatar Mawgbot
    July 20, 2010 at 11:25 am | Permalink

    @chrisesmile Dude, are you for real? Worst troll ever.

  21. imthevictorr's Gravatar imthevictorr
    July 20, 2010 at 11:48 am | Permalink

    @chrisesmile
    shes 93, im pretty sure she eats pretty healthy lol

  22. CheeseMusket's Gravatar CheeseMusket
    July 20, 2010 at 12:33 pm | Permalink

    We might have to eat like this soon.

  23. chrisesmile's Gravatar chrisesmile
    July 20, 2010 at 1:32 pm | Permalink

    if you have chiken you have eggs so truee granny why is so oily granny dont eat to much of that u might die quick start eating healthy

  24. israels1inger's Gravatar israels1inger
    July 20, 2010 at 2:11 pm | Permalink

    these are oral histories… passed down from generation to generation… except now we have it on video!!!!!!! that’s the awesome part of it all… Thank you Clara for agreeing to be videoed!!!!

  25. ellenamoniquenavarro's Gravatar ellenamoniquenavarro
    July 20, 2010 at 2:36 pm | Permalink

    I love watching your videos. It’s so interesting to hear some of your history as you cook. Keep posting videos.

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