Posted on 02/27/2009 2:00:35 PM PST by nickcarraway
Your investments have disappeared. Your vacation fund has vaporized. New clothes for spring are only a daydream. But you have to eat.
Perhaps that's why the charm of Clara Cannucciari and her online show, "Great Depression Cooking With Clara," keeps her popular.
Clara knows what she's talking about. She was born in 1915 in Chicago, and says she quit high school to work in a factory as a teenager. These days, she shares her wisdom from upstate New York. Some Los Angeles residents, including Pat Box (at right), recently shared their memories of Depression-era food with The Times.
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Obambi to the stock market: HOW LOW CAN YOU GO, HOW LOW CAN YOU GO...
The stock market to Obambi: YOU AINT SEEN NOTHIN’ YET!
If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs...if we had some eggs.
FREE RECIPES
Hi,
With so many new families getting food boxes I thought I would give some of my recipes to anyone who asks.
The food in the pantry boxes is a blessing but many people have never used those types of foods. It can be very confusing knowing what to prepare to make it actually taste good.
Thank you,
GrannyJ
A few years ago on some frugal forum, we would try to feed a family of 4 for 5 days on $20.
Did you see this one?
I’ve seen a few youtube videos of Clara. She’s a sweetheart and offers up some interesting stories as well as recipes. :o)
We should all learn to cook very simply, learn to make our own breads (been doing that for quite some time), pad the pantry a bit and in general - prepare for a very uncertain present time and future.
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