She ain't kiddin' around- cracking your own nuts? What a wonderful cook that shares her recipe(s). So good to see it's being passed from generation, but, sorry, I'll stick with electric and use peeled nuts. Wish I had the patience! Whew!
I wish I still had my grandma around! We used to bake together all the time at Christmas. It's nice to see these 2 young girls baking with their grandma. Great video!
"I get the unshelled nuts because I think they're better fresh."
Translation: "I get the unshelled nuts because I love watching my children and grandchildren attempt to work as hard as I had to. THEY WILL NEVER KNOW THE PAIN!!" Haha, I do love this lady though, she's very sweet. :3
my eyes are so full of tears, to the youth out here, you should really take heed to this because here is what you call ''a real woman'' god bless her heart. she can cook, clean, healthy, sweet, busy, she gets things done. at 94 she is still at it., a true definition of a woman, she is so cherished and probably don't know it, she probably don't care either. woman like this don't need to fit in or pretend, they are home-makers with purpose and wisdom, this woman and my grandma? simple geniuses.
Clara, you are the greatest! Whether it's scrimping with potatoes or pouring it on in the holidays, you are teaching me many wonderful dishes I am delighted to know.
must be nice to sit around and cook food all day god what i would do for something besides hard bread and ramen noodles i might as well shoot myself in the face lol
I wish I could have video-recorded my husband's grandmother cooking her wonderful desserts. What a treasure you are, Clara! Thanks to you and your family for sharing these cooking videos. I will watch every one.
Oh my God! Cuccidati!! My Nonna used to make them too. I love Clara, she's as cheeky as my Nonna Josie was. We have to keep these traditions alive. Thanks for posting this!
Thanks so much for sharing. Reminds me of my Mother who passed away. I feel like I'm a part of your family while I'm watching this. This generation will be missed. All the Italian traditions were still carried on by them. We need to learn and keep passing on these traditions.
I love how your stories always inspires everyone else to share their families stories, and how this new technology enables us to share such important things. Thanks for all your hard work Clara, you really inspire me.
these are the ingredients you use to make the sicilian cookies: flour, sugar, lard, milk.......raisins, dates, orange, tangerine skin, and figs......thats all *cheeky grin*
Thumbs up if you clicked this video because the pic looked like a man with a strange hat and automatically connected it to an italian medieval outfit because of the word "sicilian" on the video title.
haha thats true. i guess I do enjoy bread pudding and trifles and what not too, but its still slim pickins to find anything decent in british cuisine.
I just got your book; and my dd insisted we read it cover to cover.You are helping another generation through some tough economic times by sharing what you went through during the Great Depression. It could very well be that countlesss children will go to bed tonight with full bellies and be spared hunger and deprivation because of what you have shared with us all. I pray for continued good health and God's continued blessing on your life for helping othersGod bless you Miss Clara.
you know somebody's not much of a cook when they're measuring out a cup of water and they look at the line to make sure it's exactly a cup, like how one of the younger girls did.
people who have relatives that bake like this I envy 100%. unfortunately i never grew up with this in my house or got this from any of my relatives. ironically i am paternally italian but my grandmother was irish/jewish and i don't think she ever knew how to cook work her life. my maternal side are all wasps soo you know they can't cook worth shit. ahh how i envy people who have grandmother cook bake for them.
I made this recipe for Christmas and the are the best Cuccidati's ive ever had (even better than the Italian bakeries in NYC). The cookie part was so light and flaky (from the lard) that you could easily eat 10 of them! And the whiskey really added something to the filling :-p They are a lot of work, but are really worth it.
Clara, Thank you for sharing. It means alot to all of us out here, that have made these cookies with our loved ones over the years. I has brought a tear to my eye and joy to my heart. Merry Christmas and thanks.
Clara, you're right - expensive!! I just bought the ingredients for mine. I use rum instead of whiskey. I zest the orange...I skip the candied fruit, although my nonna used to use it.
Omg! I absolutely LOVE family traditions.... and this here is amazing.... And Clara is too adorable. She reminds me of my grandma who is 96 years old in central america... =)
I loved it, so reminded me of my own grandmothers who lived through the depression. Their food processor must be heavy duty, I burned mine up trying to grind dates, LOL. Every year I think I'll make these but run out of time.
My great aunt (born in 1914, oldest girl in family of 11 kids) told me it was her job to wash the big cooking pots. She decided not to do them & starting hiding them outside in the chicken house.
After a few days her mom wondered where all the pots were. Her brother told and she had to spend 4 hours cleaning them all up and only had bread and chicken broth for dinner. She still hated cleaning the pots. My favorite uncle (born in 1907) always washed the pots; they cooked & canned together.
Awesome video! My family is Sicilian too. My grandparents, or Nana and Nanu, are 87 and 86 and also make cucciddati. I remember making them with them when I was a kid, standing on a stool to reach the counter.
The process is almost the same, although our filling has less ingredients. We make the filling and dough, then fill them, cutting them on an angle like that and putting slits on one side, and then we frost and sprinkle them. My grandparents put them on the bed for storage too!
Clara Dear, You are amazing and I am so grateful that you made this video for all of us who need a little coaching to carry on our family traditions. Many thanks to your family for making this and sharing it with all of us! You are the very best!
I truly enjoyed your video. My mother and I make Cucidati
every year. my mom grows and dries her own figs. This year we
made 800 of Cudidati's. Your recipe is similar to my Nona' who was from Siclily . I am the only one of my sisters who has learned to make all of the traditional Italian cookies.
Thanks for sharing . It' worth all the work to have these cookies.
My mother and her family would make similar fig cookies during the holidays. My mom still sometimes makes them occasionally. Very traditional Sicilian cookies.
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My Mother-inlaw also makes these cookies,also only on the holidays. She makes enough for goody bags. We have to hide them from my son or he will eat them all.Clara,There not to many people who still make these,wounderful cookies.
our generation should start listening to yours a lot more and appreciate what we have now as soon we will have less, but i´m sure my generation, im 31, will make sure we know that together we will survive this and expose the international criminal gang known as the new world order, look it up intelligent people, this is not some silly theory, look at 9-11 closely,
You are absolutely right, I'm surprised you have a negative rating here. Too many people in denial and in their blissful ignorance I guess who don't want to know the bad that is going on in life. But guess what, you don't learn the bad then how will you make it better? You shouldn't turn a blind eye to an infected wound else risk losing the entire limb.. you should tend to the wound, or at least research if there IS a wound and learn about it.
And then so you should make cookies with your family to discuss it. This will be the fourth year that our family and friends (over 50 - 1/5th traveling from out of town) will gather to make our family's version of fig cookies (resurected from decades old recipes) over a four-day period before Christmas. We eat and drink and discuss and debate and dance and cooperate and shop and bake and clean and kiss and enjoy like no other family event ever. Better than Christmas. Neosporin for the soul.
Dearest Clara: your cookies ARE better!! But you can also go broke with the ingredients. ;-)
I remember Great grandma used to make them for Christmas only because of the manual labor (using the meat grinder for sausages to make the paste) and she also added lots of whiskey or a sweet liquor of some kind.
Grandpa (her son)used to say: " Basta,basta!!
Mamma non voglio embriagarme...''
Thanks for the memories Clara. It takes me back HOME....way back....
Dear Clara: My husban's mother is 89 and is as healthy and beautiful as you are! She remembers those days, she used to go to St Jesu's Mass at Miami Fl. My husband is from Miami, I'm from Cuba, we live now in Tampa, Fl.
LOL she reads all those ingrediants and says "That's All!" I loved this! This reminds me of how me and my grandma make thumb prints and bonbons for Christmas :) Love you Clara your awesome!
Wow.. This seems like a really fun family thing to do! must of been great in the old days where having the best clothes and videos games didnt matter!!
Thanks for sharing your wonderful stories Clara! With the current state of the world, the younger generations have so much to learn from your wisdom and experience. You are such a sweet, charming, humorous breath of fresh air!
We have a fig tree in our backyard, and we never know what to do with them (you get tired of eating them plain or making fig preserves), so I'll try making these cookies!
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She is a lovely lady,I would of never thought she was 91! I thought she was in her 70's. Shes such a beautiful woman, and I love all her recipes and stories.
My father lived during the holocaust, and depression, sorry I was too young for him to tell me what he went thru. God, if he only knew what was happening now in America, he would turn over in his grave!
Thank you Clara for your great advice and wonderful recipes! Love you
Clara, thanks for the memories... I grew up in a Sicilian family.. my grandfather had old picture albums and always spoke of life during the depression. My grandparents never trusted the banks after the depression and paid cash for everything. My grandma also made Italian chocolate cookies at Christmas.
These videos are GREAT! I love seeing your grandmother cooking and these cookies look fantastic.
Depression dinners seem to be the "food trend" right now. We recently did a two week series on recession/depression dinners - eating organically and how to save doing it. People are very interested in this topic!
I bet they're much better than the ones at the store because I doubt they take so much time and mass produce tons of half assed cookies instead of making a nice couple batches like in this video.
They look really hard to make though, in my opinion.
What a breathe of fresh air you are Ms. Clara our society disregards our treasures and believe that they have nothing to offer us today but tin these times we need you all to teach us how to survive. I say thank you Ms. Clara for your wisdom, strength, fortitude and powerful attitude that you are displaying to all of us, what a real blessing you are, as i watched you move so gracefully around your kitchen and share your stories you bring tears to my eyes.
Fantastic....my mother remembers these recipes too. A good way to help us cut corners, she gives us good ideas to make a base meal that we can doctor up or eat as it is. Thank you Clara~!!!
Thank you for another wonderful video. I wish you continued health and much happiness this new year. Blessings to you Miss Clara. You are a much beloved treasure.
Mrs. Clara, thank you for sharing your family cookie recipe! I'm going to try it! Every family has their own secret cookies and it was quite kind of you to share your secret cookies with us!
Right at the beginning a quick photo with 3 ladies panned by very quickly....was Clara the 3rd or 4th lady? Do you have any other old ohots you can show?
I love her!
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love it!!!!
ot4kidz 6 days ago
Thanks for sharing your grandma with us. I enjoyed the videos. God love her. She's adorable. Wish I still had my grandma's around.
SueAz09 1 week ago
She ain't kiddin' around- cracking your own nuts? What a wonderful cook that shares her recipe(s). So good to see it's being passed from generation, but, sorry, I'll stick with electric and use peeled nuts. Wish I had the patience! Whew!
lakepurdy1 1 month ago
Awwwww soooo cute! I wish I could make cookies with her!!
thenavalarchitect912 1 month ago
thank you you are so nice.....
dustynow1 1 month ago
I wish I still had my grandma around! We used to bake together all the time at Christmas. It's nice to see these 2 young girls baking with their grandma. Great video!
dobiegal4 1 month ago
I loved Part 1, but I can't find Part 2.
mybraxtonburns 2 months ago
@mybraxtonburns
Just copy & paste into the YouTube search box, "Holiday Cooking: Sicilian Fig Cookies - Part II".
LeconsdAnalyse 2 months ago
I am just enjoying this lady...and fondly remembering my own family. Glad to see how you cherish her. She deserves it :)
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This looks so good! I want to make them for Christmas this year!
klstehn 4 months ago 2
@ArabNobility what do you mean by "that explains a lot"? lmao
creepiecrawll 4 months ago
@ArabNobility Well, I'm a woman, but you're welcome. :) Hang in there.
ROCKSLIDZ 5 months ago
@ArabNobility Maybe you should try speaking, acting and writing like a gentleman, and then you'll find a lady.
ROCKSLIDZ 5 months ago
How can you dislike this video?
FALKORDOG 6 months ago 7
STOP HATING!!
This is cute and this woman is amazing!!
meagenswims1 6 months ago 2
Well isn't he just a fine bachelor huh?
ZombieHunter19 6 months ago
Clara u r just magical and lights up my day every time i watch u r video..Regards from Australia
wkwc1 7 months ago
Your videos are just wonderful Clara! Bless you. (:
mysticmagic4760 9 months ago
God bless you, Clara!
TheScarlettePixie 9 months ago
"I get the unshelled nuts because I think they're better fresh."
Translation: "I get the unshelled nuts because I love watching my children and grandchildren attempt to work as hard as I had to. THEY WILL NEVER KNOW THE PAIN!!" Haha, I do love this lady though, she's very sweet. :3
lamentofhorde 10 months ago 2
These videos are wonderful, thanks for all the love and work you put into them.
disposophobic 10 months ago
my eyes are so full of tears, to the youth out here, you should really take heed to this because here is what you call ''a real woman'' god bless her heart. she can cook, clean, healthy, sweet, busy, she gets things done. at 94 she is still at it., a true definition of a woman, she is so cherished and probably don't know it, she probably don't care either. woman like this don't need to fit in or pretend, they are home-makers with purpose and wisdom, this woman and my grandma? simple geniuses.
BaptistGiirl 10 months ago
Imagine seeing the world go from candle light to the internet amazing
VideoNewZ9 10 months ago
lol *let your grandchildren take you out for a nice dinner* clara, you're amazing. I really would like to try this recipe.
WebkinzKittyxo 10 months ago
Therese and Abby seems to ignore, or dislike her talking to the camera...
Allegog 10 months ago
that food processor is intense
louistov 11 months ago
She's too cute
TheJayJay023 11 months ago
God bless, Clara.
Bodraw333 11 months ago
my grandfather had a fig tree in his backyand and delivered ice in the summar and coal in the winter
luvsbuffgurls 11 months ago
Clara, you are the greatest! Whether it's scrimping with potatoes or pouring it on in the holidays, you are teaching me many wonderful dishes I am delighted to know.
kara65louky 11 months ago
must be nice to sit around and cook food all day god what i would do for something besides hard bread and ramen noodles i might as well shoot myself in the face lol
oletreece 1 year ago
@oletreece dump the pity party and hit a food pantry! "lol"
kara65louky 11 months ago
@oletreece She's 94-95 years old; she should be so lucky.
breakinginfinity0 11 months ago
@breakinginfinity0 CLARA IS MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER I PROMISE......HI GRANDMOTHER!! :D
oletreece 11 months ago
I wish I could have video-recorded my husband's grandmother cooking her wonderful desserts. What a treasure you are, Clara! Thanks to you and your family for sharing these cooking videos. I will watch every one.
1footonthedawn 1 year ago
Best one yet, so nice to see you cooking with your family!
leobrat12 1 year ago
Get drunk eating cookies. HAHA
Stevie654321sc 1 year ago
CLARA YOUR HOT
VIERA10thLOBBYS 1 year ago 2
Oh my God! Cuccidati!! My Nonna used to make them too. I love Clara, she's as cheeky as my Nonna Josie was. We have to keep these traditions alive. Thanks for posting this!
justdar 1 year ago
Thanks for sharing this, I really like this one
makottherysa 1 year ago
lol I came from Holiday, a rock n roll song by green day XD
pebble37lifter 1 year ago
@pebble37lifter same XD
Lucasorsum 1 year ago
@Lucasorsum hahaha cool
pebble37lifter 1 year ago
Clara, the best n easier way to peel an orange is to roll it around the countertop before peeling it. it makes it softer and easy to peel. :)
glorify100 1 year ago
They look so yummy! Clara, you are amazing! you truly donot look 95 more like 75. your very alert, smart and have a very sharp mind. God Bless You!
glorify100 1 year ago
/watch?v=Pt2IZ-MhnbM for easy explaination
KevinL2k7 1 year ago
We've been making these cuccidatis off and on for days now. Mrs is going to take them to work as Christmas gifts.
captainzap1951 1 year ago
You're adorable. I love you.
Furcifer07 1 year ago
Thanks so much for sharing. Reminds me of my Mother who passed away. I feel like I'm a part of your family while I'm watching this. This generation will be missed. All the Italian traditions were still carried on by them. We need to learn and keep passing on these traditions.
mbertolo1980 1 year ago 2
I love how your stories always inspires everyone else to share their families stories, and how this new technology enables us to share such important things. Thanks for all your hard work Clara, you really inspire me.
dragulachic 1 year ago
*let your grandchildren take you out for a nice dinner*
I loved that part :]
nickibaby64 1 year ago 9
Clara is simply a joy to watch, not to mention a wonderful cook!!
alwayscookin1 1 year ago
you are an inspiration! i luv u may god bless u always and forever!
Katalina808 1 year ago
Old ladies in the kitchen just can't be beat! We're all spoiled upstarts in comparison ;-)
matwade76 1 year ago
these are the ingredients you use to make the sicilian cookies: flour, sugar, lard, milk.......raisins, dates, orange, tangerine skin, and figs......thats all *cheeky grin*
sweetcyanide218 1 year ago
@sweetcyanide218 don't forget the toasted nuts! ; )
thornekatt 5 months ago
Thumbs up if you clicked this video because the pic looked like a man with a strange hat and automatically connected it to an italian medieval outfit because of the word "sicilian" on the video title.
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holy shit she 93 years old, good shit nigga.
Corbo905 1 year ago
che hawe just 1 and red....
augatron22 1 year ago
Clara reminds me of the time I spent with my grandmother, cooking in the kitchen. Great job on those cookies...
emoneyblue 1 year ago
I love how she lists all the ingredients and then says "that's all" like it wasn't very much. lol!
sweethazeleyesjp 1 year ago
I Love This Lady!!! I want a cookbook and will order as soon as possible I love the stories. Reminds me of my grandmother's.
awsomesgirl1 1 year ago
haha thats true. i guess I do enjoy bread pudding and trifles and what not too, but its still slim pickins to find anything decent in british cuisine.
ivanahumpalot420 1 year ago
I love the tales of times long ago. I'm glad I've subscribed!
TheChaplinLover 1 year ago 3
wow. thats cookies with depth
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I just got your book; and my dd insisted we read it cover to cover.You are helping another generation through some tough economic times by sharing what you went through during the Great Depression. It could very well be that countlesss children will go to bed tonight with full bellies and be spared hunger and deprivation because of what you have shared with us all. I pray for continued good health and God's continued blessing on your life for helping othersGod bless you Miss Clara.
tamilee08 1 year ago
that lady is cool beans!
you know somebody's not much of a cook when they're measuring out a cup of water and they look at the line to make sure it's exactly a cup, like how one of the younger girls did.
avalanchesoul 1 year ago
people who have relatives that bake like this I envy 100%. unfortunately i never grew up with this in my house or got this from any of my relatives. ironically i am paternally italian but my grandmother was irish/jewish and i don't think she ever knew how to cook work her life. my maternal side are all wasps soo you know they can't cook worth shit. ahh how i envy people who have grandmother cook bake for them.
ivanahumpalot420 1 year ago
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LOL! Isn't it the truth? But no one makes a martini or a gin n' tonic the way wasps do!
TheChaplinLover 1 year ago
i love your videos
coolondon96 2 years ago
i used to love to watch rachel ray cook now i love watching you everything you make looks wonderful.
joeslilbunny 2 years ago 2
I made this recipe for Christmas and the are the best Cuccidati's ive ever had (even better than the Italian bakeries in NYC). The cookie part was so light and flaky (from the lard) that you could easily eat 10 of them! And the whiskey really added something to the filling :-p They are a lot of work, but are really worth it.
amie11228 2 years ago
I love these cookies. Some people add chocolate bits to them
Jane1620 2 years ago 2
Clara, Thank you for sharing. It means alot to all of us out here, that have made these cookies with our loved ones over the years. I has brought a tear to my eye and joy to my heart. Merry Christmas and thanks.
rmsg4 2 years ago
Clara, you're right - expensive!! I just bought the ingredients for mine. I use rum instead of whiskey. I zest the orange...I skip the candied fruit, although my nonna used to use it.
iamkat2 2 years ago
Omg! I absolutely LOVE family traditions.... and this here is amazing.... And Clara is too adorable. She reminds me of my grandma who is 96 years old in central america... =)
TheMightyKilokahn 2 years ago
I loved it, so reminded me of my own grandmothers who lived through the depression. Their food processor must be heavy duty, I burned mine up trying to grind dates, LOL. Every year I think I'll make these but run out of time.
Sharoncat2008 2 years ago
She reminds me of my Mom. *sigh* .. (love)
ramona7609 2 years ago
Please enjoy your Nana whilst you can. My Mum has Dementia and although she is twenty years younger I've lost her. You are blessed.
SuzanneBa 2 years ago
will u be my NANA...
Ur wonderful
glad I found and subbed to u.
BigBoyG1 2 years ago
What a sweet lady! I'll bet your granddaughters adore you! Thanks for sharing this!
fatdanios 2 years ago 3
christmas ftw
QueenIsLove39 2 years ago
My mom loves you clara!!!ME too..
God bless
choclatgoodie 2 years ago
wow cucidati non c e nulla di piu buono al mondo
dinatah1 2 years ago 2
This was wonderful! Thank you, Clara!! I can see why my Nana doesnt make these anymore! That's a lot of work for one person!
bldali 2 years ago
watch this show always makes me miss my great grandma
faylinameir 2 years ago 3
Wow Cucidati...we dont make them too often anymore, with figs and dates being so expensive
Titovonb24 2 years ago
My great aunt (born in 1914, oldest girl in family of 11 kids) told me it was her job to wash the big cooking pots. She decided not to do them & starting hiding them outside in the chicken house.
After a few days her mom wondered where all the pots were. Her brother told and she had to spend 4 hours cleaning them all up and only had bread and chicken broth for dinner. She still hated cleaning the pots. My favorite uncle (born in 1907) always washed the pots; they cooked & canned together.
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Who cares that you are 93 years old, that is young by todays standards.
asiantrolls 2 years ago
Thank you Clara for your videos. I love watching them. God Bless you Clara.
missvalerie4040 2 years ago 33
just like home. <3
PrudenceWright 2 years ago
Awesome video! My family is Sicilian too. My grandparents, or Nana and Nanu, are 87 and 86 and also make cucciddati. I remember making them with them when I was a kid, standing on a stool to reach the counter.
The process is almost the same, although our filling has less ingredients. We make the filling and dough, then fill them, cutting them on an angle like that and putting slits on one side, and then we frost and sprinkle them. My grandparents put them on the bed for storage too!
trinakria1282 2 years ago
Clara you rock! I just love your videos!!
SLE335 2 years ago 8
I love her.
starquasar1 2 years ago
Clara Dear, You are amazing and I am so grateful that you made this video for all of us who need a little coaching to carry on our family traditions. Many thanks to your family for making this and sharing it with all of us! You are the very best!
MaryEttaS 2 years ago 3
Dear Clara,
I truly enjoyed your video. My mother and I make Cucidati
every year. my mom grows and dries her own figs. This year we
made 800 of Cudidati's. Your recipe is similar to my Nona' who was from Siclily . I am the only one of my sisters who has learned to make all of the traditional Italian cookies.
Thanks for sharing . It' worth all the work to have these cookies.
Sicily
addcook 2 years ago 7
I've learned if you wanna live to be in your 90's (extra salt)
OH MY Goodness!!!! that like almost 30 things in that cookie Nooo way.
And like 3/4 of a bag of flower wow that's allot of cookies
default28 2 years ago 3
Now I love the whole family!
LacyB71 2 years ago
She cooks like me, LOL, everything NEEDS MORE SALT have you noticed? I do the same!
LacyB71 2 years ago 7
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lawl WE NEED MORE SALT SALT WEE NEEEED SALT THE SALT CRISIS IS ATTACKING!
XD
georgequinn111 2 years ago
"dont pour too much whiskey in there. we'll get drunk off the cookies." LOL.
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Hey the older lady looks like Al Pacino! she must be Sicilian.......God bless those people!
diogornuto 2 years ago
Oh Dio Mio! Clara you remind me of my Nana! I think she used to make these cookies too. I have to make this recipe very soon!!
rcktmanil 2 years ago
I would pay $20 for a box of these it must cost $60 to make them if not more.
ASSEMblerEX 2 years ago
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um no
seahawks38 2 years ago
Amazing videos. Thank you Clara.
I know these cookies, and remember what a big deal it was to make them for the holidays.
joemondo 2 years ago
these videos are awesome! i'm definitely making the poor man's meal; i've made similar in the past but haven't thought to add hotdog to it.
thanks for posting these here <3
zombienerd 2 years ago
My mother and her family would make similar fig cookies during the holidays. My mom still sometimes makes them occasionally. Very traditional Sicilian cookies.
cyranodb 2 years ago
LOL i thot the video said "sicilian FAG cookies" i was like WTF
anyways UR AWESOME CLAIR!!
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grungerocker59 2 years ago
You are amazing. Keep going. I want to see all your videos.
Skylark43 2 years ago 3
"Don't put too much we'll all get drunk eating a cookie!" :-D
cselph 2 years ago 2
I hope those girls really understand what a wonderful women you are!!!
Blessed be!!
adventencia 2 years ago 2
What a wonderful woman!!!
Everyone needs a Clara in their live.
I usually hate to cook but you make it seem so easy ")
Thanks for the warm fuzzy that brings back so many childhood memories..
Keep up the GREAT job!!
adventencia 2 years ago 2
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Why the hell did I just watch this?
bobinatore 2 years ago
My Mother-inlaw also makes these cookies,also only on the holidays. She makes enough for goody bags. We have to hide them from my son or he will eat them all.Clara,There not to many people who still make these,wounderful cookies.
Thank you for the video,It was great
TJB006 2 years ago
Clara, dont listen to the bad comments. they're just jealous they can't cook as delicious as you do.
Vallejo019 2 years ago 4
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The cookies contain just about everything I hate...figs, dried fruit...shudder. Also...lard? I bake with butter, not lard. Lard is...scary!
NerdyCanadian 2 years ago
"Let your grandmother take you out to dinner."
I wish I had seen the wisdom in that when I was younger and my grandmothers were still here.
opentrunks 2 years ago
your recipes are easy to do.. thank you very much!
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our generation should start listening to yours a lot more and appreciate what we have now as soon we will have less, but i´m sure my generation, im 31, will make sure we know that together we will survive this and expose the international criminal gang known as the new world order, look it up intelligent people, this is not some silly theory, look at 9-11 closely,
clancypants77 2 years ago
You are absolutely right, I'm surprised you have a negative rating here. Too many people in denial and in their blissful ignorance I guess who don't want to know the bad that is going on in life. But guess what, you don't learn the bad then how will you make it better? You shouldn't turn a blind eye to an infected wound else risk losing the entire limb.. you should tend to the wound, or at least research if there IS a wound and learn about it.
Shakeitupyes 2 years ago
And then so you should make cookies with your family to discuss it. This will be the fourth year that our family and friends (over 50 - 1/5th traveling from out of town) will gather to make our family's version of fig cookies (resurected from decades old recipes) over a four-day period before Christmas. We eat and drink and discuss and debate and dance and cooperate and shop and bake and clean and kiss and enjoy like no other family event ever. Better than Christmas. Neosporin for the soul.
katchul8tr 2 years ago 2
Dearest Clara: your cookies ARE better!! But you can also go broke with the ingredients. ;-)
I remember Great grandma used to make them for Christmas only because of the manual labor (using the meat grinder for sausages to make the paste) and she also added lots of whiskey or a sweet liquor of some kind.
Grandpa (her son)used to say: " Basta,basta!!
Mamma non voglio embriagarme...''
Thanks for the memories Clara. It takes me back HOME....way back....
pourmoinyc 2 years ago
Its okay Clara, put those young kids to work instead!! Thats what theyre here for :)
Id so love to sit there and crack nuts with you all day!
Pozorrogo 2 years ago 3
This looks so good... My mouth is watering already.
vmusicvela 2 years ago 3
Dear Clara: My husban's mother is 89 and is as healthy and beautiful as you are! She remembers those days, she used to go to St Jesu's Mass at Miami Fl. My husband is from Miami, I'm from Cuba, we live now in Tampa, Fl.
Chanttingvoice 2 years ago
Clara hi, I'm going to make that cookies again, were delicious!! My husband say hello!
Chanttingvoice 2 years ago
Clara, I have GOT to try this! Yummmm!
CadaAngelaDeLaMort 2 years ago
Clara, ti amo!
ttk1opc 2 years ago 4
Such a sweet lady
bebe05055 2 years ago 10
CLARA IS THE BEST! I wish she was my Grandma
AndrusFilms 2 years ago 31
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i must agree with you but not with the wish cause my grandma is the best for me... i love my grams lots, she makes me think of her! ^_ ^
Jakathera 1 year ago
What an awesome video series.
Dairokan 2 years ago 8
dont put to much were gonna get drunk eating cookies lololol i laughed good job there good cookies.
MikeKain95 2 years ago 3
LOL she reads all those ingrediants and says "That's All!" I loved this! This reminds me of how me and my grandma make thumb prints and bonbons for Christmas :) Love you Clara your awesome!
AnerBananerXX 2 years ago 3
Wow.. This seems like a really fun family thing to do! must of been great in the old days where having the best clothes and videos games didnt matter!!
annacrack 2 years ago 5
Thanks for sharing your wonderful stories Clara! With the current state of the world, the younger generations have so much to learn from your wisdom and experience. You are such a sweet, charming, humorous breath of fresh air!
deviseexecutes 2 years ago 5
We have a fig tree in our backyard, and we never know what to do with them (you get tired of eating them plain or making fig preserves), so I'll try making these cookies!
MsBirdie91 2 years ago 3
urs are better? whoa you had guts to tell him! lol your so cool!
BabyEeyore509 2 years ago 2
my great grandma was 21 during the dreppsion she died at the aged of 91 of 2007 anyways really good recipes
rick1918 2 years ago
I hope this is not a duplicate but the first time it did not go
She is a lovely lady,I would of never thought she was 91! I thought she was in her 70's. Shes such a beautiful woman, and I love all her recipes and stories.
My father lived during the holocaust, and depression, sorry I was too young for him to tell me what he went thru. God, if he only knew what was happening now in America, he would turn over in his grave!
Thank you Clara for your great advice and wonderful recipes! Love you
happygalmarried 2 years ago
Thank you Clara for sharing your stories and recipes with the world.
homesNgardens08 2 years ago 2
Thank you Clara, you are wonderful. I miss my Nanna!!
A1Designer 2 years ago 2
Grande Clara, sei mitica!!!Mi sono innamorato della tua nipote mora!!!
Elmanfre 2 years ago
Clara, thanks for the memories... I grew up in a Sicilian family.. my grandfather had old picture albums and always spoke of life during the depression. My grandparents never trusted the banks after the depression and paid cash for everything. My grandma also made Italian chocolate cookies at Christmas.
nwsun 2 years ago
These videos are GREAT! I love seeing your grandmother cooking and these cookies look fantastic.
Depression dinners seem to be the "food trend" right now. We recently did a two week series on recession/depression dinners - eating organically and how to save doing it. People are very interested in this topic!
Keep up the great job!
chezuseats 2 years ago 3
They shouldn't spare the "rod" so much these days either!
dclsic 2 years ago
Wonderful! Thank you Clara for bringing back great memories!
10400trevett 2 years ago
I bet they're much better than the ones at the store because I doubt they take so much time and mass produce tons of half assed cookies instead of making a nice couple batches like in this video.
They look really hard to make though, in my opinion.
PureOrganics 2 years ago
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nwsun 2 years ago
That is a lot of work...but looks good....I have 40 pecan tress on my farm
burns1953 2 years ago
I remember the pans of cookies every where...
This is a GREAT video Thank you Clara thank you very much!
VitoG66 2 years ago
she's precious! I miss my nonna! We made biscotti.
Jman2516 2 years ago
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What a breathe of fresh air you are Ms. Clara our society disregards our treasures and believe that they have nothing to offer us today but tin these times we need you all to teach us how to survive. I say thank you Ms. Clara for your wisdom, strength, fortitude and powerful attitude that you are displaying to all of us, what a real blessing you are, as i watched you move so gracefully around your kitchen and share your stories you bring tears to my eyes.
arvietta 2 years ago 5
Amazing Clara! Truly! You are one of a kind! Please click on my "SIMPLE FOODS Network" video to see another great recipe!!
TheChameleon07 2 years ago
Thank-you so much this recipe! You remind me of my 91 year old Nonna. Your video's are beautifully done :)
481114422 2 years ago 2
What fun to watch! My grandma and mom made these cookies. I loved to put frosting and sprinkles on the top.
GladiatorXIII 2 years ago
Clara, You are a beautiful woman with a " Big Heart " to share these recipes. God Bless YOU!!!! I will definitly be using them.
fisherman1474 2 years ago 8
Thank you for these videos! Give Miss Clara a big hug!
mf12372 2 years ago 3
Nice dinner!!
ASSEMblerEX 2 years ago
wow this would be pretty expensive even in 2005!!!
KypHeM 2 years ago
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patricemarie57 2 years ago
Fantastic....my mother remembers these recipes too. A good way to help us cut corners, she gives us good ideas to make a base meal that we can doctor up or eat as it is. Thank you Clara~!!!
Abee57 3 years ago
You are a gift to youtube my friend
Midnightryder7 3 years ago 15
Your grandchildren are precious as you are too. Thank You Clara!! Hugs to you..
Deb179 3 years ago 7
I lvoe your videos. I remember the little switch we got on our legs if we disobeyed. We turned out just fine.
evegpt 3 years ago 5
I love you Clara, we better make this recipe while we still can!
peebeebaynut 3 years ago 8
Thank you for another wonderful video. I wish you continued health and much happiness this new year. Blessings to you Miss Clara. You are a much beloved treasure.
Tamilee
brandonv1982 3 years ago 4
wonderful, nana clara hope your holiday was fantastic ♥
joannnsterrx3 3 years ago 8
I love Clara!
InkyProse 3 years ago 5
Clara, I hope you had a very Merry Christmas! Thank you for sharing your family recipes and stories with us. Kudos to Christopher! :]
<3<3<3
GossipGirl20 3 years ago 5
Mrs. Clara, thank you for sharing your family cookie recipe! I'm going to try it! Every family has their own secret cookies and it was quite kind of you to share your secret cookies with us!
Merry Christmas!
xoxoxo
Sincerely,
Bill from Philadelphia
BillfromPhilly 3 years ago 4
Right at the beginning a quick photo with 3 ladies panned by very quickly....was Clara the 3rd or 4th lady? Do you have any other old ohots you can show?
Wivanunu 3 years ago
great video
waiting for part 2.buona natale grandma clara
chompo7 3 years ago
Clara, your a sweetheart! Thank you so much for sharing such wonderful recipes with us. I can't wait to see the next segment!
medulalumosa 3 years ago 3