My grandfather ate this with hot milk and sugar. He said it was all his granfather's stomach could take when he came home from a prison camp in the civil war.
Old habits are hard to forget to this day I eat this meal only put either brown sugar or cinnammon on it too, You seem like a great person to talk too just like my Grandma miss her so much .
People from this era wasted NOTHING! My grandparents, who married in 1925 and survived the Depression by back-yard butchering and, it's said, running an illegal still, had jars in the garage with things like used nails, old nuts & bolts, twine, electrical wire, bottlecaps (yes, bottlecaps), ect. They would even save the small pieces of soap to melt into bars. Grandpa splurged on one thing though, he always bought a new Cadillac every 10 years, lol. He bought his last new one in 1985 at age 85!
@roadyrider And balls of twine, string and rope. Tools were repaired not replaced. Except for the still, sounds like my grandparents! My mom's parents raised chickens and gave meat and eggs to the neighbors. Her dad had a thing for Packards until Studebaker bought the car line, then he switched to Chrysler Imperials.
That is a humble plate of bread and I am sure anyone back then was greatful to receive. Guessing that doing the same with hot milk wasn't a choice since it was the depression. I ate alot of saltine crackers broken up in a cup of cold milk basically because we were poor but it was a good snack. I still eat them and think of my Mom.
@Hiddenned Real Italian bread contains NO salt. Anyway, when your entire meal is stale bread with hot water and a little oil you need SOMETHING to add flavour. Salty tastes are more palatable than the blandness adding no extra salt to that dish would be. Plus, extra salt is much cheaper than extra olive oil. One more thing...even store bought bread doesn't have that much sodium in it.
OMH, LOVE Clara's story about her boss!!!! lol. I've had bosses like that too before. It's horrible at the time because you feel completely helpless and you can't stand up for yourself. I guess some people like to view their position of authority as a chance to let out all their aggression on people who can't answer back. Glad Clara's boss got his just deserts (without getting hurt)! lol That's a karma warning if ever I heard it! You go Clara! :)
ROFL that's amazing :D I am a 17 yr. old girl, and I can see people learning so much from Clara. I just wish my generation thought the same way >.> God bless you, Clara! Your videos are inspirational to all ages!
My grandmother didn't do this, exactly, but she would place the bread in a covered pan with some water and boil it. The effect was the same. Or she's put the bread in soup like a dumpling.
They probably are. If you get good metal pots and pans like hers they last forever. I got a colander from my grandma that was her mother's back in the day! The thing's 90 years old and I still use it every week cooking.
"good for people who don't have teeth" oh my gosh, I love your little jokes and your sense of humour =) you put the biggest smile on my face Clara. you're an angel
@BeautyDoll29 red is her favorite color, if you watch the episode were she give you a tour of her house, i think its called an afternoon with clara, she shows you her drawers and everythings red :)
My great grandma used to tell me that she used to get a bowl or flat dish, pour some olive oil in it, a bit of black pepper and salt and to dip italian or any kind of bread in it and eat. She told me that is one of the things they had during world war 2 and no tmuch. Today that dish is being served at a lot of fancy italian restaurants.
I wish I had ask my great grandma to teach me things like this or asked her about her stories from the depression before her health started to decline.
I started making this last week when i got my braces and it help me alot with eating cause the braces hurts. I have you to thank for teaching me this dish :)
My grandmother would always use hard/stale bread to make her homemade stuffing. I had her teach me how because it was always way better than stovetop or what have you. Its kind of funny now. At holidays I tend to make the stuffing and have to leave the bread lay out all over the table top for a day or so just to make it stale enough to work with.
@olivercoles87 I think he's the one producing the show. That's why it's his property. And if he didn't claim it as, than others could use the content on youtube to get ratings when they didn't film the show. It's like a music video, it's not property of the musician, it's property of there lebel company, the ones who produce the music video.
@adtram I was talking about nutritional value, not additives. Sure this stuff has no additives, but it's basically carbs and fat. It'll keep you alive if you're starving, but it won't keep you healthy.
@tropdars Dude it's better to eat that than most of the stuff you find on the shelves you know. Plus, it is technically healthy as a part of a balanced diet. Carbs are just as important as other things.
My friend stopped eating carbs to lose weight and her hair started falling out, so there.
@tropdars - this was the depression. you ate what you had and you ate it all. besides, carbs are part of a "healthy diet", and this is olive oil (which is healthy for you!), not lard that she is using on this bread. if this great ressession we are going through right now takes a downturn towards depression (like it sure looks to be doing) maybe you will learn first hand your own "how to make it stretch" tips, that may not necessarily be part of a complete food pyramid.
i love it, i remember my dad and my grandmother talking about foods like these, ive tried some while she was still alive, but havent in years. thanks for the good memories and great ideas for future meals!!
Clara, I make bread pudding with all my stale bread. I save up bits and pieces (Even the crusts my children won't eat.) in a sack in the freezer. When I have enough I make a bread pudding with the bread, milk, egg and cinnamon sugar. It's mostly whole-grain and I don't add a lot of sugar so it's very nutritious. My 2 and 5 year old love to eat it for breakfast with honey drizzled over it. :)
You're personality is like a radiant sunlight Clara. I love listening to your stories & humor. Thank you so very much for sharing your life with the world. God bless your beautiful heart and loved ones.
My gram used to make something like this for us..she always had a big old pot of white beans cooking and added galric and olive oil. She would use them for delicious white sauced Pasta Fajole (fazool), or with mixed greens, or sometimes por a big scoopful over the heel of Italian bread. I still love it!
I have heard stories from old people about really bad bosses they had during the depression. They knew there were no jobs out there so they could treat them really bad
My parents were born in the 1930s ("Slient Generation") and they grew up eating simple, frugal meals like these. One thing my mom makes that I enjoy, and I found out people ate this during the Depression too, is stewed tomatoes. You buy an inexpensive can of tomatoes, open it and heat the tomatoes in a saucepan with a TB of butter & about 1/4 cup sugar. Crumble stale leftover biscuits into the hot tomato mixture and cook to desired consistency. In KY people make biscuits not bread, usually.
actually my mom used to make something similar for me when I was a kid--except the bread was soaked in warm milk with a little bit of sugar in it. It was really something...
My grandma would have been just a few years older than Clara if she were still around. Clara reminds me so much off her, just no-nonsense Italian. And that part about the boss and the train just killed me.
What does that mean? Your boss made fun of you because you were green? or are you saying something else and i'm miss hearing it? I was not aware green had and insulting form. Know its prolly old school insults but I got no idea what that means.
@catsluvdmb Green as in young, or new to doing something, the same way that many fruits are green before they ripen, or trees are green (saplings) before they mature. More commonly used in reference to the age of trees/wood, where a sapling is quite pliable and unable to bear much of a load or "carry it's own weight" and often needs a guide to grow.
@Zenex666 - Back in those days in the plant you were issued a color on the parts you were working on. She claimed that she was blamed for a coil that was made incorectly. But it was assigned to a green color part, not yellow and it was the supervisor's mistake in which he blamed her anyway for not telling him it was another person's error. Not her fault.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Clara, you are a doll! I died laughing over the comment about old people at the end. Thank you for sharing your lovely stories and thank you to whoever had the idea to capture this all on film. Your generation is a truly special one.
Clara. You're a great storyteller and you've got a great sense of humor. It's so interesting to hear from previous generations about what happened and how things have come to be today because of the past. Too bad a lot of today's generation isn't interested....it's sad to think how shallow things have become in our lives.
God bless my dear. In an evil time of money printing where the government is going to fail us all. I'll be humble, eat simple foods and live in the knowledge that we'll all make it through this. Be well. ps. USA Stop buying foreign goods!
My mom cooked depression foods too and shared with the neighborhood. She made kidney stew, chicken popeye(pot pie) that was made with homemade dough and then rolled out into a wide "noodle". I'm sure you make that too :)
I still watch your videos and can't get enough of them. I wish you were my grammy :)
It was a SIN to throw away bread. So when scraps were thrown away or a piece of bread fell on the floor by accident my Grandmother Marianna Arena DiFilippi (who also had gleaming white teeth, just like Clara)would "Kiss it up to God"to ask forgivness.
A proof you have been eating good and healthy food.
I wish I could be like you when I'm in ninety. It must take a lot of practice and great intelligence. I wish I could be near your so that I could learn from you directly.
When someone was new on the job they were often referded to as green. It comes from farming , as in not ripe still to green to pick.. so she was green (new) on the job but she marked her work with a yellow marker
Clara, the house next door to us is for sale, please come move in!! Video treasure here. Besides the wonder that is Clara, it's so fun to check out the cozy kitchen and all of its pots, pans, dishes and utensils. Fact: Rice Krispies at home, meh. Rice Krispies at Grandma's=magic!!! Can't wait till dandelion time rolls around again...
shame the young kids of today couldn't learn what it is like to appreciate the basics and how life is without. The elder generation know how to appreciate everything. I am only 60 but do remember what life was like before the 'me, me, me' generation.
I am in that, what you say "me, me, me generation" and that's not true, i appreciate everything and take what i am given, not what i want. This is very disrespectful. I understand where you're coming from, but not everyone of us is like this. Clara, amazing video's i am going to definitely going to try these :)!
I guess it would have been best to say "some of the present generation" so as not include the many that are respectful and grateful as you are. Please don't take my generalized comment personal. Believe it or not, my grandparents and parent called my generation the 'me, me, me' generation also.
The Me Me Me generation! Your speaking of high media types. As much as I appreciate the concept, the ME ME ME generation..has existed in every era. Some people..Like me...Grew up on a farm. We were poor. We had food, but much like Clara we ate poor food. Some stuff that even Clara might look at and freak.
Overall, just be a little more sensative. Why would we...the younger generation watch Clara's show if we did not appreciate the simple, basics of life.,
It was a general comment about a majority of the population. There are many , like you, who do appreciate the basic and simple basics of life because you have experienced them in your upbringing. You grew up with an appreciation towards life. Most of the people I know who say they grew up "poor" have a bett
I Love Clara~ What a wise woman! :-)
MrsHomemaker101 3 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
I love her
puppet1010 1 month ago in playlist Season 1
Thanks Mom.
MetropolitanPolice52 1 month ago
Her story-telling is the best part of this video, haha.
Fuinksty 2 months ago
@Fuinksty Very much so. I love her to bits!
QueenDairylolz 6 days ago
She's so cute. I'd love to sit on her couch and listen to her stories.
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505elixir 2 months ago
Thank god she didn't say "I wish he would die"!
macrent2 2 months ago
I love your videos, thank you for sharing your memories with us!
designlab443 2 months ago 2
Her cupboard handles have the exact same design on them as my dresser handles! Cool!
bloodredeyes666 3 months ago
My grandfather ate this with hot milk and sugar. He said it was all his granfather's stomach could take when he came home from a prison camp in the civil war.
madamezolar 6 months ago
Old habits are hard to forget to this day I eat this meal only put either brown sugar or cinnammon on it too, You seem like a great person to talk too just like my Grandma miss her so much .
MrMrtiki 6 months ago
She showed her breaura drawers with a lot of red.She made a comment on that herself. I think she recieves gifts that are in red.
MsLatearrival 7 months ago
Look at the "Afternoon with Clara" it shows all her red shirts in her drawer.
sweethazeleyesjp 6 months ago
People from this era wasted NOTHING! My grandparents, who married in 1925 and survived the Depression by back-yard butchering and, it's said, running an illegal still, had jars in the garage with things like used nails, old nuts & bolts, twine, electrical wire, bottlecaps (yes, bottlecaps), ect. They would even save the small pieces of soap to melt into bars. Grandpa splurged on one thing though, he always bought a new Cadillac every 10 years, lol. He bought his last new one in 1985 at age 85!
roadyrider 7 months ago 2
@roadyrider And balls of twine, string and rope. Tools were repaired not replaced. Except for the still, sounds like my grandparents! My mom's parents raised chickens and gave meat and eggs to the neighbors. Her dad had a thing for Packards until Studebaker bought the car line, then he switched to Chrysler Imperials.
46619TAB 7 months ago
amazing I grew up on this stuff only difference is we use milk instead of water :) amazing thank you mam
mszeee 8 months ago
That is a humble plate of bread and I am sure anyone back then was greatful to receive. Guessing that doing the same with hot milk wasn't a choice since it was the depression. I ate alot of saltine crackers broken up in a cup of cold milk basically because we were poor but it was a good snack. I still eat them and think of my Mom.
KissHope 8 months ago
you are a very sweet and warm lady thanks for showing us your love
benjabaterista1 8 months ago
bread stew? ew. old people food.
BJKproductions878 8 months ago
Seems alright, but bread already contains a lot of salt... so adding more is kinda awkward.
Hiddenned 8 months ago
@Hiddenned akward bread.......? -.-"
BJKproductions878 8 months ago
@BJKproductions878 I'd like to know what you mean by that really.
Hiddenned 8 months ago
@Hiddenned Real Italian bread contains NO salt. Anyway, when your entire meal is stale bread with hot water and a little oil you need SOMETHING to add flavour. Salty tastes are more palatable than the blandness adding no extra salt to that dish would be. Plus, extra salt is much cheaper than extra olive oil. One more thing...even store bought bread doesn't have that much sodium in it.
2hotinaz 8 months ago
OMH, LOVE Clara's story about her boss!!!! lol. I've had bosses like that too before. It's horrible at the time because you feel completely helpless and you can't stand up for yourself. I guess some people like to view their position of authority as a chance to let out all their aggression on people who can't answer back. Glad Clara's boss got his just deserts (without getting hurt)! lol That's a karma warning if ever I heard it! You go Clara! :)
beautylicious101tips 9 months ago 4
If you blew a tire out back then your sneakers got resoled.
ayerjake 9 months ago
Ths woman is inspiring, just truly inspiring. All my prayers go out to you Clara, I hope you live for years to come. <3
darkwolf9408 9 months ago
"and then cry because your back hurts"? haha oh goodness i love her videos!
XelizabooXmclX 10 months ago 2
@XelizabooXmclX KNow the feeling well, broken back here...
tangocolt02 9 months ago
A little salt? That looks like a LOT.
XIVNirvax 10 months ago
ROFL that's amazing :D I am a 17 yr. old girl, and I can see people learning so much from Clara. I just wish my generation thought the same way >.> God bless you, Clara! Your videos are inspirational to all ages!
Sarrasari 10 months ago 2
There are really 10 dislikes , more like a dime of losers.. LOL Keep up the great work :)
mamanestas 10 months ago
My grandmother didn't do this, exactly, but she would place the bread in a covered pan with some water and boil it. The effect was the same. Or she's put the bread in soup like a dumpling.
fjccommish 10 months ago
Wow, they wasted nothing!
buffalette08 10 months ago 23
@buffalette08 Of course not.
tangocolt02 9 months ago
The boss didn't get hit by a train, he got hit by karma, lol
heavym3tal 10 months ago 3
this makes my heart smile<3
MeLikeCheezBurgerr 10 months ago
My grandparents grew up during the depression so Clara's videos are a look into my family history.
On a lighter note I love how her cooking utensils look like they could be from the depression!
virgonomic 11 months ago
@virgonomic
They probably are. If you get good metal pots and pans like hers they last forever. I got a colander from my grandma that was her mother's back in the day! The thing's 90 years old and I still use it every week cooking.
sarahaudrey03 10 months ago
"good for people who don't have teeth" oh my gosh, I love your little jokes and your sense of humour =) you put the biggest smile on my face Clara. you're an angel
tayasmith1 11 months ago
has anybody seen she only wears red? like if you noticed it
BeautyDoll29 11 months ago 23
@BeautyDoll29 red is her favorite color, if you watch the episode were she give you a tour of her house, i think its called an afternoon with clara, she shows you her drawers and everythings red :)
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My great grandma used to tell me that she used to get a bowl or flat dish, pour some olive oil in it, a bit of black pepper and salt and to dip italian or any kind of bread in it and eat. She told me that is one of the things they had during world war 2 and no tmuch. Today that dish is being served at a lot of fancy italian restaurants.
samhainaz 11 months ago
I love these videos, but what's up with the music in the beginning?
Synsacrus 11 months ago
(jjaayypp's wife) Very nice vids. I'm learning a lot. Thank You. Clara, your a sweetie. I would love to set down and listen to your stories .
jjaayypp963 11 months ago
I wish I had ask my great grandma to teach me things like this or asked her about her stories from the depression before her health started to decline.
keonisitar 11 months ago
Why did the boss make fun of her?
Victorian9322 11 months ago
@Victorian9322 i think she said it was because she was greek? it was hard to tell.
malloryt19 11 months ago
@Victorian9322 Because she was "green." She was the new girl.
MrDasher01 10 months ago
I always wanted to learn how to cook bread. Bread is my favorite.
Steelys4me 11 months ago
I started making this last week when i got my braces and it help me alot with eating cause the braces hurts. I have you to thank for teaching me this dish :)
howchildish 11 months ago
I tried this and now I am addicted !
nicolaiiibo 11 months ago
@nicolaiiibo I added a bit of lemon juice and that works very well :o)
nicolaiiibo 11 months ago
God bless her. She deserves to live that long, look at how much happiness she brings people. She has a purpose.
Bodraw333 11 months ago 2
i wouldve beat your old boss up haha god bless you Clara
Muscles1302 11 months ago
I've been watching videos on youtube a LOT, and I'm glad I came across her's! They make me smile and give me a warm feeling inside!
jerami101 11 months ago
@jerami101 thats because shes like a grandmother to all of us
Muscles1302 11 months ago
I think of all the stale bread I've wasted. Now I'll never forget Clara when I use her recipe (modify as needed, since I'm not supposed to use salt)
Emoticonia 11 months ago
"good for old people that dont have any teeth" IMBO! i love this woman. I'm in college and she just saved my broke self!! Thank you Clara
lolobn14 11 months ago
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VanishMeantime 11 months ago
your a sweetie pie =)
Abigail4724 11 months ago
*sigh* i goddamn love this lady :3 she's pretty cool, that she's still so funny and lively in her age -^^- it's nice to see elder ppl like that :3
Ekidna2000 11 months ago
My grandmother would always use hard/stale bread to make her homemade stuffing. I had her teach me how because it was always way better than stovetop or what have you. Its kind of funny now. At holidays I tend to make the stuffing and have to leave the bread lay out all over the table top for a day or so just to make it stale enough to work with.
Malagor01 11 months ago
I remember my grandmother used to save all her stale and hard bread, cut off the molded parts, and make bread pudding.
khaltubibi 11 months ago
whoa...masha'allah, I love Clara, she's hilarious and it reminds us that when times get rough, you do what you gotta do.
khaltubibi 11 months ago 4
Soggy bread! yum.
fingersticks74 11 months ago
@fingersticks74 it's not soggy it's moistened and flavored with olive oil and salt; if you tried it you might actually like it
luvsbuffgurls 11 months ago
WTF all content should be property of Clara!
olivercoles87 1 year ago
@olivercoles87 I think he's the one producing the show. That's why it's his property. And if he didn't claim it as, than others could use the content on youtube to get ratings when they didn't film the show. It's like a music video, it's not property of the musician, it's property of there lebel company, the ones who produce the music video.
jrdudedj 1 year ago
Good belss you!!!!
EBajrovic 1 year ago
"Keegan got hit by a train! I said 'Oh Lord, that was me!'" Clara is so funny!
inspi 1 year ago
Bless you.
ImAnnaChristine 1 year ago
"and then...cry because your back hurts." hahaha
clara you're the greatest!
zimmawoman 1 year ago
Clara doesn't have granite counter-tops and yet she lives and breathes. How can that be?
wojtek0000 1 year ago
God bless you Clara!!
shesaringo 1 year ago
never new video's, she still kicking?
Zenex666 1 year ago
Love the train story!!! Love you nana Clara!!!!
xangelfshx 1 year ago
That train story is too funny! We love you Clara!
vintagedesert 1 year ago
Clara, you are wonderful Lady, i enjoy see your film and your cooking
makottherysa 1 year ago
you are a nice lady i feel bad that you boss was so mean to you God bless you love Dawn
Dawnmariegrasso 1 year ago
That's basically...bread, oil, and salt. Not exactly healthy eating.
tropdars 1 year ago
@tropdars Have you ever looked at the ingrediants in any food item in the grocery store today! I can't even say some of the words!
adtram 1 year ago
@adtram I was talking about nutritional value, not additives. Sure this stuff has no additives, but it's basically carbs and fat. It'll keep you alive if you're starving, but it won't keep you healthy.
tropdars 1 year ago
@tropdars Dude it's better to eat that than most of the stuff you find on the shelves you know. Plus, it is technically healthy as a part of a balanced diet. Carbs are just as important as other things.
My friend stopped eating carbs to lose weight and her hair started falling out, so there.
Nonametral 1 year ago
@tropdars - this was the depression. you ate what you had and you ate it all. besides, carbs are part of a "healthy diet", and this is olive oil (which is healthy for you!), not lard that she is using on this bread. if this great ressession we are going through right now takes a downturn towards depression (like it sure looks to be doing) maybe you will learn first hand your own "how to make it stretch" tips, that may not necessarily be part of a complete food pyramid.
queenieserena 4 months ago
So sweet Clara, and such funny stories! Thank you for putting a smile on my face.
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kumaramohan 1 year ago
lol! u r great now i know why my gram ate toast with butter with boiled milk pured over it.
steph4454 1 year ago
I Never Got To Meet My Grandmother,But Im Hoping She would Have Been Like you (:
XMsPerezX 1 year ago
Clara is this what my mother called 'Bread Soup" Just wondering Thank you I enjoy watching your informative videos. shalom
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@histerp Shalom?.... get the f outta here...
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calamesulochana 1 year ago
i love it, i remember my dad and my grandmother talking about foods like these, ive tried some while she was still alive, but havent in years. thanks for the good memories and great ideas for future meals!!
mysticwolf1801 1 year ago
i find i am eating more and more this way as I cannot afford food as I need.
futuristfood 1 year ago
Clara, I make bread pudding with all my stale bread. I save up bits and pieces (Even the crusts my children won't eat.) in a sack in the freezer. When I have enough I make a bread pudding with the bread, milk, egg and cinnamon sugar. It's mostly whole-grain and I don't add a lot of sugar so it's very nutritious. My 2 and 5 year old love to eat it for breakfast with honey drizzled over it. :)
hippymama100 1 year ago
@hippymama100 i'd love to have a recipe to make bread pudding
luvsbuffgurls 11 months ago
I made a grilled cheese with this bread.
It was amazing.
checoto156 1 year ago
One question-
When was there EVER enough bread left to become hard?
WetlandsRemediation 1 year ago
Yeah we love Clara. Best ingredient in any dish is the love that makes it.
kgkg62 1 year ago 2
your awesome, i could listen to your stories all day!
this reminds me of my grandfathers stories about stale bread with milk and sugar for breakfast.
4HitsWilystyle 1 year ago
You're personality is like a radiant sunlight Clara. I love listening to your stories & humor. Thank you so very much for sharing your life with the world. God bless your beautiful heart and loved ones.
BettyDavis101 1 year ago 2
You rock! :D
WenlingLOVE 1 year ago 2
Poor man cannot afford olive oil.
lypoProtein 1 year ago
YOU ROCK
bb15551 1 year ago 2
WE LOVE CLARA!!!! Violet
violetmatthers 1 year ago 2
I did this but used chicken broth instead, yummy :)
Avaness 1 year ago
My gram used to make something like this for us..she always had a big old pot of white beans cooking and added galric and olive oil. She would use them for delicious white sauced Pasta Fajole (fazool), or with mixed greens, or sometimes por a big scoopful over the heel of Italian bread. I still love it!
Pattycakessmiles 1 year ago
haha she still can't forget her lousy boss, that's awesome
swedishorient 1 year ago 3
I have heard stories from old people about really bad bosses they had during the depression. They knew there were no jobs out there so they could treat them really bad
inkey2 1 year ago
you awsome thanks it tast great.
okieinak77 1 year ago
My parents were born in the 1930s ("Slient Generation") and they grew up eating simple, frugal meals like these. One thing my mom makes that I enjoy, and I found out people ate this during the Depression too, is stewed tomatoes. You buy an inexpensive can of tomatoes, open it and heat the tomatoes in a saucepan with a TB of butter & about 1/4 cup sugar. Crumble stale leftover biscuits into the hot tomato mixture and cook to desired consistency. In KY people make biscuits not bread, usually.
lex6819 1 year ago
she is like my grandma...very pure and straight from the heart. Thanks Clara
bahady30 1 year ago
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H0tkebab 1 year ago
holy crap he got hit by a train! ahahahahahahahaha awesome
WeThePeopleRleaders 1 year ago 28
actually my mom used to make something similar for me when I was a kid--except the bread was soaked in warm milk with a little bit of sugar in it. It was really something...
ieatgluexxx 1 year ago
My grandma would have been just a few years older than Clara if she were still around. Clara reminds me so much off her, just no-nonsense Italian. And that part about the boss and the train just killed me.
NewsLynne 1 year ago
Maam... you have a fan now!
usagi18 1 year ago
What does that mean? Your boss made fun of you because you were green? or are you saying something else and i'm miss hearing it? I was not aware green had and insulting form. Know its prolly old school insults but I got no idea what that means.
Zenex666 1 year ago
@Zenex666 "Green" as in a new/young employee.
catsluvdmb 1 year ago
@catsluvdmb Green as in young, or new to doing something, the same way that many fruits are green before they ripen, or trees are green (saplings) before they mature. More commonly used in reference to the age of trees/wood, where a sapling is quite pliable and unable to bear much of a load or "carry it's own weight" and often needs a guide to grow.
mcskifter 1 year ago
@Zenex666 - Back in those days in the plant you were issued a color on the parts you were working on. She claimed that she was blamed for a coil that was made incorectly. But it was assigned to a green color part, not yellow and it was the supervisor's mistake in which he blamed her anyway for not telling him it was another person's error. Not her fault.
VirgilB01 1 year ago
@Zenex666 it means young
missbraindamage 1 year ago
I can't imagine eating soggy bread as a meal.
5959512 1 year ago
lol...you are just sooo precious!!
mala265 1 year ago
3:42 "this is good for old people that don't have teeth !" ... hahaha ... gotta love Clara, such a great person !
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
This has been flagged as spam show
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
I always laugh when she says "Needs more salt". So adorable.
CabbageTa13 1 year ago 19
Clara, you are a doll! I died laughing over the comment about old people at the end. Thank you for sharing your lovely stories and thank you to whoever had the idea to capture this all on film. Your generation is a truly special one.
annajs 1 year ago 4
Clara I just adore watching you!! What a joy you are xo
alwayscookin1 1 year ago
I love this video
MrWilltbear 1 year ago
why havent clara done more videos is she ok?
andre13paula 1 year ago
Clara. You're a great storyteller and you've got a great sense of humor. It's so interesting to hear from previous generations about what happened and how things have come to be today because of the past. Too bad a lot of today's generation isn't interested....it's sad to think how shallow things have become in our lives.
ga1999 2 years ago 17
Since when did it become vogue to waste,....great job, you're an example to the rest of us, God bless ya Clara!! = )
qualqui 2 years ago 82
@qualqui I personally think god HAS blessed her already :) Wonderful lady.
Bodraw333 11 months ago
God bless my dear. In an evil time of money printing where the government is going to fail us all. I'll be humble, eat simple foods and live in the knowledge that we'll all make it through this. Be well. ps. USA Stop buying foreign goods!
MrGreatLakesBuffalo 2 years ago 3
what a wonderful lady.
janboogy 2 years ago 91
!YAY! i watched Clara at school today
WE LOVE YOU!!!!!! <3
hombri10 2 years ago 4
clara is youtubes number 1 grandma
MrAndrewdaily 2 years ago 4
My mom cooked depression foods too and shared with the neighborhood. She made kidney stew, chicken popeye(pot pie) that was made with homemade dough and then rolled out into a wide "noodle". I'm sure you make that too :)
I still watch your videos and can't get enough of them. I wish you were my grammy :)
wendykpa 2 years ago 4
Love your videos, your so cute and funny.
sweetdung 2 years ago
Clara, your a star.
Thank You.
flashydick 2 years ago
It was a SIN to throw away bread. So when scraps were thrown away or a piece of bread fell on the floor by accident my Grandmother Marianna Arena DiFilippi (who also had gleaming white teeth, just like Clara)would "Kiss it up to God"to ask forgivness.
costumemarie1 2 years ago 2
Clara, YOU HAVE SHINING GREAT TEETH!
A proof you have been eating good and healthy food.
I wish I could be like you when I'm in ninety. It must take a lot of practice and great intelligence. I wish I could be near your so that I could learn from you directly.
omatsu123 2 years ago
When someone was new on the job they were often referded to as green. It comes from farming , as in not ripe still to green to pick.. so she was green (new) on the job but she marked her work with a yellow marker
scott33761 2 years ago
Clara, the house next door to us is for sale, please come move in!! Video treasure here. Besides the wonder that is Clara, it's so fun to check out the cozy kitchen and all of its pots, pans, dishes and utensils. Fact: Rice Krispies at home, meh. Rice Krispies at Grandma's=magic!!! Can't wait till dandelion time rolls around again...
thaiten10 2 years ago
she looks so fit for a 93 year old she looks 70
rawrloler 2 years ago 3
Why did her boss yell at her? Did she say green or Greek? I couldn't tell.
beewee1211 2 years ago
She was green like a rookie on the job. Mean boss
bush1tman 2 years ago 2
She said "green," meaning inexperienced.
moishglukovsky 2 years ago
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why is it that yeller [yellow] is for cowardice
jairo909 2 years ago
why is this thumbsed down so much? I dont get it.
trsdos 1 year ago
Is this Greek or Italian?
SaviourSole 2 years ago
Russian, I think.
thecaster 2 years ago
definately Italian.
narfette 2 years ago 2
SHE NEEDS TO GET A SHOW ON FOOD CH
nyc61479 2 years ago 3
This lady needs a show on the food channel. She is fabulous!
Swammich 2 years ago 6
Clara is so beautiful thanks for the vids
ninjuggalo420 2 years ago 7
I like your vids so much thanks for sharing with us.
Tuamigasincera 2 years ago
It's never going to get as bad as it was in the 1930s.
oGURL 2 years ago
agreed I don't think its possible but i could happen
rawrloler 2 years ago
I know that you had a hard time with finding affordable food during the depression, but this is bad, really bad, basically bread with oil and water.
I feel really sorry for anyone who needed to eat this everyday for those long years of the depression.
but I like the rest of the food that you have made for this series.
flamedrag18 2 years ago
Olive oil was and still is rather pricey. Its actually gone down in price.
MyassWins 2 years ago
Add some Parm Cheese on it. It's actually really delicious.
Arkanix 2 years ago
Looks Yummy Clara - You're the BEST!
I would love the recipe for the bread :-)
msmaifd 2 years ago
shame the young kids of today couldn't learn what it is like to appreciate the basics and how life is without. The elder generation know how to appreciate everything. I am only 60 but do remember what life was like before the 'me, me, me' generation.
9aspengold5 2 years ago
We're going to learn real soon. Another great depression is coming.
Solitas777 2 years ago
I am in that, what you say "me, me, me generation" and that's not true, i appreciate everything and take what i am given, not what i want. This is very disrespectful. I understand where you're coming from, but not everyone of us is like this. Clara, amazing video's i am going to definitely going to try these :)!
jellybellyoneofakind 2 years ago 2
I guess it would have been best to say "some of the present generation" so as not include the many that are respectful and grateful as you are. Please don't take my generalized comment personal. Believe it or not, my grandparents and parent called my generation the 'me, me, me' generation also.
9aspengold5 2 years ago
Thank you, I appreciate your response.
jellybellyoneofakind 2 years ago
up yours children
nick11927 2 years ago
what are you talking about?
9aspengold5 2 years ago
The Me Me Me generation! Your speaking of high media types. As much as I appreciate the concept, the ME ME ME generation..has existed in every era. Some people..Like me...Grew up on a farm. We were poor. We had food, but much like Clara we ate poor food. Some stuff that even Clara might look at and freak.
Overall, just be a little more sensative. Why would we...the younger generation watch Clara's show if we did not appreciate the simple, basics of life.,
Arkanix 2 years ago
It was a general comment about a majority of the population. There are many , like you, who do appreciate the basic and simple basics of life because you have experienced them in your upbringing. You grew up with an appreciation towards life. Most of the people I know who say they grew up "poor" have a bett