Clara's Great Depression POORMAN'S MEAL & Potato Peel Chips | HARD TIMES
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2018
- I think Poorman's Meal was the first of many of Clara's Great Depression recipe videos I watched -- and it's a classic! The ingredients are modest mostly potatoes and hot dogs, but it would sure fill your belly when there wasn't much around. 🙏🏻 New videos every Thursday and Saturday!
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I really respect that you say,”when food was scarce.” And give a warm nod to her as well as beautifully speaking of her and her character. So many people forget the point and origin of this. Thank you for the content and I applaud you
My mother always said she was lucky because her father worked for the railroad. There was a barter system and her father was always coming home with a chicken, eggs, veggies, even sometimes suger.
Yeah, I was enamored with Clara's videos before. I watched them several times, not just for the food content, but for the historical context. She reminded me of my grandma as well.
beautifully written Lacey
My grandmother makes this a lot and it's so good! Never realized it was poormans food, just scarfed it down and ran back for more 🤣
blu. My mom made it with bacon instead of hot dogs 😍
We make this with kielbasa 😋
@@kellyspeyer5292 kiełbasa :) greetings from Poland :) I sometimes add an egg :)
With chorizo instead 😩🙌🏽
Kelly Speyer ohhhhh that’s probably even better
My father was a child of The Great Depression and when we would balk at a meal he would say " Six days a week, we ate potatoes and beans but on Sunday, well that was special! On Sundays, we ate beans and potatoes!"
Lol! That's cute! Grandpa's had a million of 'em.
My grandfather would say "beans beans the musical fruit the more you eat the more you toot." 😆 Oh how I miss him.
Beans and pasta is wonderful too.
My dad would say the same thing lol.
@@shannondore "beans beans good for your heart the more you eat the more you fart"
@@flyingpig1428 😆😆🤣 Awesome!!
I’m a 41 year old man who is admittedly somewhat jaded and not at all easily moved, emotionally. I stumbled upon Clara’s videos a couple of years ago and they almost always make me misty-eyed. But I can’t even really be sad that she’s passed, because she was too pure for us. Thank you for the honoring her.
For 98, she did really good. Like prince Phillip who made it to 99. Hope the Queen and my on Great aunt makes it to 100+. 😁
Her grandson LOVED her and her stories and he gave us this gift of her on video. That says a lot doesn't it?
@@jdane2277 yes!💜 I think they sell the videos of her cooking on DVD if you so happened to want a hard copy. 🙂
*Fried potatoes with onion, alone, makes a great tasting, filling meal. If meat was added, that was a HUGE plus!!*
Yes!!! It's like actually adding hamburger to Hamburger Helper! LOL!!! Hey -- just keeping it real here!
Fried potatoes and kielbasa! Mmmmmm
D Hoosier thats what i love love love I season mine with some parsley and lawreys seasoning salt the one with no msg the red and white label one seasoning salt only a sprinkle i add a drop of oil a couple spoon fills of butter diced potatoes and onions and cook until soft and brown
I like mine like this but with bacon. Sheep herder spuds my mom calls it. She's from deep West Virginia.
My mon would make little hamburger steaks and surround them with onions and potatoes then popped them in the oven. Delicious!
Clara is an angel. Y'all should watch every video on her channel, especially "An Afternoon with Clara" and "Clara in memoriam."
It's my favorite channel
@@avah9721 same tho 💕😭❤️
Love Clara 🙏💖
I've watched every video and bought the cook book her grandson put together. 🤗 so many of her recipes remind me of my grandparents ♥️
Ava H mines too
2018: enjoys the video
2020: frantically takes notes
Stolen
Third time ive seen this XD
FAT NUTTY Holy crap! I’ve never seen this comment before in literally two thousand comments before! You are so smart for pointing it out, here, have a cookie and 2 million dollars.
I love sarcasm.
2021 Canning and/or freeze drying potatoes and hotdogs for poor man’s meal!!
😂😂😂😭😭😭
Just watching this makes me nostalgic. My great-grandmother used to make "fried taters and onions" just like this when I was a little girl, and she would tell me stories about the Great Depression. She was born in 1897, so she was an adult at that point, but her memories of it were still very clear. This video made me remember how lucky I was to have her as long as I did, and how fortunate I was to be able to hear those stories from someone who lived them. Thanks, Emmy! (I still have her cast iron skillet, btw! It's probably 100 years old at this point, and I use it all the time.)
Cast iron can last a really long time, especially if a season it after washing each time. Very good pan and pots to have indeed. And same with depression, settler, homsteader and other old family stories. Good to hear and note. My family has such recipes, tales and experiences too. However, ours was a bit lucky on one side coming from a well off background, but hearing the old tales of the farm, how things were done on it, and the back stories to recipes will stick with me and hopefully as shared help others into the truing tines we are heading into.😔
I'm Native American. On my reservation we call that Hound dog hash! My godfather would cook this for me everytime I went to the reservation. It was so delicious I would eat it till I got a tummy ache! Mmmm mmm mmm 😋😋😋
This comment radiates such a pure energy ♥️
I'm Navajo and we would replace the hotdogs with spam (or corned beef). I loved putting it in a tortilla with picante sauce. Makes me want to cook up some potatoes and onions right now lol.
yes!!!!! same with my res!!!
Its totally a native style dish lol my kokum used to always make this
@@hexgamerzaedyn1448 lol same!! I miss her food so much :(
Everytime you upload one of Clara's videos I feel so warm inside to see that her videos and legacy continue to live on. I remember watching a video of hers just day before I believe and she said that she didn't think that anyone would be interested in her recipes but if only she knew that not only are we still interested but also that people are recreating them. Thank you Emmy and continue to RIP Clara.❤
Cherise Isabella this is a beautiful comment as describing what Clara stood for. Bless you and Emmy for spreading Clara’s meaning for these recipes♥️♥️😃
Bryce Solar thank you☺
Gosh I have to agree... Really adore Clara and was so sad when she died... I just love that Emmy's making these recreations, it keeps Clara alive :)
Agreed.
I second that, very beautifully said. I really enjoyed Claras videos and stories;)
Honestly, even when I'm doing good financially, meals like this are what KEEP you doing good.
Exactly!!
Due to current events I have a feeling this meal is gonna make a come back lol
I didn’t know it ever wasn’t “in”. I’m ALWAYS making this 😂😍
I made this a lot while I was pregnant. It was delicious
This meal never left my family😂😂😭
So sad that this comment is still accurate seven months later now that my city is going back into lockdown
We bought 30 pounds of Jasmine rice (Sam’s $10) and put it in a giant food grade bucket with lid (Lowe’s $10). The next one is filling another bucket with beans, probably pinto, but whatever is cheapest. Things are getting bad everywhere and this way we’ll always have food.
You call it poorman's meal, I call it student's salvation
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What's the difference
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I realize that hot dogs aren't super super modern but I never really knew that they were very common and Claras childhood.
Christy Shultz
Think I heard they've been around since the late 1800s
As a low income Veteran I want thank you for your meal efforts...
Dyke Davis thank you for your service
Thank you for your service. Were great full
Dyke Davis Thanks for your service, my dude. It’s a shame our country leaves our vets broke and scarred.
@@moira7372 yes, they need to step it up! I'm surprised there isnt a dip in applicants knowing they leave you out to dry once they're done with ya.
Davis, I hope life treats you well, and thank you for standing up for your country.
Victory royale
“Cutting boards” are more of professional chef instead of home cooks because up until recently we didn’t have this counter space we enjoy in kitchens today.
I learned to peel and cut out of hand and I’m 45- from Middle Tennessee.
My grandmother had a pull out board with her biscuit cabinet but there wasn’t counter space.
Also- you can peel and cut potatoes just about anywhere without worrying with a board - we would sit on the front porch as kids to enjoy outside. Also- you develop kind of a callus and don’t notice the knife anymore.
Charity Dutton My mother had a pull out cutting board in her house too, above the cutlery drawer.
graytart how cool huh? My husband’s mom has one of these and when the family home had to be sold- I took the board and use it as my dough board so we keep the memories going..
My grandmother had like this cabinet that had a place to pour in large bags of flour from the flour sack and it had like a roll top front that hid her accessories and such- and with a pull- the counter extended outward from this entire independent cabinet- I see them sometimes sold as antiques-
@Charity Dutton My late husband built me a baking station with a pull-out shelf for a big flour bin, but he died before finishing the doors. Your mention of a roll top closure for the flour is a really great idea and I am going to see about finishing it that way!
In India, most people cut out of hand only. The new generation sometimes uses cutting board but all in all, cutting out of hand is the norm. It's relatively fast too!
@@ChoochooseU They're called Hoosier Cabinets in case you ever want to try to find one.
Clara's way of cutting potatoes is the way I've always been taught to do it.
She said they didn't have a cutting board growing up so that's why she cut like that.
My mother didn't have a cutting board either. She cut up food with her fingers, hands and the small knife she had. That's what I learned to do. About 15+ years ago, my young grandson was spending time time with me during a summer vacation. He came into the kitchen when I was cutting up something. Poor kid got so up set..."Gramma you can't do that you'll cut your fingers off and bleed to death. I told him it was okay because I had been doing it that way for years. His answer??? "Gramma!!! EMERIL says you shouldn't...and you need to do it his way so you don't cut yourself." He loved to watch Emeril.
My grandma does this too :)
@@ethelnewberry151 My mom cuts up food into the pan sometimes, and my dad used to yell at her for it.
My grandma just cuts it sthraight i in the sink counter.
@@ethelnewberry151 yikes Emeril?
Hi I love it when the lady in this video starts off by saying "hello my beautiful Lovey's" but what she is forgetting is that she is the Loveliest of all. This is the truth love your videos respect
She is so dang cute.
Emmy. It’s in the video. :) #justalittlebitofrespectplease
I remember poor man’s meals from my grandmother. I watched several of Clara’s videos. I think it’s really awesome that you are keeping her memory alive!
I’ve made this! I love Clara’s recipes. This is so tasty, it’s inexpensive, and so easy to make. I definitely have to make this again. I might top it with a fried egg, we have backyard chickens. And the crispy potato skins, what a brilliant idea! I’m definitely doing that. Great video, thank you!
I also love Clara's videos. Something I don't think people in generations after Clara's understand is there was no help, no food stamps, no food giveaways no help at all if you didn't have money to buy food and didn't have a garden or orchard, there was nowhere to turn. When you ate a meal, many times you didn't know when you would get to eat again. Some would steal just to get caught so they could eat. Churches would often set up soup kitchens and serve small bowls ONE time per day. Many people died from starvation including children. I have heard people today saying the food they ate back then was not very nutritious but some food is better than NO food. My grandmother would tell me these things over and over to make sure we understood that we should never waste anything.
So true about no food. My mother's baby brother died from starvation back then. Grandma didn't get enough nutrition to produce enough milk. The older kids survived on fish they caught (lived in low country South Carolina) and whatever greens they could find. It was a sad desperate time.
A lot of family members would sometimes travel to other family members home. They would help them get jobs, eat etc.
Both my parents were born in the early 30's and they were both very anti-waste. My mom could make anything taste great and a lot of what she made she learned from that time. I am grateful she decided to teach "a boy" how to cook!
My great great Grandmother had a huge house in downtown San Antonio during the Great Depression. She also had a massive garden and livestock. She opened her home to laborers and fed about three dozen travelers a day. I treasure her recipe box. It's a diary of life on your own.
@@jamesdooling4139 What a tremendous treasure.
My mother grew up in Depression America in southern Illinois. Women didn't use cutting boards like we know back then. My mom, years later, still cut up veggies like onions right in her hand- and she was a great cook! Some of the worlds greatest dishes were created out of scarcity.
samuel dooley my mother also. To this day I’ve never seen her use a cutting board. Always the knife in the hand.
I’ve just realized that I’ve never seen my great grandmother, grandmother, or grandmother use a cutting board! Always knife in hand! I’m realizing too that a lot of the food that they make is very Depression-esk, maybe I’ll ask about some family history once I get the chance!
Strong childhood memory: the smell of onions on my mother’s hands after she’d cut them into the pan.
Mom cuts onions up in her hands. She is in her late 60s.
My grandmother always used a cutting board because uniform size cooks evenly.
Being a Filipino, I would definitely eat this with rice
The potatoes are the starch here. I'd just add more of them. I prefer rice as a staple though. Keeps better and it's cheaper.
@@bills.prestonesq.5905
Agreed but potatoes can be cut thin or diced then dehydrated for storing and smaller ones frozen whole after boiling (tastes same.)
That’s too much carbs lol
I have Clara's cookbook! I loved her! I am so glad that her grandson made the videos of her! Such a joy! I made her cherry jelly, and my great nephew loved it so much! Lessons from the past, pleasing the future!
May clara rest in peace
I'm sure that Clara would be thrilled to know that her messages of thrift and of eating as well as possible super-efficiently continue to live on. Emmy did her a great homage.
Did she pass away
She was such a lovely and wonderful person, her videos are amazing
I adored her videos! Her grandson knew that she was something special, and I'm forever grateful that he recorded her preparing recipes and speaking about her life. What a treasure!
I am so fortunate to have a copy of Clara's cookbook. I watched her for 4 years before she passed. I was going though a rough patch and I ate well thanks to Clara. I can't help but smile and be grateful she lives on.
Oh my God! When I read "Poorman's meal" I Immediately thought of Clara's video! THANK YOU for making this video and tribute to her.
BRIANd me too
Miss Clara was such a gem! People from her generation and our grandparents were just cut from a different cloth. ❤️❤️❤️
Clara would be so proud that you used the potato skins as well. I wonder if she ever did that. Very brilliant idea. Thank you for cooking her meal and showing everyone how much you enjoyed it.
This is more or less IDENTICAL to what I lived on for six years as a student. Except there was much more onion in there and I used beef mince instead of hotdogs. And cooked down until super crispy, along with some ramen, also super crispy, with some oyster sauce over the top.
Super filling - and you could eat for the week for under 10 bucks.
Auntie fee, is that you?!
@@DvaDevochkaeatsyourprostate LOL!!
I couldn't... I couldn't eat the same thing every day 🙄 it's enough once a week.
nowonmetube not everyone is as privileged as you
I make this a lot in the cold months as well, but use kielbasa instead. So yummy and everyone loves it! It's one of my family's faves!
I loved Clara so much. I'm glad she got to leave a legacy through her channel and cookbook.
I use to love to watch Clara she had the best stories. I was so sad when she passed away. So glad you passed this on to other's so they could hear about our history 🥰
I love Clara I have been making this dish for years for my children since I saw her video on it! I also like to add mushrooms, A little bit of hot sauce, and minced garlic.
I remember that dish, my mom would make the same dish when I was a child, I am now 74 years old.
My mom makes a version similar to this but with sausage instead of hot dogs. Super yummy.
When I was poor as a child we had dishes like canned salmon with onions over white rice or ham hocks with pig feet cooked together with onions and garlic until falling off the bone on white rice snacks were pickled pigs feet or mayonnaise sandwiches. I can eat lobsters and steak now but the best meals came out of poor kitchen so I still cook like I'm poor and make the best of what I have
I'll tell you this. if anyone gets to eat ANY kind of meat you were not poor. 3rd people eat insects
Poor is a descriptor that is based on the average standard of living. Yes, on average, people in the 3rd world (which is what I assume you meant by "3rd people") are poorer than poor Americans, but then "rich" Americans are also richer. In any event, believing that there are no poor Americans is willfully ignorant and/or myopic. America has homeless and starving people too. Children go to bed hungry.We just have agencies, either non-profit/charity or government funded that help to lessen the visibility of it. And it most certainly isn't broadcast on the news or in movies. No profit in showing reality.
Yes I still love canned salmon and onions over rice you just really took me back to my childhood
ovoxo that’s not true lmao. You can get meat/fish (especially canned) for really cheap. Just because you’re poor doesn’t mean you’re eating bugs/strictly vegetables.
That’s so true! I grew up with a single mom after my parents divorced and there was nothing like the times she’d cook or we’d put random things together to bake a dessert. All of it was loads better than anything you can find at a restaurant. Those times aren’t easy but you find joy in the little things, brings you closer. I’m not close with my mother anymore, but despite our situation I do look fondly on those times. My sister and I used to spend our Friday’s on the pull out couch that was given to us, in our one bedroom apartment, on the bad side of town and watch the same movie. It was payday for her from her little fast food job. She’d splurge a bit and order subs from a pizza joint. Some of the best memories I have as a kid, it was something to look forward to when things weren’t so pretty around us.
Thank you for honoring Clara with her Poor man's Meal. It's one of my favorites of hers. I also loved the little stories she told while cooking, and you did that with relating her stories as well. Excellent series!
Emmy is such a class act. She obviously puts so much thought and effort into her videos and it shows. I just want to express my appreciation for all that Emmy does. Her videos are great, as is she. Thats all. I hope she keeps making videos for years to come.
The poor man’s meal is very similar to a Swedish dish called pyttipanna (it means something like “stuff in a frying pan”), and it’s just small potato pieces and whatever leftover meat you have (sausages, meatballs, meatloaf, ham, anything you have) put in a pan and fried. It’s traditionally served with a fried egg on top and pickled beetroots on the side.
Trassel, before potatoes made it to Europe, what root veggies were used for the dish you describe?
Came here to comment the same thing! I make it often. Its a very versatile meal and can be pretty cheap and balanced depending on what stuff you use :D
Something here we eat too is just called “hash” it’s potatoes with whatever leftovers are in the fridge. Usually corned beef and something else.
I think a better way to translate "pyttipanna" would be something along the lines of "fried trifles", pytt meaning "small thing" or "thing of little value"
One way this is very different from most pyttipannas is that it's made using fried and not boiled potatoes, since pyttipanna is typically made using whatever leftover boiled taters you have from a previous meal
Trassel242 We have pretty much the same leftover meal in Germany. :) But everything, (Ham, oniony, egg,...) you throw in a pan with potato pieces is usually called Bratkartoffeln, like "pan-fried potatoes" :)
There were some rough times for me where I only had the potatoes, oil, and salt and felt very greatful for having that.
A dish I made while living on $10 a week, if that, for food was potatoes, butter, and cheese with this huge free bag of pork crumbles my friend's parents gave me. I made that meat bag last almost a year. Back then I called that "potato crack" hahaha
@@Meep55412 Sounds delicious!
I feel you. My mom always had financial issues after becoming disabled. It got so bad that i remember eating one pack of ramen noodles a day. Half in the morning and half in the afternoon. We also made what we called "Ghettoroni" which was spaghetti noodles with cheese.
I'm so thankful that my Mom and Dad didn't have their family until after WWII. After I myself was married in the '70's, and we started a family, by the '80's we landed on terribly hard times and wound up being painfully poor. I remember going to the store with $12 to buy a weeks' worth of groceries for 6 people. We ate a LOT of pinto beans, great northern beans, and potatoes. I felt so blessed that our children received free lunches at school every day. No, my family didn't live through the Great Depression, but we went through some mighty lean times. I was so touched one day recently when my daughter, the eldest child, said she doesn't remember us being short on food. Not having enough food for my children was always such a worry; I couldn't stand the thought of them being without food, so my daughter's comment made me very happy!
My daughter and i love fried potatoes and onions.
I have watched Clara’s videos off and on for the past two years. Ironically, I just started viewing them again. I have contemplated making some of her meals, but have never gotten around to it. I may make this meal today, but I admit I never thought about potato skin chips...thanks for the idea.
My 11 year old was watching over my shoulder yesterday when I was watching this, and she decided she was making dinner. She did great! We improvised a little because we didn't have exact ingredients, which I feel is totally in the spirit of depression cooking. Everyone enjoyed and I included the ingredients to make it again in our pick up order for next week. My daughter is excited to cook again! Thanks!
We Hispanics eat potatoes with sauté onions, hot salsa with cheese and make tacos out of them so delicious 😋. Cheap and easy love your videos Emmy 🙃
Celene2017 Life Portuguese too :)
Dont forget the hot sauce with mayonnaise!
Celene2017 Life yes girl i still be eating potatoes like that in the mornings .. food is food 😋
Yessssss
Papas con chorizo 🤤
So glad to see Clara's recipes carried on 😁
yes, I got all excited when I saw one of Clara's meals featured on here. I will have to watch this channel more often! (I JUST watched this same episode on Clara's channel last night!!)
Everyone loved Clara! What a treasure. Easy to believe she had almost 1M subscribers
I love this callback to the POORMAN'S MEAL!
I microwave cubed potatoes between two glass pie plates and then dip them into oil that has garlic and salt in it. less cleaning to do that way.
Sounds good!
She doesn’t use cutting boards, she never has. Having one was a luxury, she didn’t have one. She says it in the eggs/peppers video.
ha ha, so funny, you got them memorized!
My mom never used a cutting board either and we could afford one, there must be some other reason.
Yes I was going to comment this aswell, Clara stated that they never used a cutting board when she was little they didn’t have the conveniences of that stuff is what she said. She was such a precious lady.
Exactly!😉
She did the best she could. Who cares
Poorman's meal was something that my family had a lot when I was younger, except it was mostly just potatoes and onions in the oil. It came and it went as I grew older, but it definitely was an evening staple whenever money was super tight. It's also what I made a lot when I moved out for the first time, at least until I got my first paycheck ^^" Although, I tended to add one or two eggs for a bit of protein while I was on my own.
I explained what it was to a coworker once, and she said "You know, you really should give it a different name. That one's not very appropriate." I guess I find it interesting how so based on perspective that could be. I embrace it because I grew up in poverty, whereas other people think it should be hush hushed because it references poverty in what they think is a negative manner. In all reality I take pride in the fact that I can say "Hey, I can only afford a sack of potatoes, onions and maybe some eggs, but I can use these ingredients to make filling, delicious food for at least a week. That's a good thing."
We (my housemates and I) cooked something very similar to this when I was in college. We probably ate it at least once a week. Cheap and filling meal for poor college students.
I like to add a can of "French style" green beans and tomatoes to mine. So many things you can do with just that base.
You’re awesome for this. Thank you for putting your opinion out there because I thought I was the only one who went through this struggle. I seriously enjoyed seeing heartily and budget meals like this put into use for people who actually need it.
that was a really nice comment (this is not sarcasm)
Silentgrace11 - Yes, I have resorted to potatoes and onions on a number of occasions in my life, usually without any meat. But why not? It is nutritious, loaded with fiber, and still one of my favorite things to eat. Throw in some bell pepper for a great American favorite - Potatoes O'Brien.
I’ve honestly eaten these meals growing up. Great Aunts cooked delicious meals. My Grandmas name was Clare cooked these meals to. God Bless Ms Clare she was a Sweetheart
My dad used to cook this all the time. Instead of tomato sauce, we would just dash hot sauce or ketchup on it. I didn’t know it had a name. He just called it “something that will stretch”. 😋
I’m up at 3am crying over my break up, and this is literally the only thing helping me. Your voice is really calming for some reason. 😭❤️
i hope ur feeling at least a bit better now. i know it sounds cheesy but time really is a healer
You seem young. You'll be fine. I'm sure you'll have many others up at 3am crying over you. Over 7 billion people on the planet. Don't get too hung up over one.
so sorry - you REALLY need to watch Clara then. She can really put things into perspective for you! Go for it! ua-cam.com/users/DepressionCooking
Go watch Clara! It’s like grandma reading you a book to sleep. She’s the best
I often turn to Emmy when I'm sad or stressed out. Lovely Emmy makes it better.
My mother was from Germany, made this with kielbasa all the time, love it, I still make it!
That's how we eat too in Cleveland, Ohio
I make and eat this with kielbasa also! So yummy and never did I think of it as poor man's food. Just one of those cold weather meals. My whole family loves it. And we are from Michigan!
I've got Polish/Silesian roots and this was a dish we used to make all the time when we met up in my aunt's garden. They slowly baked it in the coals, now I put it into the oven and I'm good. Add something fresh like a salad and you have an amazing lunch/dinner.
Prussian roots here. Always had this with kielbasa and onion, but the potatoes were sliced instead of cubed
@@jaksilver3656 STOP, my stomach is already growling and it's not time to eat yet!!! arg.
Rest in peace, Clara. We miss you even if we never knew your whole story. Thanks for the ones you gave us though
My 88 yr old mom has always “cut away the rot” and saved every available tidbit of food. A combination of growing up with nothing and then not having much when we were kids. Dad was away in the army and there were five of us girls and Mom did a great job of keeping us all fed and safe. She also, to the day, cuts against her thumb. ❤️
I am obsessed with Clara's videos. She was a true treasure!
Thank you for this video. For a while some years ago, I had a very scary few months career-wise where I watched my savings dwindle. I had to cut all sorts of corners, and that included food. Potatoes appeared in almost every meal, so I had to find ways to reinvent them to make sure I wouldn't get crazy with them. I didn't have a recipe like this, but there have been similar ones. I hope it helps other people who have had scary times. And my message to you is hang in there: hard work really can pay off. Keep your eyes open for ANY opportunity - it may not be the one you always want, but one step can lead to another, and bring you to somewhere amazing.
I went through a dry season also. For me it was elbow macaroni, for some reason it is the cheapest pasta. It will make just about anything go further, like chilli, tuna or just mayo with a veggie.
Thanks, Pink AK. And for sure, jumbo bags of rice made a lot of appearances for me too. Beans did not... it sounds like a horrible thing to say but I simply am not a bean person. There was a lot of chicken bought in bulk, put in individual plastic bags, and thrown in the freezer.
I adore Clara and when I’m really down, having a really bad day or going through something incredibly emotional, I will watch Clara’s videos. She has a way of being so comforting! Her voice and her disposition are incredibly genuine.
Right?🙂 It's like she's your grandma & you love her & are spending time with her!💜
Terrific videos. I’ve been watching Clara for years! I revisit them often when I have a little anxiety and need some comfort and grandmom company. So glad to see you enjoy her stories as well.
My grandmother also cut potatoes into the pot just like that. Never used a cutting board. Said they were useless and that's not how you did it. She wouldn't use power appliances either. Everything was done with hand tools her mother gave her for wedding presents in the late 40s. She insisted on using the iron she got on her wedding all her life even though it had to have the cord replaced many times. She said they didn't make irons like that anymore.
Adrastia: Such sweet words of the history of your Grandmother, and her mother.
I still cut into the pot that way. My grandmother taught me this. I didn't know it was odd.
She was right about the iron. They were heavy until about the mid-60s. After that you had to push down on it to flatten the clothes - tiresome!
@@diane9247
(: I was going to say "right about the iron" too......Today they don't last & it looks like the old irons really could iron well!!!!!..............☺
I was taught to cut this way by my grandma too. I always use a small pairing knife to peel my potatoes and cut up in hand. I always compared it to how some people can cut tofu in hand (which I can also do), but I didn’t know it was “different” lol. 🤷🏻♀️
Never knew that they had a name for that meal... that was always a staple in my house growing up, the only difference is that we wouldn't peel the potatoes and we wouldn't diced potatoes, we would slice the potatoes fairly thin, like 1/8 of an inch and fry them up with the onions and hot dogs, or smoked sausage
and they used lard or vegetable shortening, both better for you and can cook quicker at a high temp......oil burns at a much lower temp and is not good for frying....actually, not good for much. Saute the onions first, they will be the appropriate translucent yellow by the time you get the potatoes scrubbed and sliced....meat goes in for just 2 minutes right at the end.
Yup and it's so good. If you have potatoes and onions... You've got a meal
@@deemail100 Did you really just say oil isn't good for much?
@@Nuisance_Bear depends on what kind of oil and yes, it isn't good for humans......
Growing up in the 70s, we called this Tuesday night dinner, lol!
How awesome for you to memorialize Clara in your video! Clara was just awesome to watch and learn from. Love your videos, Emmy! Thank you!
Her channel and the love that her grandson put into filming his beloved grandmother. Rest well Clara. 💝🙏💝 I loved her channel and shed tears 😢 upon her passing. Thankful for the foresight of her family; they have blessed many families with her recipes and her stories. 💝🙏💝
I've watched Clara's videos. The way you've basically retold her story was touching.
Also I've eaten so much potatoes and hot dogs.. It never occurred to me it was "poor" food.. But it should have lol
I'm the oldest of 8 kids 😅
The eldest kids deserve there own national holiday, literally became their parents test subjects and lab rats for the other kids.
An older gentleman I used to work with described this very meal to me...he called it weenie stew. Said his mom made it for him & his brothers, on a regular basis. They loved it & thought it was a great. They had no idea they had no money. He told me it wasn’t till many years later he realized what a cheap meal it was.
@extremely crappy channel even more so common in older farming homestead families. My granddad had 14 siblings, and mum 7. So easy for me to picture.
We made this with leftover boiled potatoes. My dad remembered only having potatoes to eat during the depression in Canada.
Kathy B.
I love all of Clara's videos! Her recipes may be simple, but they're made with love and care. Plus, I love listening to her stories. I think the next one you should try is her recipe for baked apples if you like sweets.
Love Clara so glad her grandson shared her knowledge and skill with us all🙏
I make potatoe skin crisps all the time. I never throw them away. I like using garlic powder on mine. Sometimes I use chili powder to add a kick to it
Bella Joella this is so something I am about to start doing. How I never thought of it before.
Michelle Lopez you won't regret it. Just don't use any that are very green. They have toxins in them or something.
Just make sure there's no green. Green potatoes can make you sick. That's really the only time I peel my potatoes, is if they're green. The rest of the time I just leave them on. It's good fiber and there's nutrients in the skins.
Rest In Peace Clara. She was the sweetest woman.
I just saw Clara's video for the first time today, then saw yours honoring her. I love seeing videos like this that speak to how bad things were and with creativity and necessity look what can be done! I also love that you used the skins too! We need to know about the past and how they survived and I think we all should experience some meals from back then. They knew how to cook that was cost effective, not wasteful and surprisingly tasted good! Please keep up your videos, I really enjoy them
So nice to find a fellow Clara fan. I remember watching her videos when she was still with us. She was always such a delight. The Poorman's Meal has become a staple on our table--I've even shared it in a video on my own channel--and I always think of her every time I make it.
I never thought of baking the potato peelings! I bet those would turn out great in my air fryer!
Deanie Clark exactly my thoughts too! I love my air cooker!
Has anyone tried it??
There's a whole area of culinary with scraps to take advantage of concentrated nutrients, specially in soups and stews. A quick research here on UA-cam and you will be amazed.
@hawkturkey My idea, I am lazy, and most of the flavo(u)r sits right under the skin.
My grandfather, born 1900, worked in a restaurant during the depression. (My mother was born in a tent in TX during the depression) and there was one family that was just so poor that the restaurant would save all of their potato peels each day and that was what they ate. The father came by each day to pick them up from my grandfather.
That's heartbreaking.
That's depressing ...
That’s crazy but cool! Dang they made do with what they could! Probably a common thing for people during that time. I hope they survived to see better times.
Christina Smith can you imagine have to eat potato peels for years cause you barely can support/feed your family.? The sadness, desperation, kinda humiliating picking up scraps, malnutrition, not to mention eating the same thing over and over on top of that it's just potato peels..? I think that's far away from cool, even if they are donated from the restaurant
Naomi Santana I think Naomi means it’s cool what humans can do when they need to survive, and how fascinating it is to see how our bodies can adapt for survival in the worst of conditions.
I really enjoy watching you cook Clara's recipes. My granny grew up in the Depression and meals like this were common in her house even when I was growing up. I've eaten this and I still remember the smells of her kitchen. Thank you
I think it was lovely of you to honor Ms Clara's recipe. This was one of my favorite recipes from her.
I actually make this all the time for my hubby, with the substitution of kielbasa for the hotdogs
I use Hillshire Farm smoked sausage. Usually get a 1 lb rope for $2 on sale.
Every time I hear you say “hello my beautiful lovelies,” the sun gets a little brighter and my day gets a little better. ✨❤️
I agree. She is a pleasure to watch!
Emmy has a sweet greeting, indeed.
Thank you so much for giving your respect to Clara. I saw her channel years ago and found her fascinating. Gone but not forgotten. Thank you so much Miss Emmy.
I’m from Appalachia, I still have my great grandmother she is 99yrs old will be 100 this year, she made potato’s,eggs and onions,and we still make it. The way you prepare this is exactly the way I was brought up to cook & still cook like this. Probably not the healthiest but it is awesome!
This is a staple in my house. Everyone in New Orleans eats this. We call it smothered potatoes and we use smoke sausage instead of hotdogs and broth instead of tomato sauce. Sometimes we will throw in shrimp. I'm going to have to try out that tomato sauce next time I make it. Great Video Emmy!
Leah Robinson I was thinking the same thing.
The "poor man's" meal is a staple on the rez. We use hotdogs, ground beef and spam.
Sounds like the Rez and the Rustbelt had have a lot in common.
Aye Rez life!!!
Cajun life as well.
Cajun cooking is ALL about taking whatever you have or can fish for/kill and turning it into a meal.
Have you have you realize that they are passing the commercial above spammed on grilling them is like they're so good and I'm like wait a minute we used to do that my mom used to do that all the time with the spam you cook the spam in the skillet just a little bit of oil. And I'm like you all barely just realize that
Our staple was hot dogs in a can of beans with diced onions and a few spoonfuls of store bought barbecue sauce. I eat it hot or cold. Hot is better! In fact I just had some the night before last. I'm far from poor but old habits die hard.
I’d eat a whole plate of this dish, get full, and fall right to sleep.
Thank you for giving Clara her props. She was a wonderful woman, a great cook and cared about who was watching her. I found you through her. God bless!
I love Clara's videos. It broke my heart when I learned of her passing.
Me, too, Kristy...
Me also!!
Me too. My heart just sank when I found out.
Growing up my father, who was a child during the Great Depression, made this recipe with sausage and bacon for us every Sunday morning. We all loved it. Using a cast iron pan he'd put a real sear on it unlike Emmy's version.
that sear/crunch is the best part
Thank you for honoring Clara in your videos. It’s wonderful that you’re showing such respect for how people survived and persevered during the Great Depression.
That's how we always cut veggies, directly into the pan. My mom never owned a chef knife, just a paring knife. No peeler either, just a paring knife. Granted she had about a dozen of them, but that's it.
I love your careful and thoughtful treatment of issues like poverty. Your compassion and humanity really shines through.
Emmy, I finished your video and went on to binge on Clara's channel. She was a lovely lady and a heck of a cook. Thanks for giving her credit and using your platform to help her memory live on. You're the best - I've told you that before... maybe at some point it will get redundant. For now I'll just keep telling you. Thanks for doing what you do. Great content among the (being nice) other stuff.
Jennifer Doerr I binged her videos one night from a playlist from first to last. I immediately fell in love with her...and was not expecting that last video.
I love that Emmy is paying homage.
This is such a lovely comment and I imagine you are just as lovely of a person. Thank you for shining your light into this world. 🙂
Thank you Angel, your comment 2 months after mine is aptly timed and a reassurance for me
Well said, Jennifer. I think Clara and Emmy would've made great friends.
Aw, how sweet that you "covered" one of Clara's classics (Rest in Peace, Clara!)
We had a version of this growing up, that also included caramelized onions. We called it "L'Hot Doi."
That was basically a family bastardized Quebecoise way to describe the dish. I ate a lot of it during quarantine, where I hadn't for years due to Keto!
I've watched Clara cooking videos and was hooked! What a sweet humble woman! Her stories were amazing. I'm glad to see you continuing these types of dishes. It's also refreshing and therapeutic to watch these videos rather than all the other traumatizing videos out there!
Oh my gosh. The music. I love this entire video.
R.I.P Clara.
It reminds me of Vince Guirardi somehow.
It’s so lovely and lovingly produced!
"She didn't finish high school cause she couldn't afford socks" aaaand I'm already crying not even 2 minutes in.
Clara didn’t cry. She just got on with her life, working and helping her mom. Who of us with college degrees are as much inspiration as she is with her humble life?
@Yo Mama I-... Some people just share a lot of empathy for other people's lives... If someone's empathetic they're automatically depressed? I'm confused🤔
@@user-um7tl7xk7e I agree. It's ok to imagine a child working school because they don't have socks.
@Yo Mama Nah not unless you do it constantly and can't pull out. I do the same a LOT (especially when doing a detox!) ha ha.
@Yo Mama Depression is what Clara and people like her went through. Knowledge of that time causes you to have empathy for those that went through it. That includes my own grandmother who lost her first born child during the depression at around the same time the bank closed down and she and my grandfather lost all of their savings. My grandmother had a nervous breakdown because of the two. Only now do I understand the full story of her loss and the pain she suffered through. That is what brings tears to my eyes. When I first saw the baby book my grandmother had for that first child, I had no clue about that pain. Now that I'm older, I understand. Today what does a child care about socks. They have drawers of them. Clara had none.
I remember her original video. You recounted it so beautifully. I hope Clara's family are happy to see this recipe being retold to a new generation ❤️💜
Very respectful, I love how you referred back to her constantly. Your video was fantastic and made me realise how sad I am that she is no longer able to make videos. I think we all miss her
OK BUT THIS MAKES ME CRY BEVAUSE I MISS CLARA
I agree!!
This video made me cry. I'm only 60yrs old, however it reminded me of my childhood. Mom fixed many a meal with leftovers just like that.
Shalom, TAB
I loved watching Clara's videos and hearing her stories about living through the depression. My Momma is 96, so she was a child during that time. She remembers that my Grandma got very creative with food prep and grew an extensive garden. My Grandma and Grandpa were always happy to share the bounty, too. She was a midwife and she didn't charge for her services, so she would sometimes come home with baked goods or other treats she had received. My Momma and Aunts wore clothes made from flour sacks and other salvaged fabrics. I wish some of those pieces had survived over time. When I heard that Clara had passed I was really sad. That whole generation is disappearing. Thank you for sharing this. God Bless!!
I love Clara’s channel so much it gives me calm when im really going through anxiety!
This recipe line is really helping me to understand my dad and his obsession with food. He was raised during the depression and his father was so cruel he would take his paycheck and buy sweets and not share with his family. His wife had to work and earn enough to feed him and his 4 brothers and sister. Sad😢
Well... that man no doubt went to his "reward."
I sure miss seeing and listening to new videos from Clara, she was a special lady. I feel so fortunate to own a signed copy of her cookbook. She was kind enough to autograph my copy of her book, when I mailed it to her. She reminded me so much of my Great Aunt Gen, they could have been sisters. My Grandmother had many Depression Era recipes, that she continued to make her whole life. I have a video on my channel of my Grandma's Depression Burgers. Ground beef was scarce, so when she was able to get a hold of some....she would stretch it, as far as she could.
pieguy3 I have her book too and it’s one of my treasures 👌
Well done good to see someone carrying the torch god bless you
Im glad you recreated this! I just discovered her channel and my face smiles the entire time watching. she seemed like such a sweet soul. I am definitely going to try this! my son will love it!
Clara was such a sweetheart. She is truly missed. And great background music when you were talking about her 👏🏽 thanks