Great Depression Cooking with Clara

I highly recommend the YouTube clips of Great Depression Cooking with Clara. I have been using more olive oil as that could be one secret to Clara's longevity( now 94 years old). Ten years ago, I took my 4 yr. old son to visit my 104 yr. old client. She grew up in Washington, DC, and remembered her father taking her to a parade featuring the Wright Brothers and their plane! She lived in an apartment with no back yard, so she and her brother played with Quinton Roosevelt at the White House! She shared her secret to longevity- adapt. Be willing to adapt to change. Potluck suppers started during the depression. Cooking co-op is an adaptation of potluck suppers which allows you to save by buying in bulk and cooking in larger batches. Common meals still include chili, mac and cheese and soups as they are easy to make and much cheaper(and healthier) than fast food. This is the time to try a new system for getting a home-cooked dinner on the table during this period of economic slow-down and rising food prices. Bring your creativity to the dinner table. Necessity is the mother of invention. New foods introduced during the Depression:Nestle's Chocolate Chips, Toll House Cookies, Kraft Mac and Cheese,Ritz Crackers, Bisquick,Kool-Aid, and Krispy Kreme Donuts. So much we can learn from history.