Great Depression Cooking - Dandelion Salad
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Nonagenarian cook and great grandmother, Clara, recounts her childhood during the Great Depression as she prepares meals from the era. Learn how to make simple yet delicious dishes while listening to stories from the Great Depression.
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94 year old cook and great grandmother, Clara, recounts her childhood during the Great Depression as she prepares meals from the era. Learn how to make simple yet delicious dishes while listening to stories from the Great Depression.
I'm genuinely upset I only discovered Clara after her death. God bless her.
Tjis is my first video of hers and now im sad.
@@mahoganydoughnut6082 She left behind a treasure trove of videos fo us to enjoy.
same here
Me too. What a wonderful and strong woman!
Same and now I'm sad.
This camera quality is great considering this was posted in 2009
If I'm correct, her grandson, who at the time was a student in film school, helped her film her videos.
You should look up movies from 2009, crazy!
B4 S3R ikr!
Dr. Peppic ohhh really I had no idea no wonder.
WAIT WHAT? 2009? I THOUGHT THIS WAS A RECENT VIDEO
“we ate a lot of dandelions, they’re cheap, you can get em for nothing” this is the most wholesome content you can find on this website
And dandelion root supports liver function so win.
One thing, I wonder how easy it was to get lemons then.
Animal sanctuaries I’d agree are a tad more wholesome
Dandelion root is also a natural diuretic. However, part of me is screaming, “Hey, that’s a weed”!!
You forgot about Bob Ross.
Clara and Bob are the queen and king of wholesomeness
I had a neighbour who was a very nice but extremely quiet and guarded lady. One morning, I noticed she was weeding my yard. I went to speak with her and thanked her but she didn't need to do it. She said, "I eat the dandelion greens". She asked if I used any pesticide and I said no. I found out later from her daughter that she was a holocaust survivor and how much she had suffered. My heart ached. Her daughter said, they used to make wine or drinks from the dandelion flowers. It is amazing how humans can adapt to a very cruel life. Clara's video reminded me of the beautiful soul, I had the blessing of knowing.
The world is cruel, but people lived beautiful life with their loved ones. Best memories, not like now.
lies ...
Thanks for sharing this
Thanks for sharing.💗
People still do that. @@roxanaconception
From the great depression to her own you tube channel.
What a sea of change witnessed in one life time.
@who cares I couldn’t even imagine it.
@@Megan-ir3ze well when the dollar implodes we'll all get a real life taste of the depression. Currently its at 4c purchasing power.
who cares it’s going to happen soon. That and with all the climate change, it’ll be food too. It’s already happening this year.
@@Megan-ir3ze People like you and whocares having conversations like this give me hope for the future. And Clara was an angel. Peace in the futute to you both, and anyone who likes this channel.
Del Stevenson thank you ☺️ May you find peace too
My grandparents told me they used to eat “wish sandwich’s” it was a sandwich where they wished there was something in between it 😂
Steven Brousseau “sandwishes”
That's actually kinda sad :/
it's not funny though, that emoji doesn't fit :/
Lmao shut up. He's the grandson. Im sure they all share humor over it. You'd be suprised how many people laugh at misfortune looking back on it as a way to cope and to help move on from it.
@@user-oe3ky6fg1u Gobble
I love it when she says “it’s good for you”
And "it's nourishing/nutritious"
:D
She was 98 years so when she says something is good for you you pretty much believe no matter what
Fuck I love plants
Yesss me too. Also love when she says its nourishing
@@greatestever184 yesss. Lol love it
What a beautiful woman. At first I felt sad when I read that she'd passed but she looks like she lived a full life. Not everybody can say that. God bless her soul
Beautiful!
She looks just like Dr Nowzarden from 600lb life in a wig lol. But shes a cool old lady. She has more grit than most men these days
My goodness I just discovered Clara this morning. I to looked forward to learn more from her.
Such a treasure. I just wonder what other treasures we could be missing.
She's in a better place,heaven.No more tears,no more suffering,no more pain, God is good.
@@whiteyfisk9769 And is nicer and cooler than most women nowdays too.
To everyone feeling sad about her passing away, lets just be glad she doesnt have to experience all this crap we are facing right now. Imagine living through the Great Depression then potentially having to go through a similar situation in your twilight years
Agreed. She’s the lucky one. 💕
you mean worse situation.. The stock market has dropped 20% in 2 weeks.
And most importantly she's probably happy with the fact that she got to live such a long healthy life.
@@sylasviper715 you call this worse than depression??!! ha!
Yeah screw that
*Neighbor see’s me furiously ripping dandelions out of the ground*
This made me laugh, I almost spit out my tea
s t a b the dirt
ITS NOT A PHASE MOM
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🖤
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I am floored with her incredibly lucid mind. She was a sharp cookie at 94. In fact, she probably ran rings around people 20 years younger. I am equally impressed by her stamina and amazed at her cheerfulness.
The world was surely blessed with this wonderful woman in it. And, still is. Truly infectious.
Totally Totally Totally agreed....well said.
LisaDawnn amen. They was built different and stronger back then. My Ooma lived till 96 and died. R.I.P TO CLARA, AND JOYCE.
You're right. They were much stronger. My grandma lived to be 94. She outlived my grandpa by 20 years and she was older than him. RIP Clara, Joyce and Kathleen.
reminds me of my grandmother and my aunt. Both my grandmother's, but especially the one that told me stories. I miss them. It reminds me to go see my other aunts.
I wholeheartedly agree! She was wonderful. I've only just found her so now I'm binge watching. I would love to have met her.
One of the most precious, enjoyable people on RUclips.
RIP Sweet Clara.
"The Lord is good to you". "It drops food from heaven".
I love this.. positively love it.
It's true too
Copper Cassie Campbell You are truly inspirational. This world is better because of you. Thank God for you.
@@humortangelo3975
No one has ever said such a kind thing to me.! Thank you..
I appreciate it..
Amen
the only thign wrong is god doesnt exist but its a sweet thought
She literally just picked grasses from outside and made a lunch. I realized how ungrateful I am :(
She didn’t have to do that idt
I've eaten dandelion before, it tastes bitter.
it feel amazing in my soul so cleansing
from divine higher power connect the dots ionosphere energy ions atmosphere heavens sun shine waters earth 💚
🌿🌱🌾🌴🌲🌳🌺🌼☀️💫
Haha funny because at a local market they sell a little bag of these for like 5.99
AMEN TO THIS UNGRATEFUL SOCIETY TODAY
This woman is literally everyone’s grandma. It’s a shame i only found her after she passed.
I agree! Clara has such a peaceful presence! God Bless her!
I know! God bless her!!
She didn't pass, she became eternal, one with the net.
Bacchanalia that’s true.
My grandma smoked a lot of weed.
If ckara knew where we were headed now,She might realize how useful her time and efforts were to us all. More so now than ever.
Hello Amber how are you doing??
This is so lovely and wholesome. Why are we only seeing this now? Imagine how she would’ve felt had she known all of us were looking at this video in 2020.
Hannah okay now I’m crying 🥺
@@emelycs5975 naaaaaw well I hope it's not sad tears, but tears of happiness with thought that she could be looking down on us all watching xx
Hannah you’re only seeing this now, channel isn’t exactly new
Exactly it makes me so sad :( I miss her and I only saw 5 vids and I wanna cry put I have toothpaste on my face so I can't
@@tiad2739 I know what you mean! I definitely shed a tear (or a few) watching her memorial video. Omg lol cry once you've wiped the toothpaste off
"Sometimes the Lord thinks of you, and drops food from heaven." Reminds me of a story my mom told me about her mother during the Great Depression. Like everyone else, my grandma's family was poor, and didn't have much to eat. She and her siblings were walking along the road when a truck hauling vegetables was driving by. A big bag of onions fell off the truck, and the truck didn't stop to retrieve it. So she and her siblings picked it up and hauled it home. For the next week, they ate meals made of onion. When she was older, one of her favorite things to eat was buttered white bread with a thick slice of Limburger and a slab of onion. For everyone else, it was the breath slayer... for her it had been a lifesaver.
+Lauren Simonelli thank you for sharing that story... interesting little picture of another time.
+Lauren Simonelli I also appreciate such stories. I remember so many like this from my grandparents. In fact, I remember watching grandpa make this dandelion salad, and thought for sure he was putting me on, ya know? lol! Things like this recipe, your story, and Clara herself make me so grateful for what I have today. Be well, friend. :)
That's a wonderful story, but may l ask, what is limberger?
+Jennifer W it is a kind of cheese. It's really stinky and my grandparents just loved it. Most people hate it, when I say stinky I mean really really stinky.
+Jennifer W Very strong tasting soft cheese that smells strong, too. Think of blue cheese on steroids lol.
Currently having a mental break down after finding out she’s not on this earth anymore
She was a sweet soul :(
I thought she posted 6 days ago on her recent:(
ILostAllMyFriends :0 well she was 94 and this was ten years ago so 😭
Atleast she doesn't have to endure this Coronavirus stress and seeing Donald Trump spew stupid shit about it on the news
She passed away in 2013 at the age of 98 according to the about. RIP
My great grandma used to go out and collect dandelions for her salads all the time. People used to try to give her money because they thought she was resorting to eating dandelions because she was in poverty, but in reality she only did it because she cared about her health! She lived to be 101 years old. ♥️
Funny how some people are, not your grandmother I mean.
That’s really cool . I’m going to try this. Thank you for sharing your story about your great grandma .
My grandma in Albania still uses them.She actually boils the dandelions and then put olive oil ,salt and lemon juice.
@@canart1975 that's so cool! I heard dandelion tea is great for you too!
I do the same every spring and get funny looks from people who have bad attitude against natural herbs.
I wish she was still around. I’d love to meet her, I would have given her a giant hug
Zoey Alexandria ikr she seems so nice
Me too!!!
Me too
Me too
Same also this video just popped up on my recommendation and it's the first video this person that I'm watching
This woman has so much love and sweetness, she just wants to help others even cleaning a flower is a way she is thinking to help someone.
Sadly she's not here anymore
@@Lav3nd3rForest That'd be cruel if she were alive today. Let's be happy she didn't have to live through a shitty time twice. This sweet woman doesn't deserve that. Bless Clara. Should anything go bad, we have her videos she left behind to learn from the best
444 likes 💕
HarmonyAmberlynx She’s in a better place now
Sadly she passed in 2013 at age 98
Let's get her to a million for her family to get a gold play button. She's so close! What a tribute and wonderful momento of their grandmother that'd be
Way past that now! ❤
Clara and her family back in the depression: **finding ways to make healthy and delicious meals from very little**
Me, in 2020, with enough money to get good food: top ramen
We may have to go back with this whole panic going on 😒
Eddy Reports at least we have these videos to guide us lmao.
And that's enough to survive! 🤭
The more time that passes the funnier this comment gets.
‘It takes a while to do everything, but the outcome is pretty good.’
Words to live by
amen
Or die by
@@foopadr9076 Seems she died at damn near a century old, so I'll take it.
@@ChildovGhad No, 29 is my last offer /Death
@@foopadr9076 Infinity is my last offer. /Life
My grandparents met during WWII because my grandmother was picking dandelions for her family. My grandfather walked by and asked what they were doing. They said it was to feed their rabbit. My grandfather made a rabbit face and said something like "can I be your rabbit, because I'm hungry too". She took him and his friend home because they needed help and he got dandelion soup or salad.
the idea of making a "rabbit face" is terrifying. 7 people liked this comment and weren't scared wtf
tf is a rabbit face??????
@@brandonfoster7013 :3
To be honest, that's a really very lovely and nice story.
@@user-mb3dx5fl9f Thanks. My grandmother was German by the way. Never sympathized with the nazi's. Her family helped and hid several people.
My grandfather was Dutch and forced to do hard labour in Germany. I'm not sure wether he escaped somewhere or was let go. He was walking back to the Netherlands when he saw my grandma and her sister in the woods.
I recently started to say "Nazi Germans" when we talk about the war with our kids. Everyone says "the Germans" and I did too but it wasn't THE Germans. German people were dragged in by force.
If anyone else told me to eat dandelions, I’d look at them like they’re crazy. If Clara says dandelions are good, I say please tell me more.
Really , wow amazing !
Just remember to ONLY get dandelions away from houses and businesses....too many people spray insecticides on them!
Ot was a normal and delicious said in the South.
These days Id just take my chances on them..sick, sad ungodly world 🌎 prison planet taxed to death and overworked ..slave to government and corporate America ..true freedom is death
ignorant...
Me in high school: That looks disgusting I would probably never eat that
Me in college: WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN
There are a lot of "weeds" that are edible! A combination of them would make a nice salad 😊
You can eat pigweed too my dad cooked some for us with pork it tastes just like spinach. But make sure no to eat them raw or you’ll get sick
Right!!
My dear Italian gramma lived through the Great Depression. She told me about these leaves. She said she occasionally craved them as a tonic that would cleanse the blood. If you look closely in the Dole brand premade garden salads, you will find these in it! God bless this lady.
🤣🤣
Is anyone else a little concerned we might start having to take notes here?
TriggerHappyElf the people that cant make money are the only ones. The people in my family all work jobs that are needed. Like nursing and cable/internet we all still gotta work
llExcusesll Both my parents are essential business, my father’s telecommunications my mothers a teacher, but guess what? In a recession your moneys value isnt shit when there is no product to be bought
TriggerHappyElf We won’t get to that point.
llExcusesll if the democrats stop acting like dumbasses and follow the direction of our president then we wont 🙏🏼
Dandelion leaves are WAY more nutritious than any supermarket leaf.
My Mom taught me to make this salad many years ago. Her parents were Depression survivors and had so much wisdom. FWIW, Dandelion is FANTASTIC for liver health and for detoxing the liver/body in general. Eat up!
It is!
Yeah...no thanks!
"detoxing"
I have dandelion tea. I don't like the taste but it has good health benefits.
I drink it daily with burdock root.
"Sometimes the Lord thinks of you...he drops food from Heaven" said Clara with the most heartwarming smile and grateful heart I've seen thus far.
Can't believe I just found this hidden treasure. RIP Clara.
Dandelion greens are very cleansing to the liver. The tops can be made into dandelion jelly, and the roots can be made into a substitute for decaf coffee. :)
I made dandelion/ginger wine a few years ago and it was lovely. I will have to definitely try this salad. . . the plants in my lawn are calling my name.
@@50Street21 I was about to say dandelion wine! I'm pretty sure Emmymadeinjapan made this (she's a huge Clara fan and has made several of her recipes)
@@80sOzzy Thanks for letting me know that. Much appreciated. Stay well and safe.
Darryl
OK Ms Pseudoscience
@@SkankHunt42isback it's no pseudoscience when its ACTUAL SCIENCE.
🤣😂🤣😂
SMH.
They are called polysaccharides. Look it up.
I dunno how to put this.
I just found her today, but I still feel heartbroken that’s she gone. Sure, I may not have watched her, but after watching this, seeing how sweet she is, just to find out in the same video that she’s gone.
Rest in Paradise, you beautiful lady.
On a positive note, I know what I’m finna watch for the next couple weeks.
I mean I don’t know her but I’m in tears and this is also my first video watching her.
But shes still posting?
@@paperairplane4751 she has admins
She is so precious!
NinjaXM0 what?!
The camera quality for a 10 year old video is pretty good.
Right? It's actually great
O come on she’s at least 25
We had HD cameras in 2010..idk why that's surprising lol
So what goes in a good spam sandwich?
Y'all realize they had 1080p in 2010 lmao
You also can make dandelion "honey" from the flowers - actually syrup, not real honey, but surprisingly close to honey and actually really good.
Can you tell me how to make it? Please
@@elizabethrose8510 there's recipes on Google
I made a batch last year. It turned out nicely, and it really does taste and look like honey.
... and 'wine' as well. And fried them too. Taste like mushrooms.
@@nathalie_desrosiers the flower part?
Everyone saying how this is scary and horrible that RUclips is recommending this right now, but honestly, might be a little beneficial if things get really bad 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
The roots have a lot of nutrients in them too.
That’s because they already know what’s coming.
When did she pass away?
@@shelleystephenson3878 Nov 29, 2013
We use them all the time! So good for you! Lots of easy recipes.
Be sure your yard hasn't been sprayed with pesticides or weed killer before you pick the dandelions. Sometimes your neighbors spray their property lines and it can get onto your yard too, so play it safe people, and only pick near your house
Toni Dill
Toni Dill or pets 😳
Toni Dill or you could use common sense and just wash them before eating them...
It's hard to wash pesticides off plants with just tap water...
You could use some as well. Refer to Paulina's comment.
“It’s a very good meal because it’s free.” ♥️
🥰whoever keeps this channel going, thank you. Because of Clara i been able to try new meals without breaking the bank. And learned things I never knew.
"Water is a solvent whichever way you like" as a chemist, she is extremely correct in saying this. It's both an acidic solvent and a basic solvent. Huh
She was a chemist?
@@Captain_MonsterFart No I'm just saying that what she said is something a chemist would say
Thought this was common knowledge
Nina Mercado oh please 🙄
I remember my grandmother giving me a paring knife and she would send me out in the yard and cut dandelion leaves, we ate them like spinach though! We miss you Clara!
Surge Juice where?
Are they bitter?
WAIT. Is she dead?
@@bugayden2287 DEAD
BUGAY DEN please respect
Clara I LOVE you! Thank you so so SO much for this beautiful recipe, but mostly for sharing your beautiful self with the rest of us.
Thanks FRESH PRINCESS for leading me to this lady. Your comment brought me over and I have watched several already. Clara is awesome!!! :D
As I mentioned in another video, Clara feels like every one's grandma. RIP dear Clara....
Isn't she wonderful. Still shining her earthly candle for those of us here. Be peace Sweet Clara!
SoothingChime15 nice for you, your the most special person and you know it
My grandmother made this salad. I will share this with my father. He’s 88 and will love Clara. The salt of the Earth.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
Once you get a good dandelion patch going, never dig up the roots, just scizzor off 70% of the leaves, and it will grow again. My Dad taught me about this long ago. We pick them a few at a time, clean and freeze them. When the freezer bag is big enough, Fry 'em up with bacon and vinegar.
oh nice ... .. thanx for sharing 👍
The consistency would be as that of cooked spinach, correct?
And that probably eliminates a lot of the dirt that needs to be washed off as well
I was thinking bacon would be good with them. Sounds good. Our grandparents knew how to live!
Good to know! Thanks! I'm going to check tomorrow if I have any naturally growing in my yard. And if not, I want to buy some!
Me: I’ll never use this
Me in March of 2020: so you said the leaves are where ?
the difference is though...in these times we live in, people won't only pick the dandelions on their own property, they will steal their neighbors too. And hoard them.
@@conchonproductions6016 uh
I grew up eating this already, my grandma made this every chance she could.
Joshua Elie Blachier wow that’s crazy that’s a blessing
Tracey S true true
As someone who's been eating dandelion salads for as long as I can remember this was a interesting watch! I thought we were the only ones that ate them. Theres one important thing that was left out: Only eat these things in the early spring, after they start blooming or get lots of sun the leaves get super bitter and taste horrible. Also we chop them up fairly fine so it's more like a slaw, still use the oil salt and lemon juice but we sometimes add fresh plain crumbled tofu and or veganise to mellow out the flavour a bit. The ratios of lemon and salt are fine tuned to get the yummiest results
Thank you for explaining this. I've tried dandelion leaves a few times (just tasting a bit out in the field--no dressing) and they were _horrible_ . Couldn't imagine anyone eating an entire salad of them. I'll give them another try this spring.
this is why cultures that use them as tea, wine or eat them as part of meals would blanch or sauté them to remove bitterness
@@toomanyaccounts true, except that would somewhat damage the raw nutritional value.
@@mudpuppy318 you either eat it bitter in the rest of the year or lose something to make it edible to you
If Clara was alive she would say "what the hell is tofu?"
She's so cute. I love how most elderly people speak so soft and formal. They're the best. I hope I age like this.
you won't.
You won't age like this no balls
Unfortunately we live in a time where speaking so eloquently isn’t common.
@@tacomistress And if you do speak eloquently people look at you like you're crazy. It's "trendy" to speak like an idiot now a days.
A Sweet Potato Oh absolutely, it’s very sad.
And when the world needed her most... she vanished
She did what we needed bevor we knew it...
She gave us the knowledge, she didn't leave us empty handed.
@@roguefbiagentmendez2541 And for that, I am forever grateful.
She posted a day ago :( im assuming just her family still posting videos they didnt get to post yet?
@@elmstreetdoll3270 her grandson (I'm assuming) that shoots the videos said he will still upload videos they shot but hadn't posted and other stuff in her memory but will also continue the cooking channel by making recipes from her cook book
I love those video when the host is more interesting than the subject.
She's great, just love it.
I could have a cup of coffee or tea and just listen to her talk all day. Such a beautiful spirit!
@Jupiter ZING
@jay dabs gay like happy right?
Agreed! And you know that it is one heck of a special host to be able to take all the attention from a subject like a salad made from dandelion weeds in the yard!👏💖🙏
The memories flood back I'm 63 my grandmother raised me and my brothers. She would make dandilion salad. She would also will them in pan with onions and hot oil it was good didn't need pepper it already had a pepper taste,like alot of lettuse does.
i don't understand the people disliking her videos 😕
Me neither, I just discovered these videos today. She is just adorable! But, for every entertainer of any type there is always a critic.
they're idiots and trolls
Sometimes it's just bots downvoting random video.
Because some of us don't want to watch an old lady take her time talking about the recipe. She's nice, but she's not what I was looking for; I'm time constrained.
We wanted an authentic Depression recipe put in a simple manner, with the ingredients listed in the description, at least. This video could have been twice as short if it was done by someone with experience or education in the media industry.
Obviously a big part of this series' is based on being charmed by this (old) lady. It doesn't appeal to me; so it becomes a rather tedious recipe video instead.
Ga'lax Auberon so don't watch it, but don't bother to dislike it! Good grief!
so this was in my recommended as the stock market is crashing and coronavirus is scaring the shit out of everyone. hmm. not a great sign.
No doubt! I hadn't even thought of that :(
gods saying pick them dandelions and make a salad bc life about to get bumpy
Taylor Ann lmaooooo I just read it in a weird dude voice 😂
well how fortunate for us for finding this video! let's hope it doesn't have to come to this though, wishing luck to you all ❤
Sage Springs same lmao
Watching this in my bedroom..my eldest child pokes his head around the corner..Whispering "how do you know Clara?" It was in his recommended too.
My gramma survived the depression. When she went to the store ..she bought a bag of dry beans and chciken...that was it
Lmao "how do you know Clara?" Thats like me and my siblings, we're always watching similar things.
What a gorgeous lady. To be 94 and on RUclips!!! RIP dear lady... You just inspired me to go check my dandelion plants. I drink dandelion grounds as a coffee substitute.
funny how this gets reccomended to me in the middle of a crisis
Me too lol
I remember my mom doing this for us kids back in the early 50s . She would tell us her mom would go out in the back yard and pick dandelions and that's what they had . even wild onions with a boiled eggs . we use to eat lots of fried potatoes with onions and beans . Hardly anyone eats that anymore but I still like that and have it . my wife after 40 years still makes it , even are kids like it . Don't forget people , it's called survival . There might be a day when we all half to do this for real . my mom said she use too save avacodo seeds and dry them out and make flour for baking . We as people got spoiled and forgot how to live .
My mother also used wild onions in soups. They have a delicious & pungent flavor. I'm always excited in the spring when they pop up in the grass. I love adding them to bone broth.
I made a dandelion lasagna once which tasted just like spinach lasangna. It was good, but mostly because lasagna is always good.
I need to experiment with the greens, flowers & roots.
I’ve never heard of using the avocado pit to make flour, interesting.
My favorite meal, growing up, to look back on is chicken, rice, and beans. Simple, but delicious. I think about it often😅
I really hope you never eat avocado pits, like all other stone fruit (peaches, nectarines, plums, cherries), the "stone" part (aka pit, seed) contains trace amounts of cyanide in them. Eating that for long periods of time would be incredibly damaging to you. Please dont eat hard stone fruit pits.
that is wrong you were brainwashed into thinking plants are good for you ALL junk foods are plant based the only difference is the fibre was removed to make it more palatable... I ate a whole food plant based diet(NO junk food or added sugar) and it made me obese i gained 26 pounds ( 20 pounds in 2 weeks and peaked at 26 pounds a month 1/2 later) i quit at the 2 week mark Size 36 jeans
I mean plants have 52 names for sugar ...
Humans can not Physically Digest plants
it's one of the reasons why I switched to a HIGH fat/meat animal based diet.. I actually lost weight and gained 10 pounds of muscle mass in 8 months from 208 to 192
Size 33 jeans Pre whole food plant based diet(NO junk food or added sugar) I weighted 182 at size 33 jeans so i gained 10 pounds of muscle mass in 8 months...
Meat is the natural human diet You can afford meat Get liver if you don't have any money you can buy like 2 pounds of it for 3$ or 4$ , liver has the highest density nutritional value for humans... so you get the best bang for your buck
We grew up eating greens, dandelions included. We ate it from root to blossom. The greens in salads or cooked like spinach with a little lemon and olive oil. The blossoms were used to make jelly, tea, deep fried or in soups. The root was also for tea (stomach issues) and in stews. The entire plant is useful and healthy. We also ate things like lamb quarters, fiddle fern heads, wild grapes...these are the kinds of knowledge that is increasingly becoming lost. I thank my parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, etc for what they passed on to us.
+Mo Rob I sure love your comment!
Kat Rand
Probably not half as much as I loved eating it. lol
Growing up in the pacific northwest, I learned early on the berries and plants that were good to munch on. Me and my friends would spend the whole day in the forest playing, when we got hungry we'd eat fiddle fern tops, various wild berries, etc. My favorite was sheep sorrel, it has a delightfully lemony taste to it.
Nowadays I live in the eastern washington desert, unless you find sagebrush to be appetizing not much to munch on out here.
come to west washington sometime! its a smorgasbord out here
Mo Rob lol my friend cooks like this she even picks mushrooms lol she awesome😚
I watched these when I first moved in my own and was poor, and I was starving. These videos carried me through rough times.
I'm depressed knowing that Clara is no longer with us 😢😭
Let's all be honest, we didn't search for it. It appeared in our feeds, and it's a bit scary. It really makes me sad knowing she died years ago though, I'm glad a little bit of her is stuck on the internet, this content is so wholesome yet sad.
I'm definitely going to try this out someday though, this channel is like a time machine and I hope to watch all the rest of her videos and learn her recipes from a dark time.
Yeah we're probably all going to try this out someday, whether we want to or not.
I been a fan for almost a year
Come on, if you were a kid in the 1970s in the US, your ears will always prick up at any information on how to make it through hard times.
@TheNewyorkdragon Oh have you not heard? There's a global pandemic happening, and mass unemployment.
@TheNewyorkdragon I'm not panicking, I'm just facing the reality that I don't have a job right now, and am looking for ways to be more resourceful with my food in the meantime. You really jumped down my throat for that, chill out.
My father would dip the flowers in egg and coat them with seasoned flour... fry them like mushrooms and they tasted like mushrooms...
+LuWyndaful Whoa. Definitely something I'll have to try.
+LuWyndaful Really? good to know, thanks.
+LuWyndaful Wow. I've heard that one can make a healthful tea of the roots and flowers that is good for kidney, bladder and stomach issues.
LuWyndaful Oh that sounds good
I remember my grandmother who was born in 1925 and she told stories about dandelion. How wonderful it was when they sprouted in the springtime. The first greens available after a long winter. First greens after a long winter and the depression. I know you are on the other side now Clara. Whispering in our ears your frugal advice and wisdom. Much of the food I grew up on felt depression frugality inspired. Tomato soup over mashed potatoes, canned peas and a little meat. Wish we also had the dandelion greens! Now I am an herbalist and the dandelion green stories is part of the thread that continues...
TY ❣️Clara’s family for continuing to let us watch her wisdom♥️
People are saying it's a bad sign for this to be in recommendation during the pandemic but I think this is such a nice and heartwarming channel to start to watch while in isolation 😊
Welcome to the apocalypse
She is incredibly adorable and this is very interesting
Just discovered this lady, and I can't stop watching. She is so cute! Like being in the kitchen with grandma.
CrypticColors Makeup agreed. I'm binge watching now. I'm gonna buy the book soon. I wonder who the proceeds go to now she passed away.
Dandelion greens, mustard greens and Rapini are the most underrated greens yet the most nutritious. Each have their own flavor, with the Dandilons being the more tart of the three in taste. They are rich in antioxidants with great cleansing properties for your liver and if you have digestive problems. When I was a little girl I would go with my mother often to pick them in random fields, even asking Farmers if we could pick them in their fields as well. Very much like Clara brandishing her 🔪. It was funny the farmers thought we were odd folk asking to pick their weeds lol.
Dandelions are best picked in the spring before the flowers get established, when they are their most tender.
My mother washed them three times, out in the backyard with the garden hose in a big bucket, same as Clara😊 If she was able to find a good field on our car rides and gathered enough, she would blanch them and then freeze baggies of them for the winter, bringing them out and boiling them well before serving with the dressing.
They are awesome boiled like 20 minutes or until tender. Drain them well and then add olive oil salt and lemon. Delicious!!!
absolutely 😉
I have a question. Are there pollutant concerns for those who can only pick from their sidewalk lawns in the city or tight suburbs? AFAIK pesticides are banned for weeds in Canada, but I'm curious if there's stuff like roofs, dirty and rusty gutter runoff and dog excrement that can be a danger to people.
@@p_roduct9211 wash them in water 3 times..just water. Then soak them in saltwater, 2 separate soaks, a couple of times for an hour or so..that is how it's done.
I eat the dandelions and leafs raw. Of course, I wash them thoroughly and make very sure that the lawns were never treated or sprayed. Dandelions are so very nutritious for a person.
@@annedavis6090 Will the salt water help take away the bitterness? It tastes even worse than rocket salad.
Clara: "It's literally free food that's nutritious."
Local Bistro: "$23."
I can see where restaurants can make money from this salad. And you can buy dandelion or you can pick it yourself. Mmmmmm good!
brainwashed there is no nutritional value in plants You don't have a Rumen or a working cecum to ferment the plant matter like a cow or horse does....
the human cecum is a useless it's a vestigial organ
humans have an acidic stomach she was better off catching bugs in the garden and eating those.. if you want to talk about free and nutritious... i have done months and months of research on eating meat vs plants
plants are a loser you can't get over 15 vitamins from plants . esp the most important two B12 and omega 3 (the animal version ) the b12 (and other vitamins )found in plastic bottles are fake laboratory versions aka "patented" version of b12 which have Zero bioavailability to humans.... it only mimics b12
vitamins in plastic bottles Do NOTHING for humans it's a scam to take your money...
@@punker4Real I have done months and months of research on idiots and * checks notes * yep, you quality as one!
@@punker4Real you're very stupid. Humans are omnivores for a reason, because plants have many proteins that we can't get from meats.
Good point!!!!
Everything about this channel makes me happy. I love listening to Clara and watching her beautiful old hands. She reminds me of my Mother. ♥️
This made me cry. I feel pure joy. She’s a blessing to this world.
@TheNewyorkdragon No one asked about your opinion.
TheNewyorkdragon it seems like you are the one who needs to grow up.
@TheNewyorkdragon No one really cares how non-caring about people you are, if you somehow still have anyone that likes you in real life, maybe they will like your "I'm so macho, look at me" show. But if that's how you act irl i highly doubt you have anyone.
Also tbh you're the one whos pathetic here, it looks like you have somekind of complexes.
P.S"TRY to be a man", I'm pretty sure men have feelings too, but who knows, maybe a tough guy like you will tell me.
Me watching this before corona : “awe, how sweet. a little old lady cooking.”
me after corona virus as the stock market is crashing : writing down recipes as quick as possible
Copied comments are lame
There's a wonderful book, How to cook a wolf by M. F. K. Fisher it's good the same way this is.
SHOULD be collecting seeds and planting
@@TheHeavensFellen Doing and done.
Nostalgia agreed. Someone else said the same hung in another Clara video. So unoriginal
funny this is showing up in our recommended while the economy is collapsing..
You're just late to the party.
@@NTomlin575 what?
angelic what does it mean when the economy is collapsing?? Can you explain in a simple way like your explaining something to a child?
Yep everything's going to shit.
@@Ashley-fd7cj It basically means that everything is shutting down.
I am 58 and I still harvest dandelions and stinging nettles as they are the first ones to grow in the spring, they both are sauted or made into a soup or added to scrambled eggs
Hi im 11 years old and you inspired me to go outside and get some dandelion and make dandelion salad thank you so much Claire and I'm using my moms account and since I don't have a youtube account I'm going to use my mom and I am going to subscribe to your RUclips video
Susan Howe she dead
Nia this comment was 3 years ago.
Nia Dude shut up. Don't be like that, it's not funny.
Nia
You must be fucking stupid to not see when this comment was posted.
Rockbell Well NIA is telling the truth she died, in fact she died like 3 years before this kid posted his comment. She's been dead for like 6 years now.
Sees video of 94 year old cooking meals: :)
sees it was posted in 2009: :(
Omg ikr?
Don’t y’all miss 2009. It was so different ;-;
ًSomething with Bungalow flips phones, Osiris’s, and rawrs XD
MikaelMonae for some reason I miss the flip phones despite them sucking. Also rawr. I miss that old internet XD LOL LAWL rawr slang. Rawr means ily in dinosaur! Lol.
MikaelMonae I remember playing these “create your own dragon” and stuff on Dolldivine.
I assume the 219 dislikes is the various companies that produce over priced salad mix.. how dare you pick it for free!
😂
I use the young leaves in my salad sandwiches instead of the shop bought lettuces. Dandelions are free, full of goodness and l like the unique taste.They are also readily available. God is a good provider.
Amen the Lord is good
To make salad out of that pretty flower and its leaves.ITS AWESOME!!
Blessings
❤❤🎉🎉😊😊
My grandmother from West Virginia made cooked dandelion greens seasoned with pork fat grease.It was delicious.She said soak and rinse well to get off the dog pee.lol
👌🏽🤣🤣🤣
She seems like the nicest lady ever, I’m really sad I didn’t find out about this channel before her death, RIP
How do you know she died?
@@heatherva Check her channel description, it says she passed away in 2013 😭😭😭 r.i.p Clara
@@flowyflame aww :(
My Dad was a depression era child. He always tried to teach us to eat what we had and don't waste anything....It took me many years to understand it...Now, with Covid19 and the limits we have...I can say, he got me ready for this disaster...Thanks Dad!
I remember watching this when it first came out. God bless y'all for sharing Clara's knowledge with us!
You mean I have been pulling and throwing away lawn food my whole life?!
Thank you Clara. I am going to try this salad.
My parents grew up during WWII in Greece and had to learn to be very frugal as they were very poor. When I was a young girl in the 70's in Canada, we would take a Sunday drive just outside the city where there were farmlands. When my Dad spotted a good weed patch he'd get out the car and knock on the owners door to ask if he could pick some weeds. They'd always look at him strangely but they would allow us to pick. We'd come home with bags of greens and weeds which included dandelions etc. My mom would wash, boil them and we'd slather on some olive oil, lemon and salt. Delicious, especially with some bread for dipping in the oil.
Did you pick plantain as well?
My friend is from Turkey..she picks grass from the field by her house..she boils it with baby onions and seasonings and omg it's delicious..she would give me baby food jars of it and a little goes a long way..she also made me grape leaves which i love but have yet to make..i don't speak her language n she doesn't speak mine but for years we were friends and always found a way to communicate..we don't live so close anymore🙁
@@nunyabiznis817 my dad likes to pick plantain sometimes. They are extremely healthy for you.
I suspect that nearly all edible weeds are super healthy, especially when compared to all the radiated, preserved & processed, & poisoned foods we eat today.
@@nunyabiznis817 beware of round up &other nasty stuff sprayed on plants
I just made fried dandelion today. I always wanted to make them but i was very unsure and i didn't always have the right ingredients in my house. (Im latino, we don't really bake or use regular flour in my house hold.) but today a lady gave me flour that she didn't need and its early April. I picked someone dandelions, washed them good, got weird looks from my grandma, and made one of the best things i have ever cooked.
Real question: is anyone concerned about modern fertilizers/pesticides/weed killer/chemicals that are used, assuming you are grabbing these dandelions outside of your yard? Probably wasn't a concern during the 1930s but it's always nice to have survival knowledge like this in your back pocket
I live in a housing development where I’m concerned about pesticides in my yard. 😢
It’s the whole reason why they made these pesticides. So that if it goes back to the Great Depression, we’ll just die. Not ever the grass will save us cause it’ll just poison us.
I feel like she washed them enough to get rid of the pesticides
Emily Grierson I’ve read that pesticides can last in soil for up to six years. I don’t think it’s something that can be washed off, unfortunately :/
I recommend you follow foodsciencebabe on instagram, if you want accurate, science based information on food stuff.
I've never tried eating dandelions but I've heard they are full of iron. when my nephew was about 4, he was standing in the back yard with his grandma looking at the neighbors backyard. it was loaded with dandelions and he said to my mom, "they're rich, right grandma." He is 36 now and I texted him a picture of some dandelions from the lot next door with the caption We're rich!
LOL
don't eat to many, especially the roots or you will be running to the bathroom.
Really, didn't know Dandelion had that effect. Good to know! I love this video, but I'll be skipping the dandelion salad LOL!
Aw 😄 that is adorable.
Dandelions grow everywhere. Signed "A Florida "Homeboy". So take your "Hate" back to where it once belonged.
Ive been watching her videos for the past 2 hours, Very Unfortunate that she is no longer with us. She seems like such an amazing and kindhearted woman with so much appreaciation for life. Im only 16 and she has opened my eyes to learning more about how the lifestyle was many years ago. God bless her❤️
Her information is now saving lives for sure!!! God Bless her!!!!
Let’s admit it. You didn’t search this up
I did 😊
I did
Why is there always one of you in the comment section. Don't you ever get tired of posting the same old comment over and over again?
Shut up. Bitch
@@momentssaj6759 don't be rude tho fr. They are just joking . Grow up.
Imagine her living out the last of her days in quarantine... She lived a long happy life and is now in paradise.
She passed away in 2013, according to one of the videos on the right side of the screen, so there was no "quarantine" when she passed.
@@janishart5128 Thats literally the point of my comment ...
@@johngoodman4829 imagine how many like her died during it. It's so god damn depressing. Our politicians are treasonous.
@@voidofspaceandtime4684 politics literally have nothing to do with this
Weird. I didn't know her but miss her.
I'm at my grandma's house, and she has dandelion leaves growing outside! I'm going to show her this video and we're gonna make it for the rest of our family for dinner today :) This is honestly the cutest video ever. Thank you.
Did it taste good?
Yo how did it taste
How did it taste?
yara awe, so sweet, sending love💖
Please Yara, we need answers
Just found Clara today, in July of 2024. She would be 108 years old now. What a wonderful channel!
Seeing Clara pick the dandelion leaves takes me back when I was a little girl and I would go gathering dandelions with my nonna, those were some of my favourite times with her. I am so gals to have seen this video, who ever posted it, thank you, you have brought back some truly wonderful memories.
It’s so comforting to watch this lovely grandmother. What a sweet person.
What a wonderful find. I feel like I’m home with my own grandmother and it’s hard to capture that feeling. Bless Clara!
Grandma Clara, thanks for this great video! I am from Bosnia and my mom made dandelion salad when I was a kid during the war. I saw a couple of your videos and that's the same type of food and the same misery from the Great Depression that's haunting me for 23 years now, including Haglund's deformity and chronic lichen planus.
After the war, we all thought it would get better, and it did - for about 5 years, and then the Recession struck and now I'm facing the same misery, the one I already survived. I can't afford the flat, college, food, but somehow I manage to survive (both me and my dog), with obvious damage to my mental health and no money to go to the psychologist.
If anyone else is experiencing such atrocities, I recommend potatoes, cabbage, beans, peas, eggs for energy and dandelion, garlic, beet to keep your immune system working - because visiting doctor is the last thing you need when you can't even afford enough food. And having one meal per day is ok - you won't die or get sick if it's healthy food. Greetings from Bosnia!
Bless you, sweetheart. I wish I could help. Hang in there!
Gajic doo Wise words. Stay strong, you've survived until now, you'll get through this too. I'm wishing the best for you xx
Make sure you get enough potassium and magnesium, I always worry about that bc I was had heart palpitations once and found out I was suffering from malnutrition. I was eating probably once a day but your heart needs electrolytes
Hang in there. I hope it gets better for you.
Gajic doo nadam se da si bolje
I love Clara so much. She reminds me of my Granny whom I cherished. She never wasted anything. If she had leftover mashed potatoes we knew we were getting potato pancakes the next day. Oh, how I looked forward to that. Just put an egg and some flour into the leftover mashed potatoes and when they are at a pancake batter consistency fry them in hot oil. Yummo!
Just had bean patties or as my mamaw called them…bean biscuits. She used to eye areas for me to take her to pick Polk salat as she called it. She would sit in the car and yell to me which stalks to cut and which were too big. Good memories
Man with this coronavirus going around and us being on lock down imma have to steal some of her tips lol.
Christi Monique I know right!
Her pizza and bread recipe are great
In a week imma be eating grass screaming the end is near
Same, god bless her soul. I am so grateful.
My dad grew up in the depression. He always picked dandelion in our garden and made salad out of it. My siblings and I were always ashamed that he did that and we only eat salad from the grocery store.
In the mean time I love dandelion salad! It's very healthy and it's my favorite salad now! 🥗
Thank you to Clara whoever's idea it was to start filming this. My parents both grew up during the depression. They would both talk about and occasionally fix meals from back then (including dandelion salad) but left behind very few recipes after they died. Yeah, I could Google them and probably get something close but to hear and see it come from the real deal is priceless. This channel is a godsend to me.
Clara has a cookbook!
"Sometimes the Lord thinks of you. He drops food from Heaven."
Along with a video of his now personal cook to show you how to prepare and eat it.
That truly warmed my heart 💕 cause it’s beautiful and sooo true!! That was my favorite part of this video!!
May her memory be eternal ☦️
So wonderful🙏💜
@Deb Harris ... You mean Móther Earth(heart) 💖💓
This might sounded sweet, but it is actually dumb. We, as humans have plenty of food as other animals do. God did not say to us to make mixtures of food, cook, etc to survive. We are doing this because of CONTROL. Food is above everything for survival, and we will never be free as long as we are clueless about what our natural food is. For those who still don't have a clue, our natural food is FRUITS.
My Ma makes an arugula salad almost exactly like this, so I sent her the video to watch. A few days ago I went to visit and there was a jar of dandelions in water in her kitchen, she had shown the video to my 8 year old nephew and he went out in the yard and picked them all for her to make a salad for dinner ❤
Clara lives on because of these videos ❤
@Alexander Climenti excuse me???
Alexander Climenti don’t be a dick head