On last week’s Great Depression Cooking with Clara video, 94-year-old Clara showed us the beginning of her Sicilian Fig Cookies, a treat she and her family enjoyed just after the Great Depression ended.
She and her granddaughters, for whom this is a yearly tradition, prepared all of the fruits and nuts before letting them sit overnight in the fridge.
Part two, above, picks up with Clara making the dough for the cookies. She measures out ten cups of flour and mixes it with a pound of lard before adding a cup and a half of sugar. She then adds one cup of …read more

I love these Great Depression Cooking videos featuring Clara, a 93-year-old grandmother and great-grandmother who shares her recipes and experiences from living through the Great Depression!
Two years ago, Clara’s grandson decided to videotape Clara preparing meals that she and her family ate when Clara was a young woman during the Great Depression, and so far we’ve seen Dandelion Salad, Pasta with Peas, Egg Drop Soup, and Peppers and Eggs.
In this video she prepares a typical Sunday breakfast that she and her family would have enjoyed. She starts out making a sugar cookie, made using 3/4 cup of sugar, 3 beaten …read more