Great Depression Cooking with Clara teaches how to make a 'Poorman's Feast'

A popular video channel on YouTube the past few days has brought to light an unlikely star.

 

Clara Cannucciari, a 93-year-old cook of upstate New York, whose grandson has filmed her showing how to make the meals her family ate during the Great Depression has been causing quite a stir on YouTube and other sites online.

 

She's so good, she claims to have gained weight during the Great Depression, according to her blog.

 

She grew up in the Great Depression helping her mother prepare inexpensive yet delicious meals during one of the most difficult times in American History.

 

Below is Cannucciari making a three-course "Poorman's Feast," a Depression-era version of a celebration meal featuring salad and lentils, rice and a little bit of meat cooked in lemon and oil.