Chuck wagon cooking

Sourdough biscuits were a delicacy whether on the trail or at the ranch. Once a cook got a good sourdough starter he cherished it like a baby. On the trail he would store it in a dark, cool place in his chuck wagon. There are several ways to make sourdough starter: Here is one cook's recipe for a sourdough starter. 2 cups of lukewarm potato water 2 cups flour 1 tablespoon sugar Make potato water by cutting up 2 medium-sized potatoes into cubes, and boil in cups of water until tender. Remove…

If you never do much cooking, likely you never gave much thought to the cookware we use preparing meals. Modern technology has made most meals so easy to prep, cook and serve at the dinner table. It takes longer to shop for the groceries. Plus the fact of fast food chains, one rarely is without so many choices of what and where to eat be it breakfast, lunch or dinner. I’m also very fortunate being married to a woman who takes pride in the culinary art of gourmet cooking which spoils my…

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The annual Chuck Wagon Cook-Off at Tumbleweed Park in #Chandler. #VisitChandler

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FIRE BOX Chuck Wagon Cowboy Camp Cooking There are many ways to build your own cowboy camp firebox. Above, the photo shows one of the Chuck Wagon fire boxes with spit during the Troy, Texas Chuck wagon cook off. While, most chuck wagons dug a narrow trench in the ground, stabbed the spit hangers into the soil and hung the spit bar across, they cooked right over the dug out hole. Although, some might have used small cast iron camp stoves or other resources though ground cooking was the normal…

Cowgirls Forever Chuck Wagon preparing for the Chuck Wagon Cook Off and spectators line up for lunch.

May 29, 2010 National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Oklahoma City, OK photo by Laura Anne Heller

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Though the pioneer women were used to cooking, doing so on an open flame was…