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As American as Apple Pie

by | Apr 24, 2010 | Art, Guns and Culture

Far more than just apple pies were prevalent on the frontier.
“Before we were out of the mountains, we met a relief train from the Willamette Valley...as flour was being offered at $1.00 per pound, and as we were on the bankrupt list, our folks didn’t buy any. “Some kind-hearted person, better off than ourselves, generously gave us a small supply. There being an abundance of huckleberries at hand, we gorged ourselves o


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