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Horrors of Stage Station Grub

by | Sep 25, 2018 | Departments, Frontier Fare

George Swan built his Slippery Ford House in El Dorado County, California, during the early 1860s to provide food and lodging for roughly 200 daily stagecoach passengers heading for Nevada’s Comstock Lode. One never knew, however, if the cook at various overland stations was careful to avoid her dog’s fur or her kids’ grubby hands while preparing the meals. — Slippery ford house photo Courtesy Library of Congress —[/capti


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