He called it the cowboys’ caviar and a bowl of blessedness. any people know that Will Rogers was a Wild West show performer, vaudevillian,...
Will Rogers, the Chili Lover
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Sherry Monahan
Wild Turkey, and Not the Drinkin’ Kind
The actual bird was a favorite of pioneers. A mention of wild turkey often takes one’s thoughts to a bottle of whiskey, but not this time. This is...
Flagship Fare
Dining on the Santa Fe Super Chief was always a highlight of cross-country railway travel. The Super Chief was the flagship train of the Atchison,...
Missouri Barbecue
The word “barbecue” in frontier Missouri was used to describe how meat is cooked and not a food category. In 1899 The Miller County Autogram...
Wyoming Cowboy Cuisine
From beef steak to bear sign donuts, the state is well-known for its bunkhouse fare. Wyoming is known as the Cowboy State, and cattle ranches dotted...
Jolly Times In Iowa
A Hawkeye State minister and a basement entrepreneur changed how the world snacks. Popcorn as we know it may seem like a fairly new concept, but...
Alaska’s Real Bonanza
In the 1890s, stampeders and sourdoughs discovered the real bonanza was from the sea. Alaska, the final frontier of the American West, was actively...
Amber Waves of Grain and Flowers
Kansas is still the breadbasket of America. Kansas pioneers knew their land was perfect for growing corn and wheat and an abundance of beautiful...
Oregon Cherries
The Beaver State, one of the great cherry-producing areas of the world, grows many varieties—from Bings to Royal Annes. Oregon has...
Look’s Market
After 140 years, a legendary South Dakota butcher shop is still in business. It was 1883 when Carl Look, an apprenticed German butcher, and his...
Alchemists of the Vine
California’s grape growers discovered a gold mine in distilling aged brandy. Until the mid-1800s mission grapes were the primary wine-making grape...
You Can Never Just Have One
Corn bread and biscuits were staples of Southern cuisine in Arkansas. Biscuits and cornbread were staples in Arkansas homes, restaurants and hotels....