“The reason so many Texas cowboys went north and stayed there was because they were tired of cornbread and sowbelly.”
– Teddy Blue
On the Frontier Menu
“Arbuckles Coffee and Canned Cow Won the West! “
— Unknown
Seasonings were basically bacon or salt fat, salt and pepper, and fresh herbs the settlers grew themselves.
Boiled Salt Pork
2 lbs salt pork
Assorted vegetables as available, chopped:
- Onions
- Potatoes
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Turnips
- Salt and pepper
- Water
Freshen salt pork by soaking in a kettle of water at least 2 hours. If very salty, repeat soaking.
Cut salt pork into chunks and brown in the bottom of a Dutch oven. Add water to cover and bring to a
slow boil. Add vegetables and cook until tender. Season with salt and pepper.
Rabbit Stew
- 1 rabbit dressed and cut into serving pieces
- ¼ c flour
- Salt and pepper
- 4 T Butter
- 2 onions chopped
- ¼ c chopped carrots
- 1 c potatoes chopped
- Mixed Herbs
Mix flour and seasonings together. Coat the rabbit pieces with the mixture. Melt the butter and fry the rabbit pieces until browned. Put the pieces in a large pan and add the onion, carrot and potatoes. Cover with water and season with salt, pepper and herbs. Cover and cook for three hours.