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Spotted Pup on the Cow Trail

Posted by on Jul 2, 2021

“Cowpunchers took just what they got–sowbelly, beans and the ol’ coffeepot.”H. H. Knibbs, Trail Driver The cowboy...

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Charles Goodnight & the Chuck Wagon

Posted by on Jun 25, 2021

If you happen to be traveling along U.S. Highway 287 through the Texas Panhandle this summer, plan for a pit stop at the Charles Goodnight...

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Pan de Campo

Posted by on Jun 18, 2021

The official state bread of Texas. In 2005 the Texas Legislature declared an official state bread, citing that it be “only right and...

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Cow Camp Pinto Beans

Posted by on Jun 11, 2021

Pinto beans: a cow camp staple for over 100 years! I do not profess to be an expert at camp fire cooking. That is a precision based talent...

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A Man’s Business is His Own

Posted by on Jun 5, 2021

There were no strangers in cow camp. Everybody was welcome. Old trail drivers write about their memories of eating beans and sourdoughs...

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