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chuck wagon cookbook
« on: May 05, 2016, 09:21:09 PM »
Howdy Del and others,

A friend was lamenting that he passed up a chance to buy a cook book about chuck wagon recipes. Can anyone recommend a source for one. I'd like to get him one.

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Re: chuck wagon cookbook
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2016, 12:40:53 PM »
To be honest I've never seen one I thought was really worth much.   

Is he like most, just looking for recipes to cook in a dutch oven?   

Most chuck wagon food was cured pork, rice, beans, over cooked tough range beef, biscuits, and very little else, a pie or cobbler if one was lucky.   

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Re: chuck wagon cookbook
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Offline Reverend P. Babcock Chase

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Re: chuck wagon cookbook
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2016, 09:46:54 PM »
Howdy Sir Chuck & Del,

My buddy was looking for authentic recipes, not just dutch oven recipes. I told him pretty much what you said about the real trail food, Del. I might try the book Sir Chuck passed along, even though I think it's not quite on target.

Thanks guys,

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Re: chuck wagon cookbook
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2016, 12:56:24 AM »
Is your friend on Facebook?  I have a page that is basically my blog.
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Re: chuck wagon cookbook
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2016, 01:01:33 AM »
Also would he accept a gift of a few dozen original cookbooks from the time on-line and free in the public toumain er domain? ;)



http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/html/browse_date.html
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