Laura Jones at the Fort Wallace Museum, Photo by J. Denise Coalson
Each year at the Fort Wallace Museum, Doc and Laura Jones set up their chuckwagon and feed the multitudes with delicious country-fried steak, mashed potatoes, and freshly baked bread. It is one of the biggest attractions of our fall living history event (held this year on September 8 & 9). The novelty of the chuckwagon, developed by Charles Goodnight to feed cowboys on the long drives, is such a draw to old and young alike.
There is a lot of interest in chuckwagon cooking as evidenced by my friend, Natalie Bright. A rancher and a writer, Natalie authored Keep 'Em Full and Keep 'Em Rolling: The All-American Chuckwagon Cookbook.
Natalie's book deservedly won the 2022 Will Rogers Gold Medallion for Western Cookbook. As a fellow member of Western Writers of America, I am thrilled to share Natalie's work with you. Far beyond simple recipes, the volume truly is a slice of ranching life.
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