Chuck Wagon Cookin' [Paperback]

Stella Hughes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1974

Chili, stew, biscuits—it's all here in over a hundred old-time recipes, home remedies too! More than a cookbook, it's a treasure trove of ranch lore.

"This is a splendid collection of cowcamp cook tales and 112 authentic old-time dutch oven recipes." —Books of the Southwest

"It is a delightful combination of yarns, history, nostalgia, and solid information—all ingeniously brewed up and spiced by a lady who knows what she is about." —Journal of Arizona History

"We haven't had a book that was so much fun to read in a long time." —Journal of the West

"If you want a good change in your eating, this is the book for you." —True West

Product Details

• Paperback: 170 pages
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press (October 1, 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816504326
• ISBN-13: 978-0816504329
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #503,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cookbook as well as stories about cowboy life!, February 6, 2000

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This review is from: Chuck Wagon Cookin' (Paperback)

The book has some wonderful recipes for outdoor grub. Some are old and some don't use traditional units of measure. They are all great dishes, though. Stella also intersperses stories about camp cooks she has known, how they did things, what was important to them, etc. These stories are a great documentation of the western cowboy life. The section on sourdough is especially good.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bring On The Grub, June 29, 2009

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This review is from: Chuck Wagon Cookin' (Paperback)

Great cookbook for those that still yearn for the days of the lonesome prairie. And the beans and bacon that we can smell simmering. I own quite a few of these old west, chuck wagon style cookbooks, and to be honest I have never found any of them to be disappointing. They all seem to have different recipes, and carry their own style as to trivia and western lore. This chuck wagon cookin' is no different, and a fine choice. Recommended...

5.0 out of 5 stars A history lesson with recipes, June 21, 2011

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This review is from: Chuck Wagon Cookin' (Paperback)

Chuck Wagon Cookin' tells the real stories of cowboy life on the range while mixing biscuits, hauling water and cooking beans. Stella Highes paints wonderful word pictures using humor, circomstance and history. Her love of the Southwest, the cowboy life and especially of her cowboy, Mac Hughes, comes through on every page. This is a wonderful cookbook, a detailed history book and a good look at an American way of life that has almost disappeared.Highly recommended book to buy and keep forever.
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