Southwestern US History

Here's a cowboy kitchen: chuckwagon with tent thrown up, and dutch ovens cooking over a fire. The dutch ovens on the left have hot coals on top of the lids. They're making peach cobbler, mainly.

Mel Ellenwood, Chuck Wagon Cooking

Yum.

Dutch ovens with coals/ash from the fire on top for a low heat.

Here's a better shot of the chuckwagon.

I'm not sure why there's an oak branch bolted to the top of this. I suppose it used to be a pole (lever) used to operate it.

Inscription:

Sorghum Cane Press

Juice was boiled to make molasses syrup

Donated by Mr. & Mrs O. F. "Bob" Burns, from their farm in Leon Valley, formerly owned by Mr. & Mrs. Henry Steubing who installed and used the press from 1890 to 1945.

Historical Society of Leon Valley

I actually didn't know what funnel cake was until I saw them making it here. I knew it was like a doughnut, but I hadn't actually seen one or eaten one before.