What Early Pioneers Ate To Survive The Old West
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Date: 2022-12-29
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Joy
My grandparents and parents loved head cheese as a Christmas treat. I think to keep us kids from eating it or wanting to try it Mom said it was made from the pig brains. So we never wanted any pigs brains in jelly. Yuck. But I see many of these recipes progressed as part of a city diet in a cash strapped family in the 50s/ 60s. Jellied fruits for dessert, Jellied meats for meals, organ meats evry 2 weeks your choice of beef liver, or pork kidneys, canned corned beef on toast, gravy covered many sins of tastelessness. Big garden my Dad maintained kept us in vegetables year round. Growung up in the depression had taught my parents how to survive.
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My grandparents and parents loved head cheese as a Christmas treat. I think to keep us kids from eating it or wanting to try it Mom said it was made from the pig brains. So we never wanted any pigs brains in jelly. Yuck. But I see many of these recipes progressed as part of a city diet in a cash strapped family in the 50s/ 60s. Jellied fruits for dessert, Jellied meats for meals, organ meats evry 2 weeks your choice of beef liver, or pork kidneys, canned corned beef on toast, gravy covered many sins of tastelessness. Big garden my Dad maintained kept us in vegetables year round. Growung up in the depression had taught my parents how to survive.
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Montucky
I've had so far:
Elk
Bear( usually very good)
Bighorn sheep
Deer of course
Liver and heart from all those.
Beaver meat( very good)
Showeshoe hare
Cottontail rabbit
Various grouse( ruffed are the best, awesome food)
Ducks and geese
Bobcat( white, pork looking meat, tastes fine but very lean)
Mountain lion, it's ok, like bobcat, maybe more tender.
Rocky mountain oysters. Sliced and deep fried on bread for a simple sandwich was very tasty! Nice and fatty.
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I've had so far:
Elk
Bear( usually very good)
Bighorn sheep
Deer of course
Liver and heart from all those.
Beaver meat( very good)
Showeshoe hare
Cottontail rabbit
Various grouse( ruffed are the best, awesome food)
Ducks and geese
Bobcat( white, pork looking meat, tastes fine but very lean)
Mountain lion, it's ok, like bobcat, maybe more tender.
Rocky mountain oysters. Sliced and deep fried on bread for a simple sandwich was very tasty! Nice and fatty.
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Toni
Watching the SOB stew. Using up animal parts that spoil quickly and cant be preserved. Its interesting that while eating liver, brains, or sweet bread, isnt very common these days, it would have been in the older days when your poor. In fact its the first things you eat from an animal. Ive heard that these parts are considered a delicacy many places and highly delicious and nutritious. It would make sense that humans evolved to liking the taste of these things but Ive never tried them lol.
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Watching the SOB stew. Using up animal parts that spoil quickly and cant be preserved. Its interesting that while eating liver, brains, or sweet bread, isnt very common these days, it would have been in the older days when your poor. In fact its the first things you eat from an animal. Ive heard that these parts are considered a delicacy many places and highly delicious and nutritious. It would make sense that humans evolved to liking the taste of these things but Ive never tried them lol.
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Kevin
As a poor New England country kid raised in the 50s-60s I ate practically everything, frogs, racoon, beaver, muskrat, skunk (once, fish of every kind, squirrels, crawfish, rabbits, woodchuck, turtles, mussels, and various birds as to me they were all edible if big enough to be worth the trouble. so wretched looking when dead I had a hard time skinning one.
Now I live in Asia where they really eat everything insects, intestines, chicken feet, can't stand the thought of it. LOL
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As a poor New England country kid raised in the 50s-60s I ate practically everything, frogs, racoon, beaver, muskrat, skunk (once, fish of every kind, squirrels, crawfish, rabbits, woodchuck, turtles, mussels, and various birds as to me they were all edible if big enough to be worth the trouble. so wretched looking when dead I had a hard time skinning one.
Now I live in Asia where they really eat everything insects, intestines, chicken feet, can't stand the thought of it. LOL
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Tom
I actually made vinegar pie from a recipe out of the Time-Life 'The Old West' series of books. (They're great) It's basically custard pie, but the vinegar gives it a nice tangy zip that borders on fruity tasting. Vinegar was a staple of pioneers for a million and one ailments and it's cleaning properties.
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I actually made vinegar pie from a recipe out of the Time-Life 'The Old West' series of books. (They're great) It's basically custard pie, but the vinegar gives it a nice tangy zip that borders on fruity tasting. Vinegar was a staple of pioneers for a million and one ailments and it's cleaning properties.
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Wes
Friends and I were at a testicle festival for my first, and only, time. During our meal my friend's wife found a hair in her testicles. Normally, that would be grounds for sending food back but given the circumstances she went back to eating. Excuse me, I found a hair on my testicles. And.
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Friends and I were at a testicle festival for my first, and only, time. During our meal my friend's wife found a hair in her testicles. Normally, that would be grounds for sending food back but given the circumstances she went back to eating. Excuse me, I found a hair on my testicles. And.
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Serious-Cyrus
I hunt, just packing up for a trip right now actually. We've eaten rabbit and squril, their both great! We eat everything we shoot, would never hunt 'for sport'. Just discovered your chanel and enjoy your videos man, thanks!
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I hunt, just packing up for a trip right now actually. We've eaten rabbit and squril, their both great! We eat everything we shoot, would never hunt 'for sport'. Just discovered your chanel and enjoy your videos man, thanks!
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TexMex
To be honest that SOB stew sounded like Menudo to me. Though instead of game its pork stomach these days. But Latinos also enjoy Tripas aka intestines, fried or on a flat top with some seasoning, pico and some lime it is amazing
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To be honest that SOB stew sounded like Menudo to me. Though instead of game its pork stomach these days. But Latinos also enjoy Tripas aka intestines, fried or on a flat top with some seasoning, pico and some lime it is amazing
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Loaded
My favorite meal is to fry cottontail rabbit then make a white gravy from the grease. Then put the rabbits in the gravy in a large skillet and top with biscuits and put it in the oven till the biscuits are golden brown.
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My favorite meal is to fry cottontail rabbit then make a white gravy from the grease. Then put the rabbits in the gravy in a large skillet and top with biscuits and put it in the oven till the biscuits are golden brown.
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Corsuwey
Too bad they didn't know about herbology and ethnomycology. Many people would've been able to live off of the grass and mushrooms in between catching game. It also would've staved off rabbit poisoning.
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Too bad they didn't know about herbology and ethnomycology. Many people would've been able to live off of the grass and mushrooms in between catching game. It also would've staved off rabbit poisoning.
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Lala
We still eat fried bread/pan bread/bannock, with lots of butter melted on it. It's so good! I've not had squirrel in ages, but I remember begging Mom to fry up some when Dad went hunting.
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We still eat fried bread/pan bread/bannock, with lots of butter melted on it. It's so good! I've not had squirrel in ages, but I remember begging Mom to fry up some when Dad went hunting.
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Marcus
Honestly, I strongly believe if your Truly Hungry and Youre in an Environment like the American West, Eating certain foods we would consider Odd tday, would probably taste pretty good
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Honestly, I strongly believe if your Truly Hungry and Youre in an Environment like the American West, Eating certain foods we would consider Odd tday, would probably taste pretty good
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roguesquatcher
Funny how everyone avoids mentioning the self transporting food that people have been eating for hundreds of years, and some countries still do. yes, dog was on the menu!
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Funny how everyone avoids mentioning the self transporting food that people have been eating for hundreds of years, and some countries still do. yes, dog was on the menu!
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Loaded
Altoona Kansas is home of The Nut Hut where they specialize in Rocky Mountain Oysters all year long. Not to be confused with The Pizza Hunt who's birthplace is also Kansas.
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Altoona Kansas is home of The Nut Hut where they specialize in Rocky Mountain Oysters all year long. Not to be confused with The Pizza Hunt who's birthplace is also Kansas.
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Matt
I love fried squirrel Grey or red. Raccoons are alright but they take a lot of effort. Usually rendering the fat of then we stewed racoon in barbecue sauce for several hours
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I love fried squirrel Grey or red. Raccoons are alright but they take a lot of effort. Usually rendering the fat of then we stewed racoon in barbecue sauce for several hours
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Gunner
My grandparents live on a cattle farm and when I was visiting they gave me some chicken. Turns out they where rocky mountain oysters. They aren't that bad.
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My grandparents live on a cattle farm and when I was visiting they gave me some chicken. Turns out they where rocky mountain oysters. They aren't that bad.
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Lindsey
Slow simmered beans with pork belly and cornbread with honey! Yee Haw - How bout some more beans Mr. Taggart? FART - I'd say you boys have had enough!
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Slow simmered beans with pork belly and cornbread with honey! Yee Haw - How bout some more beans Mr. Taggart? FART - I'd say you boys have had enough!
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Flac
I always struggles with going vegetarian until I saw this. Thanks Weird History for making the idea of eating meat as disgusting as humanly possible!
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I always struggles with going vegetarian until I saw this. Thanks Weird History for making the idea of eating meat as disgusting as humanly possible!
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Alain
Im thinking that I would have wanted dried beans to comprise half my calories.
Dont go bad if kept dry, tons of protein and fiber.
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Im thinking that I would have wanted dried beans to comprise half my calories.
Dont go bad if kept dry, tons of protein and fiber.
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brianmgrim
I compliment you on coming up with McStink (4: 30. I shall forevermore recall that as I pass by and avoid those yellowed arches.
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I compliment you on coming up with McStink (4: 30. I shall forevermore recall that as I pass by and avoid those yellowed arches.
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