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Foods and Medicines on the Ranch

Ruth McKinney describes local plant use, foods, and medicines.

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It's What's for Dinner

Betty Shawcroft discusses the foods she ate and the foods she never knew about.

It's What's for Breakfast

Andy Stahlecker describes the weekly breakfast and the many chores at the Medano Ranch—including "just sitting on a horse."

Medicines and Teas

Budge Calkins recalls some of the native plants his grandparents used.

Ruth's Roots and Rootstocks

Ruth McKinney discusses where foods came from and how she came to be!

Moldy Healing

Ruth talks about some of the medicines they used.

Cannning Meat and Gathering Hay

Ruth outlines the process of canning and life on a ranch.

Ranch Party Food

Tad Carpenter talks about food and fun on the ranch.

Chester and Rocky Mountain Oysters

Tad and Tess discuss the wonders of the chuckwagon.

Learning in the Kitchen

Chester Dulaney learns to cook biscuits on the Zapata Ranch.

Many Aquas and the Barbed-wire Encounter

Bob Linger explains how his family stored their water on the range and about a horse that narrowly survives an encounter with barbed-wire.

Bear Injuries and Mountain Lions

Jack Williams' grandpa, Ulysses Herard, meets bears and mountain lions in the wild.

Dandilion Wine and the Flies

Jack's grandpa has company over for a memorable meal.

Keeping Healthy and Making a Living as a Cowboy

Glen Farnham makes a living north of the Sand Dunes.

Images

Home from the Hunt

Ulysses V. Herard with two bucks at his ranch. (zoom)

Herard Corrals

Mr. Herard's corrals and cattle. (zoom)

Gone Fishing

Mr. Herard and cousin Mr. Frances Babey with fish on a line. (zoom)

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