Food Looked Different in the Wild West
Imagine if you were restricted to a single food for the rest of your days – what would you choose? Now, travel back in time over a century, and you’ll discover that your culinary options would look vastly different, thanks to the evolving tastes and eating habits of yesteryears. The fare enjoyed by the denizens of the Wild West remains a curious chapter in our gastronomic history, often overshadowed by the cuisines of today.
Picture this: boiled mutton, soused calves’ feet, and calves’ heads gracing dinner tables in the mid to late-1800s. These dishes, though peculiar to our modern palates, were standard fare for families of that era. Yet, amidst these culinary curiosities, you’d also find more familiar and appetizing offerings like boiled eggs, omelets, dried fruit, and canned beans.