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http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-oldwestrecipes.html Wagon Train Biscuits Ingredients:
If dough is not pliable, add just enough buttermilk to make a soft, puffy, easy-to-roll dough. Round up dough on lightly floured cloth-covered board. Knead lightly 20 to 25 times, about 1 minute. Roll out until 3/4 inch thick. Cut with floured biscuit cutter (you could also use a glass). Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake in a 450 degree oven for about 10 to 12 minutes. Range Riders Stew Ingredients:
BBQ Biscuit Pie Ingredients: 2 Tb Canola oil 1 lb Ground Venison 1 Small onion, diced 3/4 - 1 Cup of your favorite BBQ sauce :) 1 Can Refrigerated, uncooked biscuits 2 C Cheddar cheese Brown ground venison in Canola oil with onion and season to taste. Stir in BBQ sauce until venison is evenly covered or to taste. Grease a 9 x 11 baking dish and line bottom of pan with biscuits. Pour Venison mixture over biscuits. Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top liberally and place in an oven preheated to 350o. Bake until cheese is melted and lightly browned on top. Lazy B Corn Fritters Ingredients:
Cowboy Fry Bread Ingredients:
Heat oil to 350 degrees in a deep fryer, large pot or skillet. Fry dough discs one or two at a time for three to five minutes, depending on size, turning once. Makes about 12 servings. Cowboy Beans Ingredients:
When beans are ready, saute onion, garlic, green chiles and tomatoes in oil in a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add water or stock and ham hock; bring to a boil. Add beans, coriander seed, bay leaf and dried chiles. Continue to boil for 30 minutes, then lower heat, cover and simmer for three to four hours, until beans are tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Chuck Wagon Stew Ingredients:
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Venison or Beef Jerky Jerky is practically indestructible, lasts almost forever and can be used as either a quick main meal or a basis for soups and stews. The word jerky comes from the method in which the meat is removed from the bones. It was jerked away quickly so as to eliminate many of the sinews. Three pounds of fresh meat equals about 1 lb. jerky. Method 1: (Indian style) Hang strips of meat on racks made of willows to dry in the sun or sometimes in the smoke of the campfire for a smoked flavor. Method 2: (pioneer) Rub strips of meat with dry salt and put in a stone crock to "season" for 24 hrs. (use no water) Then remove the strips and hang in sun or smokehouse to dry until very hard. Method 3: Mix together 3 lbs. salt, 5 Tbsp. black pepper and 4 Tbsp. Allspice. Skin one thigh of the animal, muscle by muscle removing all the membranes so that only the raw and moist flesh remains. Best size meat is pieces about 1 foot long 6" wide and 2 or 3 inches thick. Rub the salt spice mixture into the meat. Be sure to cover every bit of the meat's surface. Hang each piece by the small end to dry. If the sun is too hot, hang it in the shade. Never let the meat get wet or even damp, take it inside if it rains. Cover the meat with canvas or cloth to protect it from the dew. This will be at it's best at a month old. Method 4: (Modern Style): Purchase a large beef brisket from your butcher and ask them to slice it very thinly for you. Dip each strip into a bowl of liquid smoke then lay in a large deep dish. Continue to lay each strip until the bottom of the dish is filled. Then sprinkle liberally with garlic salt and lots of pepper. Lay another row of strips on top of the first, in the alternate direction. Continue to dip and season each strip. Marinate for at least 24 hours. Line oven with foil and lay strips directly on the foil very close together and bake at a very low heat for hours or until the strips are very dry. Warning: This will make your house smell of liquid smoke for days. Trail of Tears
Jayden, Alex, Tiffany, Samyah “The Cherokee removal was the cruelest work I ever knew.” In 1838 and 1839 as part of the Andrew Jackson’s removal policy, the Cherokee Indians were forced to give up their lands and to relocate to an area in Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called the journey “The Trail of Tears” because of the terrible things that happened. Many people died during that time from diseases, cold and starvation. They were forced to live in cramped, filthy divisions, and their foods were sold. The Trail of Tears is the most unfortunate reminder of the violence and broken promises that the U.S. government used to force Indians off their own land. The Oregon Trail
By Bea I, Frida, Bea Z The Oregon trail is an important part to our history because it helped pioneers travel west from Independence Missouri to Oregon City or California in covered wagon trains. The wagons were pulled by Oxen or horses and most of the time there was not much space in the wagon, so the pioneers had to walk behind or beside the wagons so that pioneers could keep the things that were needed for survival. The Oregon trail crossed over six different states which include Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon. That’s 2,000 miles long! Pioneers traveled west for many different reasons. One reason was that pioneers were looking for better farm land. Another reason was pioneers were hoping to find gold and become rich. Pioneers had many dangerous challenges along the way. A very common disease was cholera a deadly disease. They could also get run over by the wagon. Colds could also lead to death. Many times people would get exhausted and would have to take a break. It took a very long time to get to get to Oregon City. When white settlers were allowed to go on a wagon train were all wagons were attached and one driver for all wagons but no black were allowed on board. The most wagons allowed is 200 or least is 10. Most pioneers traveled in the spring so it was quite busy in the spring because of else they would be stuck in the snow if they travel later. A lot of people think that native americans were violent. However this hardly happens it is rare. Some native tribes were very helpful to pioneers traveling west. For example some showed where the closest water was. It’s 2,000 miles long and that's long considering pioneers travel by small wagon pulled by horse or oxen to get around. The Oregon Trail was a popular trail and very well known. The Gold Rush
Diego Milord and Alaedin Alsaidi The Gold Rush happened in January, 1849 when a man named James Marshall was building a sawmill and he saw gold. People from all over the world started to come to San francisco, California, hoping to be as lucky as James Marshall. Settlers sold their houses and the Gold Rush brought them and they left everything. They had to cross mountains, rivers and streams. Depending on where they came from, it took a long time. When people mined they got money from the gold. Gold was found in rocks and river beds. When they mined it took a lot of work. They used tools like a shovel, pan, axes and pick. They used a cradle to wash large amounts of gold. People that mined are called prospectors. Even children mined. When there were big amounts of gold left they used a machine called dredges. Another way they mined is called hydraulic mining. That is when they have pipes with strong water pressure that moves the dirt and the rocks to find gold and hopefully get rich. Mining could be dangerous, sometimes people died because rocks would fall on their heads or they would fall down mining holes. Miners past through the chilkoot mountains to get to california. California is close to mexico so people came from mexico. Some people killed other people over gold nuggets. The gold back then was precious to them. Native Americans
Chloe Ramirez & Sofia Lindeman Back in the 1700s and the mid 1800s, the Native Americans, or Indigenous People back then were known as Indians. They were one of the first people to arrive in America. They used all of the parts of one buffalo and made what they had from the buffalo. Here are some of the things that the Native Americans used a buffalo for: food, supplies, decorations, and clothes. Native Americans lived throughout North and South America. In the United States, there were Native Americans all around the world like in Hawaii, Alaska, and the mainland of the United States. In the middle of the country lived the plains Indians, including tribes such as Comanche and Arapaho. Native Americans had different tribes and some of the names of the tribes were Iroquois, Sioux, Navajo, Cherokee, Powhatan, Pequot, Lenni Lenape, Chinook, and Wampanoag. About 300 Sioux Indians were killed. According to the U.S. Bureau, the largest tribal groups in the U.S. are the Cherokee, Navajo, Chippewa (Ojibwa), Apache, Choctaw, Iroquois, Lumbee, Pueblo, and Sioux (Lakota). Native Americans used words that we use now, and I am going to name most of them. Like chia, chili, chocolate, coyote, guacamole, mesquite, peyote, shack, tamale, tomato, abalone, bayou, cannibal, Chinook, manatee, poncho, and potato. 5 Fun-Facts about Native Americans: 1. The Sequoia tree is named in honor of the Cherokee leader Sequoyah, who helped his people develop an alphabet. 2. By the time Christopher Columbus returned to the New World, European diseases had killed over two thirds of Native Americans. 3.American Indians did not receive U.S. citizenship until 1924. 4.The word “barbecue” is from the Arawakan Indian language meaning “framework of sticks”. 5.Even though they were not citizens, over 8,000 Native Americans served during WWI Gold Rush
By John Jones and Justin Sanchez If you didn’t know, In San Francisco, California was a mass movement called the Gold Rush which was in the west and when through 1848 to 1857. The Gold Rush was a very very important part in our history. There was a man named, James Marshell who in 1848 saw the building of a sawmill. This man was the right hand man to John Sutter. The gold rush had more than 300,000 people or more come to the get gold. People barely made money off the gold they found cause they barely found any. While it was James Marshell’s break, he sat right beside the river when something that he saw caught his eye. It was very shiny, GOLD. Then the gold rush made settlers from around the world rich. The gold rush was in many different places like in Canada in a place called Nome, also in San Francisco, California. The California Gold Rush was a real important part in history. The gold rush will inspire so many kids, teens, adults, and elderlys. It might not be the MOST important part in our history of earth but it’s a learning experience, A learning experience for everyone. The Trail Of Tears
Kylie Parker & Kymora Paul On May 26, 1838, president Andrew Jackson was getting complaints from many different countries that the Indians, were getting too much farmland than other countries. So, this is how the trail of tears started, first, came the Indian removal act, an act were president Jackson did not want to upset or disappoint the complaining countries that were saying how the Indians were getting way too much farmland. So president Jackson started removing Indian tribes (specifically, the Cherokee) by forcing them to leave their homes just because of how much farmland they owned! (That probably feels like being forced or kicked out of your house/apartment.) When the Trail of Tears began, U.S. troops rounded up the cherokees and from their traditional lands in southern appalachian held them in camps then forced them to reload the Indian Territory, on present day Oklahoma. After president Jackson kicked the Indian tribes out of their homes, he made them walk (probably barefoot) all the way from Georgia to the west coast, and only the injured and elderly got to ride in the wagons! Everyone else had to walk behind the wagons. But the reason it is called the “ Trail of Tears,” is because of how so many people died along the way from sickness, starvation, and more. After a tribe member dies, a few other tribe members would dig a hole and bury them there and they would keep moving. About 13,000 Cherokee had to be moved between september and November. |
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