I've always been fascinated in the old west, especially in the food. I even had a chuck wagon I used to tote around and gave presentations about cooking in the old west. I collect Victorian cookbooks, recipes and even collect and use utensils from the period. When in comes down to it, I guess it's everything about the old west that I find fascinating. I've spent a lot of time in the west - it's part of me.
I'm involved in a project now. I've been signed on by the National Park Service - Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historical Site to contemporize the recipe collection of Augusta Kohrs. The collection is hand written, in some cases in old German, and only the ingredients are listed. No nice instructions on how to put it all together and make it edible. That's where I come in, I get to figure it all out and bring these wonderful recipes back to life.
Papa's Cookies is the name of the recipe that started this journey, it's the first recipe in Augusta Kohrs hand written book. It seems fitting that it should be the name of my blog. They are pictured below.
