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NCWHM Podcast: Chuck Wagon Festival

Cooking on the trail is not a lost art. Trail cooks, Sue Cunningham and her sister, Jean Shepherd Cates carry on the tradition of their father, trail cook Dick Shepherd. Trail cooking requires a knowledge of utilizing various woods and techniques to effectively cook with cast iron Dutch Ovens.

National Cowboy Museum’s Don Reeves and the sisters discuss life on the trail and the psychology of cooking for cowboys.

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