A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-29-06 ..... A Visit to The Old West

8-29-06 | JustAmy & MamaBear

[JustAmy]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Cowboy Blues

I yearn for the life that I used to know
When the range was free and wide,
When a man could see where the sunsets go
'Way out past the Great Divide.

Oh I want to mount my old cayuse
And gallop off with a song,
To twirl my rope and to throw the noose
And chase the dogies along.

I long for the roads of yesterday,
For the trails I used to ride,
For the cowboy's life, his yip-oo-ray
As he roamed the countryside.

What's a man to do who rode all day
Through shortgrass and mesquite,
With tractors and plows and a paved-highway
And fenced-in fields of wheat?

My sad heart pines for the prairies still,
I long to follow the trail,
I miss the call of the whippoorwill
And the coyote's lonesome wail.

I want to feel the wind in my face
And to give my horse the word,
To wheel and turn as he sets the pace
And cuts through a longhorn herd.

By Laressa Cox McBurney
Published in Always The Prairie in 1949

Stuffed Diamondback

1 - 3 ft. or longer Diamondback
1 cup dried cornbread cubes
1 tbsp oil
1/2 cup beef stock
1/2 stalk of celery, chopped
1/2 onion,chopped
1 tbsp Jack Daniels whiskey
1 cup molasses
1 cherry tomato

Slice down belly of snake from bottom of jaw to tail with a shallow cut. Gut the snake and throw away internals. Run gutted snake under warm tap water and remove extra blood.

In a mixing bowl, mix cornbread cubes, oil, beef stock, celery and onion. Allow to stand for 10-15 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste.

Roll stuffing into a tube (snake) shape and insert along the inside of snake. Close up skin and sew together with cooking twine in a zig-zag pattern.

In a small mixing bowl, mix Jack Daniels and molasses. Set aside.

Place snake in a casserole dish. Make sure snake does not overlap as uneven cooking will occur.

With a cooking brush, brush snake with Jack Daniels glaze. Pour extra glaze around the snake in the casserole dish.

Place casserole dish into 275 degree oven for an hour and a half or until tender.

Remove casserole dish from oven and prop open snake's mouth. Place cherry tomato in mouth for appearance.

Serve and Enjoy!

Click the cowboy!


Thank you, LouieWolf, for letting
us borrow your "Adios" graphic. :-)

07-01-06 ~ Hall of Fame #16

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[Mama_Bear]

"Ghostriders in the Sky".......I love it! Wonderful addition to the thread - along with the picture of your handsome white steed. Bet he's fast as lightenin'. :-)

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

THIS is how most kitties wear a cowboy hat...

[Mama_Bear]

LOL. Looks like a perfectly good way to wear a hat....quite comfy. ;-)

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning, Amy. I'll belly up to the bar when I get back. Now I have to shake the trail dust off of me and get ready to go do the Tuesday lunch thing with Mom K.

I'll be back later.

[Majie Purple]

Thar they be next t' the side pork platter on yonder table ...

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Thank you! Very cute!

[Majie Purple]

Neat idea!
I'm lovin' the cboys on the fence graphic!

[Mama_Bear]

Oh, my gosh, now there will be a stampede for the donuts! LOL.

I've got run in the other direction and get ready to leave the house for awhile. Maybe you'll leave me ONE, glazed donut, Louie? *smooooch* :-)

TTYL.

[Majie Purple]

So sad...The fence pic showsa broken reel for me...
But nice pic!
& thanks MB for solving the song mystery...
Telling us the Title in a later post.
I can here "Don't Fence Me in" anyway...
via memory.

Am I missing out on an old west shooting game too?
Seems so, given some comments.

[Majie Purple]

Oh just saw the sheriff link in $ 4. It works!
Will go try it now!

[Majie Purple]

Re game: I best stick t' rastlin' up vittles!

[Tennessee_Bob]

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[Majie Purple]

Neat rodeo gif.

[Majie Purple]

Right purdy Howdy thang GeeBee!

[Majie Purple]

Thanks for the compliment dear Meg!

[Majie Purple]

Cute western garbed; song singin kitty, Meg!
Thanks for the ping...

[Majie Purple]

Love those sparkly hearts throughout your "Yeee Haawww!!" post.

[JustAmy]

Howdy, Maj.

You've posted some great graphics this morning.
Thank you for those and thank you for keeping the thread a movin.

[Majie Purple]

Thank ya kindly M B for your # 28 post!

[Majie Purple]

Glad ya like the "purty view..."