Written by Sam’l Arnold and excerpted from Shinin’ Times at The Fort
As the mountain men commonly said, “Meat’s meat, howsomever [sic] what kind, as long as it’s meat!” Learn more about the rather interesting types of meat consumed by fur traders and trappers, mountain men, travelers and American Indians alike during the mid-19th century.
Buffalo Tongue
Considered a holy meat by the Indians, buffalo tongue was thought by many to be the greatest gourmet delicacy of 19th… Read the entire post >
