What Cowboys Ate | Life during the 1800s Cattle Drives

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    Take a step back in time as we take you back to the 1800's and the foods they ate while on the great American cattle drives.
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  • @gracelandone
    @gracelandone ปีที่แล้ว +356

    Thanks, Kent. This is the big picture that backdrops all the other things you and Shannon do. You and your channel have grown with the times which demonstrates the essential character trait of all the cookies before you, creativity. There are many kinds of artistry, and what you do certainly is certainly one of them.

    • @CowboyKentRollins
      @CowboyKentRollins  ปีที่แล้ว +32

      You are very welcome

    • @justifiedlife1595
      @justifiedlife1595 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Well put my friend.

    • @rsgabrys3080
      @rsgabrys3080 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ----------------------- hey Kent ......back then cowboys wanted tobacco in their pockets more importantly their mouths keep em moist n imo probably caught buzz on the damn nicotine..... between water sources they had to conserve their water supplies , if I ever set out to be cowboy I'll have foot of foam n pillow on top between me n saddle happy trails ....

    • @HomerEscobar1
      @HomerEscobar1 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      There is a documentary on the TH-cam here called "the highly exalted" filmed in the early 80's in northern Nevada. Real chuck wagon in action, real buckaroos, good watch if you haven't seen it yet boys

    • @kevintodd8195
      @kevintodd8195 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You're so right it's dead how little kids learn nowadays.

  • @brianshuler6951
    @brianshuler6951 ปีที่แล้ว +811

    I sure don't have the trail cook pedigree you do, but, as a 4th generation Texas rancher, I have cooked in and eaten from iron pots at more than a few meals. I'm just shy of 70 now and this video has me remembering the stories from Grand Daddy and my Pop. Thank you for what you do.

    • @issac82983
      @issac82983 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Wish you the best sir God bless

    • @jamjar5716
      @jamjar5716 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Brian, you must have some stories to tell! I hope your children and grandchildren have heard them all!

    • @frankgonzales2462
      @frankgonzales2462 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Great video kent!! I truly enjoyed it, it's very informative to the folks that haven't experienced your way of cooking and never been around it!! Thanks again Kent and Shannon, lord bless you both and be safe!!🙏🙏

    • @kennethbealljr1062
      @kennethbealljr1062 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Brian.....write down or record some of the times you have had or the stories you have heard for future generations. They won't get it anywhere else. Our way of life is we grew up with is slowing going away sadly.

    • @txgunman1829
      @txgunman1829 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      My father was raised on a ranch and he makes a mean campfire breakfast. Coffee, bacon, and scramble eggs.

  • @olbuddy5251
    @olbuddy5251 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I'm a US History teacher, 11th grade. Always enjoyed teaching the western expansion unit and telling my students about the cattle drives. You sir are a fantastic story teller. I look forward to sharing this video with my class.

  • @1murder99
    @1murder99 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    My grandmother crossed the Red River north of Quanah in 1890. They built a half dugout in what was then Greer County, Texas now it is 2 miles southwest of Gould, Oklahoma. The next thing they did was dig a well that was 81 feet deep with a hand auger. I would say they were pioneers.

    • @Last_Chance.
      @Last_Chance. ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh yeah.. well my grandma had to walk to school uphill both ways in the snow with no shoes on.

    • @therealloganyt237
      @therealloganyt237 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Last_Chance. jae2b3cw)japs

    • @patriciaholloway
      @patriciaholloway ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's a great piece of family history. Thanks for sharing.

    • @joannaedwards6325
      @joannaedwards6325 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      1murder99
      You come from good stock. You must be proud.

    • @1murder99
      @1murder99 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@joannaedwards6325 I am.

  • @umbertopucci1696
    @umbertopucci1696 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    You’re a hell of a storyteller, Kent! As a history buff, its hard to find this kind of genuine color anywhere. Thanks for sharing.

  • @JamesMilliganJr
    @JamesMilliganJr ปีที่แล้ว +107

    I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this. It's a privilege and honor to be able to watch this. You have so much to offer and to keep the American spirit forever renewed!

    • @scottmeyer4354
      @scottmeyer4354 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Very well said. I've loved all the cooking videos, but this tops them all. It was very moving and nostalgic. Thank you Kent.

  • @lucyflorey9152
    @lucyflorey9152 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    As a young girl until I was a married women, my sister and I herded and moved beef cattle for our families. We trained our own horses.
    That was not really easy.
    I can't imagine what these men went through. I've cooked out on the ground many times but not under those conditions.
    One has to respect and admire the men who rode these trails.

    • @CowboyKentRollins
      @CowboyKentRollins  ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Thanks Lucy for watching

    • @macpduff2119
      @macpduff2119 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Those men were our ancestors - Blessings be upon them.

    • @GS-rw9og
      @GS-rw9og ปีที่แล้ว +2

      amen@@macpduff2119

    • @garyfrancis6193
      @garyfrancis6193 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nowadays it’s not fashionable for women to admire men for anything. But come a war they expect men to suit up and go and defend them. Women don’t sesrve any compassion nor respect.

    • @lucyflorey9152
      @lucyflorey9152 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@garyfrancis6193 You don't know what women endure.
      You couldn't make it through childbirth. Lol
      Besides I was married for 36 years to a man with PTSD and suffering at the same time with agent orange complications. I worked rwo jobs and raised two strong sons one of which is a Marine like his dad. The other is a brilliant tech guy.
      Women accomplish immensely MORE than men.

  • @Bastiatlover
    @Bastiatlover ปีที่แล้ว +240

    How can you not love this guy. Down to earth, sincere, authentic. I could listen to you all day Mr Rollins. Thank you.

    • @just_kos99
      @just_kos99 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This may be a bit off-topic, but one thing I love is that Kent's a real Christian. I was raised Atheist, but I fully respect those who truly practice what they believe, and he does. He's kind to all, doesn't matter. That's important.

    • @lylecoglianese1645
      @lylecoglianese1645 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@just_kos99, kindness & sincerity doesn't depend on religion - just from the heart. Common sense and good morals is what matters. Believe in God or not - matters not, just continue doing right. 🤔

    • @laurapaquette4485
      @laurapaquette4485 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely

    • @sandyfreyman3501
      @sandyfreyman3501 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lylecoglianese1645 it .matters o it matters to respect our creator .

    • @lylecoglianese1645
      @lylecoglianese1645 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sandyfreyman3501, a REAL Christian would be more understanding and more acceptable of others opinions. Not everyone believes in the same things. Have a blessed day. 🤗

  • @Warpath86x0
    @Warpath86x0 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    I'm homeless and sometimes I don't have the best of days. But when I watch a Cowboy Kent video it always cheers me up and also makes me super hungry. Thanks Kent and Shan because you guys are amazing.

    • @CowboyKentRollins
      @CowboyKentRollins  ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Stay strong Michael, we thank you for watching

    • @jimmyjohnson7041
      @jimmyjohnson7041 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yah right.....your homeless........and online. Ok That bridge must have great reception !

    • @Warpath86x0
      @Warpath86x0 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@jimmyjohnson7041 I have a phone with service but thanks for showing you're ignorance believing every homeless person lives under a bridge.

    • @barbaradyson6951
      @barbaradyson6951 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@jimmyjohnson7041 how can you be so thoughtless. America best country in the world I DON'T THINK SO. THE WAY it treats it's workers is akin to modern day slavery.
      Why shouldn't he have access to everyday life.

    • @barbaradyson6951
      @barbaradyson6951 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mr Michael Milwood. Try finding a comedian called Dave Allen he will keep you laughing.

  • @deborahmcsweeney3349
    @deborahmcsweeney3349 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    My great grandpa Avery ran away from home at 16 to help run cattle to Montana. By 18 he had his own horse heard and decided to run them from Montana to Arizona. He told us he never saw a single fence on that trip! Unbelievable to imagine that! Loved the stories!

    • @davidbuben3262
      @davidbuben3262 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And we all are still loving hearing them from you. Thanks for sharing.

    • @russellh8702
      @russellh8702 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I’m from Los Angeles and I’ve got pictures and journals from my great grandparents about the travels from Missouri to SoCal in 1910.

    • @estebanantonio15
      @estebanantonio15 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Please share some details. I'm a 3rd gen angeleno. My great-grandmother arrived in Los Angeles in the 1920s escaping the Mexican revolution. Would love to hear some of those stories

    • @55mblindy
      @55mblindy ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thankz for sharing 😊

  • @3henry214
    @3henry214 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Dang... I wish I had you as my history teacher back in high school. I didn't become interested/curious about American history until very late in life due to the boring way it was presented in the classroom. I love these videos!!!! , please keep them coming because if you don't tell the stories, they will blow away with the winds of time.

    • @RickW-HGWT
      @RickW-HGWT ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Weird History, Nutty History and Mark Felton all on TH-cam are interesting brief history stories that you might find interesting.

  • @michaelk137
    @michaelk137 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Thanks Kent for keeping the history alive! Love your channel

  • @KU9L
    @KU9L ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Mmmmm. When I was born on the family farm in 1961 there were 4 generations living and working on it. At age 5 I was gathering eggs with my great grandma, I thought she was watching me to ensure I was safe, but I found out later that I was watching her as she was a recovering cancer patient. She continued to gather those eggs, work in the gardens, and wash all of the butchering equipment until I was age 12 when she suddenly passed away, happy as a lark just moments before. The family farm is just a memory now, but all of those values are instilled into me and I get pretty choked up when I watch videos like yours because even being raised as a sodbuster on a small family farm life was quite the struggle at times. Many of our cousins lived in a similar setup, some of them hauled their horse trailers hundreds of miles away to hire themselves out to locate and recover lost cattle & livestock. We had huge family get-togethers at holidays and all of those farmhouses had huge kitchens to feed large families, we enjoyed many of the same dishes you mentioned plus all of the fresh vegetables picked on the 3-4 acre gardens. It is my personal observation that what killed the family farm was the processed food with preservatives and artificial ingredients that brought cancer, diabetes, and heart attacks not a problem before that. Shortcuts in the kitchen brought to us by Monsanto were not the friend we needed in cooking. I said too much. Cheers, and keep up those traditional values! -Dave

    • @CowboyKentRollins
      @CowboyKentRollins  ปีที่แล้ว

      Great people and great place with great values

    • @shanasmith4176
      @shanasmith4176 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes sir I agree with everything you said.
      I was raised on a farm with fresh grown vegetables from our gardens.
      I was raised with manners and to have respect for your elders and parents. I raised my son the sameway. I sure do miss all my family in Heaven but Ive got my precious precious memories. Blessins to you Sir

  • @davidduma7615
    @davidduma7615 ปีที่แล้ว +576

    Kent, you just taught more history than a kid gets in a semester of school nowadays.

    • @mickieb910
      @mickieb910 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That’s horrible

    • @Paperbutton9
      @Paperbutton9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      we live in a society....

    • @Sep141
      @Sep141 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      depends on the school. if you send your kids to public school dont get your hopes up

    • @mh73020
      @mh73020 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Amen you said a mouthful!!

    • @chrisnnh
      @chrisnnh ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Sep141 Public Schools belongs to us. You. What can you do to make it better? I serve on two guidance council committees, one State and one Community Council. What are you doing?

  • @Ober447
    @Ober447 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    My grandfather was a cook in lumber camps in the early 1900s in eastern Canada. They took in the potatos and onions in the fall and stored them under the cook shack where they wouldn't freeze before the men got there in early winter. Love your stories Kent, they bring back warm memories of a times past.

  • @jaydan9963
    @jaydan9963 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I had the privilege of herding cattle with my Grandpa, Dad and Uncle on the Dupont ranch in the Beartooth Mts. WY in my summers during school. This video sure brings me back to those good old days , i'm 53 now. Thank you Cowboy Kent Rollins, for the history and good cooking !

  • @samrackham4774
    @samrackham4774 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Good evening from England Kent. I use so many of you’re recipes but 2 weeks of my working month, I meal prep you’re cowboy chilli recipe. Can’t get enough of it. Never gets boring 😍 hope you and the family are well my friend

  • @timhopper389
    @timhopper389 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Only a real cook could understand how much work is involved in preparing 3 meals a day. I do it for my wife and I, Im 73 years old and its a chore Im tellin ya!! Thanks Kent for keepin it real.

    • @pattiday431
      @pattiday431 ปีที่แล้ว

      How did you learn to cook? What foods do you typically prepare?

  • @parkerb1970
    @parkerb1970 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Kent Rollins the goat of country folk

  • @bloodtrail2351
    @bloodtrail2351 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Kent, I can skin a buck and run a trout line, but it's fellas like you that make me proud to be an American. If we could only teach the kids nowadays, what they are missing and from where they really come. Bless you sir.

    • @CowboyKentRollins
      @CowboyKentRollins  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks and God bless you as well

    • @unclemonster48
      @unclemonster48 ปีที่แล้ว

      More things crumble in our society Iam a country boy that WILL SURVIVE!

    • @Heyhowareya97
      @Heyhowareya97 ปีที่แล้ว

      He’s the real deal for sure, I’m a 25 year old from Michigan, grew up fishing all the time and learned from my grandfather how to live off the land, unfortunately he passed when I was 13 and I shot my first Deer after he was gone because he always told me he’d get me out in the woods for season but the year he was gonna take me was when the cancer took him from me, when I shot that buck I felt him put his hand on my shoulder believe it or not, anyways moral of the story is I miss the shit out of that man and cowboy Kent reminds me of him.

    • @RavenWolfDrum69
      @RavenWolfDrum69 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤amen yes ❤sir

  • @Rascal77s
    @Rascal77s ปีที่แล้ว +92

    I miss the old days when there were a few thousand subscribers on this channel and Kent used to chat in comments. But I'm also really happy to see the success the channel has had. We need traditions and the wholesome values of this channel today more than ever.

    • @randy-9842
      @randy-9842 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me too, Rascal. With a subscriber list of almost two and a quarter million, he's done very well and I cannot imagine him reading most of them, let alone responding. It was mighty nice to make a connection though!

    • @insideoutsideupsidedown2218
      @insideoutsideupsidedown2218 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      If you are able to catch him while he is on, he will comment back to you.
      Edit:⬇️

    • @CowboyKentRollins
      @CowboyKentRollins  ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @Rascal77s, we try everyday to get to the comments and it is a full time job, we appreciate all our fans, to us they are family. We thank you so much for watching

    • @Rascal77s
      @Rascal77s ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@CowboyKentRollins I know how busy you are brother and I'm truely happy for your success. Thank you for the reply, it's a treat 🍻

    • @randy-9842
      @randy-9842 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Rascal77s Amen Rascal77s. Kent and Shan are truly Salt of the Earth. I don't know how he manages to keep up with it all.
      Thanks, again and as always to Kent and Shan.

  • @mikeweaver5399
    @mikeweaver5399 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thank you for preserving the chuck wagon and the trail cook, I appreciate what you and Shan do. You’re a true blessing to the world. When I watch your videos I am always mesmerized, Ilove the history and the life style. Your love for dogs, loyalty to the flag and America. You and Shan are blessed as well as a blessing. Love you guys and what you do, keep up the good work.🙏🏻

  • @TheHillbillygeek
    @TheHillbillygeek ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I don’t comment often. But this was great. I’ve spent my life taking in knowledge from the cowboy days, filtering out the not so good and applying the good to my own life and preaching it to others. I’ve also spent my life learning the art of food. To bring them both together is amazing. Thank you, sir.

  • @cwcobo
    @cwcobo ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You're a national treasure Kent and will never be replaced. Nevertheless, I'm hoping there are some young upstarts to carry on your work whenever you decide to park the chuck wagon for good.

  • @brentrobinson6956
    @brentrobinson6956 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    If I could put ten thousand thumbs up to this video I surely would . . Great lesson from a Great story teller ! !

  • @darykinnaman2319
    @darykinnaman2319 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I can imagine what a hard life it was to be a Cowboy, bet they thought about the meal waiting for them at the end of the day. That is real Americana, and today's restaurant menus include many items from your trail food. Kent you really tell a good story, that is part of American history I hope never gets forgotten.

    • @CowboyKentRollins
      @CowboyKentRollins  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm sure theme fellers were ready for whatever old cookie had cooked up

  • @kridder6268
    @kridder6268 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This was excellent and very informative. I can’t put into words what the cowboys and wranglers meant to America back then and how the tradition continues on today. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and knowledge with us.

    • @MiguelGarcia-vj7oo
      @MiguelGarcia-vj7oo ปีที่แล้ว

      back then being a cowboy was not as respected or as romanized as it is today....... It was socially and culturally equated as being a janitor or Trash Guy.......... a hard job nobody could physically do or wanted to do.... that's why newly freed slaves and fresh European immigrants took the job........ I'm sure lifestyle/ trade origins of cattle round up being a Spanish tradition didn't view well in Anglo-Saxon America......

  • @guymorris6596
    @guymorris6596 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    My Ashworth ancestors here in Texas drove their cattle herds mainly along the Chisholm Trail. They owned the second and third cattle brands registered in Angelina County, Texas. I salute them for the hardships they went through as cattle ranchers.

    • @kathmandu1575
      @kathmandu1575 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tough hombres, that's for sure. Not big complainers I imagine.

  • @johnchlanda5772
    @johnchlanda5772 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I think most every young teen should experience an old fashioned cattle drive. Even just to ride and take care of their horse.

  • @andredeslauriers4633
    @andredeslauriers4633 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    There are so many cooking youtube channels these days. Very few showcase heritage, tradition and love. This is the a highly pure gem of a cooking channel that honors heritage, does not give into fads and spreads the love. It's so great to see maintenance of tradition in this world.

  • @martykitson3442
    @martykitson3442 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I grew up on rather smaller ranches in Colorado, fond memories of working cattle on the forest service permits all of the ranches would get together and meet at a designated holding area in the wee hours of the morning round up everything in that area, brand calves check health, do any doctoring needed, we were close enough to home we didn't camp but oh that lunch all the wives would show up about noon with their best potluck yummy!!!! Some years ago a big corporation came in and bought out all the ranches and permits so I guess that's a thing of the past now but I'll always remember my dad ribbing me about riding hold on the far side of the herd chatting up the girl from the ranch in the other school district 😁

  • @vanessajazp6341
    @vanessajazp6341 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Who else here is thinking about that infamous scene in Blazing Saddles, where they're sitting around the campfire eating beans?

  • @UNDERWOODTRUTH
    @UNDERWOODTRUTH ปีที่แล้ว +5

    🤠👍I would like to travel back to the year 1800, I would never come back.

    • @bombsawaylemay770
      @bombsawaylemay770 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The way things are going, I'd be right behind you.

    • @UNDERWOODTRUTH
      @UNDERWOODTRUTH ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bombsawaylemay770 You got that right 👍🥂✨✨✨✨

  • @markcallan8268
    @markcallan8268 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Good story telling and true. I grow up around cows and horses. Cowboyed full time for 15 years. You just brought a tear to my eye. Thanks

  • @willydoitbettydont9100
    @willydoitbettydont9100 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Thanks for sharing actual History and explaining some of the culture that was back then. Keep the Faith and God Bless you both.

  • @davidkimmel4216
    @davidkimmel4216 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    An uncle was on the last drive from Cheyenne to Chicago. Remember parts of his stories. We didn’t write them down or record them. We are so so sad that we really really screwed up. He lived in the Crazy Creek area of Wyoming. He was so bow legged that a hog could run between his legs. Wonderful Man. His word was as good as Gold. What a wonderful Man and a true rancher. We really screwed up. Thank You Kent. 👍😊

  • @chadorico2480
    @chadorico2480 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    That ending are words to live by! Great history lesson on how the cowboys ate on the trail during their big pushes! Love it, keep it coming and God bless!

  • @JBSmoke1
    @JBSmoke1 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Kent, this is a history that needs to kept alive. Cowboys are still here and need to be acknowledged. I'm glad you're here to keep this in the present.

  • @NISSANZ33
    @NISSANZ33 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Ive been hoping youd do a series on authentic historical recipes. Including the ones that may not be particularly appetizing to todays standards, but were staples of the time

  • @lisawoods405
    @lisawoods405 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Loved this…. A lot of people have no clue how life on the ranch is….

    • @dpo1960
      @dpo1960 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yea I’m one of them. My whole life I have wanted to live that life and now I’m 62 years old living in a suburb of Chicago wondering if I can do it when I retire In the next few years. Never to late to dream!

    • @kathmandu1575
      @kathmandu1575 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dpo1960 GTFO of Chicago - I know the place as well. You'll never regret it. The 1st step is always the hardest. Good luck.

    • @zachbalko90
      @zachbalko90 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed. Alot of people don't know how plumbing works either

  • @dieselhead7961
    @dieselhead7961 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I love your cooking videos but I really love your western history videos. So few people know about these topics and I hope you continue to make them.

  • @williammount6496
    @williammount6496 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love You Videos

  • @suzanneroberge494
    @suzanneroberge494 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks, I learned a lot. Made me think about watching "Lonesome Dove". Some of the best scenes in that film are the cattle drive scenes.

    • @suzanneroberge494
      @suzanneroberge494 ปีที่แล้ว

      @J.P. Ball PharmD For sure!😁 I think I need to pull that dvd again, such an excellent mini series. Couldn't warm up to Claire though, no matter how many times I've watched it. And Blue Dog was actually pretty intimidating. I was surprised when I found out who played him because I'd only seen him play pretty decent characters. Great casting.

    • @d.r.1091
      @d.r.1091 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The "Goodnight" trail you see when it shows the graph of the trails in the video is the trail they took in the first Lonesome Dove movie. Gus' character was based on Charles Goodnight

    • @suzanneroberge494
      @suzanneroberge494 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@d.r.1091 I thought it looked like at least part of the trail Kent described was the same as in Lonesome Dove. Thank you for telling me.

  • @txgunman1829
    @txgunman1829 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My father grew up on a ranch here in Texas around sisterdale, and we had stables at my earliest childhood home. Coffee, bacon, beans, sausage, and tortillas are the staple for South Texas cowboys. Brisket is for special weekends or the holidays, along with peach cobbler and pecan pie. Throw in some pork or venison occasionally that you get with your saddle rifle.

    • @patriciaholloway
      @patriciaholloway ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Good Lord, you're making me hungry and I've had my dinner 😂 But it was meager compared to what you're describing, lol

  • @chadbroski5489
    @chadbroski5489 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    You're the best Kent!!! I love learning more and more about 1800's western cuisine because of you!

    • @CowboyKentRollins
      @CowboyKentRollins  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Thanks so much

    • @TrueEnglishMan01
      @TrueEnglishMan01 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@CowboyKentRollins I’m a fan of yours but what you said at the start of this video was disappointing. You said the West was largely “unsettled” just after the Civil War before people from the East & South moved there.
      This is patently false as there were hundreds of thousands of Native Americans already settled in the West, some of whom had been there for thousands of years (others had been forcefully resettled by the US government, e.g. to Oklahoma).
      Why would you omit this fact? It does no good to anyone to indulge in revisionist historical narratives.

    • @FGN666
      @FGN666 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TrueEnglishMan01 this "kent" is just another #scaredwhitegirl 🤡 .

    • @selfproclaimednobody4614
      @selfproclaimednobody4614 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TrueEnglishMan01 the Indians weren't "settled" they lived around according to seasons. They weren't farmers, they were hunter gatherers. He's talking about the people that planted roots and stayed to build families and farm the land. I'm pretty damn sure he knows all about that. It was just a quick history lesson from that perspective.

  • @nickstewart3295
    @nickstewart3295 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I thank you Kent for everything you do sir, watchin your videos have given me a good feelin of home while I'm overseas.

  • @timpete78
    @timpete78 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You're awesome, sir. Thank you for keeping traditions alive and keeping these hungry men well-fed.

  • @latinamexical4405
    @latinamexical4405 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That was wonderful! Thank you for that history. You are the ‘old west’ personified. Blessings!

  • @aemiliadelroba4022
    @aemiliadelroba4022 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love ❤️ the old Wild West !
    Hard working but free , fresh air , riding to sunset 🌅.
    ❤❤❤❤

  • @cletenorris3558
    @cletenorris3558 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Grew up in Oklahoma…retired from the military as a fighter pilot…My 90 year-old mother lives next to the Chisholm Trail park in Yukon Oklahoma… You sir are a national treasure!

    • @mickieb910
      @mickieb910 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for your service!!!

    • @cletenorris3558
      @cletenorris3558 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mickieb910 thank you for your support

    • @longwindingroad
      @longwindingroad ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cletenorris3558 thank you for thanking him for his support.

  • @gregorydryden7865
    @gregorydryden7865 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    God bless you brother, you carried on the heritage of your cowboy predecessors, and the spirit of the cowboy lives in the hearts of many today.

  • @jvleasure
    @jvleasure ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Might show this to my first period US history class tomorrow. We're 2 chapters past the expansion, but this was good stuff, Kent.

  • @panpiper
    @panpiper ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for keeping our history alive.

  • @kevinsmith1513
    @kevinsmith1513 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    We enjoyed the history lesson. If you could interview some younger trail cooks, hearing their perspective along with their favorite techniques and recipes would be interesting.

  • @nomadmac2001
    @nomadmac2001 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've been watching you for years and I know my family was happy I did cause I'm the main cook. But after watching this, I realized something. I've done multiple tours for our great country and your videos take me to my happy place. I don't need VA meds if I'm able to watch your channel. Thank you to you and Shannon for all you do. Be blessed. God Bless America.

  • @richardburguillos3118
    @richardburguillos3118 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Truly special. Honored you shared the history with us and how it was done and is done now. Good cook, good food, hard days work, and the fellowship of the trail makes it all that more special. Thanks to the cowboys and the cooks that make this all possible.

  • @onelovemon1784
    @onelovemon1784 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Life would be better if I could eat the food cooked by Kent

  • @emergingloki
    @emergingloki ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hello Kent, from Somerset, England.
    I've been enjoying your content for some time now. Whilst I obviously enjoy the cookery, I especially enjoy these episodes where you look at something different; the lifestyle, the history and what it really means to you, are a special treat. This one in particular.
    Thank you.

  • @jonleonguerrero
    @jonleonguerrero ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you Kent! Your channel is great and I sure appreciate all the hard work you do and the stories you tell.

  • @aaronlopez492
    @aaronlopez492 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Sir, you are an excellent storyteller. Great cadence and timing. Thank you.

  • @RodCornholio
    @RodCornholio ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Outstanding content. Makes this channel earn something from _The Best of TH-cam Awards_ (someone make that, please).

  • @wauliepalnuts6134
    @wauliepalnuts6134 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    What a great insight into the settlers that helped build this great country. They literally risked it all and took a chance and we all owe them for it.

  • @melissastreeter22
    @melissastreeter22 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    DagGONE, what a great, fascinating, fun ride! Woke at 2 a.m.ready for wunna them breakfasts!

  • @comiketiger
    @comiketiger ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fascinating video! I really enjoyed this. I thank you for your sharing this with us. This is the kind of thing that captivated me from the beginning. The quick stories , outdoor down home recipes and cooks. And our wonderful flag.
    God bless all here.

  • @richardthornhill4630
    @richardthornhill4630 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Good concise history lesson without the difficulties, trail dust, or freezing rain. Thanks Kent.

  • @charlesprice7790
    @charlesprice7790 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love the history lesson along with how it still applies to today. Keep up the great work.

  • @randycarpenter2914
    @randycarpenter2914 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That was a time when men were men. They might of been afraid but courage moved them on. I am sad that what I see today is such a cowardly bunch of people that words hurt them. God bless the nation and our men of good courage. We need more like you that talk about our history even when it's an ugly part. Christ is the way and life.

    • @johnengland8619
      @johnengland8619 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you give me one reason to believe that last line? 1st peter 315

  • @pulledtrigger
    @pulledtrigger ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This channel has motivated me to start cooking again after buying food outdoors for so long, I'm now enjoying my canned corned beef and canned vegetables with rice that sat in the shelf for so long as I enjoy classic history feeling like a cowboy in the city. Thank you Mr.Rollins

  • @dwaynewladyka577
    @dwaynewladyka577 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What a fascinating history of how farmers and ranchers lived in early America. Cheers, Kent and Shannon! ✌️

  • @mrs.g.9816
    @mrs.g.9816 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great history lesson! America's West has been built and run on all the hard dangerous work of cowboys.
    I imagine the cook's satisfaction after all his hard work when he saw the cowboys enjoy the meals he prepared.

  • @mommared6713
    @mommared6713 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love yalls cooking videos but I think I even love the cowboy story time even more. Thank you both and God bless!

  • @frankmarullo228
    @frankmarullo228 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this one Kent !! I wish you would put more videos like this one the old time pictures made it AWESOME my friend. THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA....

  • @cedaroakfarm8596
    @cedaroakfarm8596 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Once again, you and Shannon open the portal to our country's history of the old west. I could not stop watching. With a heartfelt thank you, this means so much to those of us that love this country and the people who made and make it the greatest in the world.

    • @cedaroakfarm8596
      @cedaroakfarm8596 ปีที่แล้ว

      for those on this string, the telegram text message is not from Kent or Shannon but is a hacker. They know and are working with TH-cam to get it off. and stop it in the future,

  • @stevemeloccaro891
    @stevemeloccaro891 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hope you enjoyed it !! man that was by FAR the most informative & entertaining thing i've seen in a LONG time, God bless

  • @jackienoel2864
    @jackienoel2864 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love these videos Kent! Thank you and Shan for sending them to us!! My dad was a cowboy. My mom a Cherokee!!

  • @kerryrobinson9947
    @kerryrobinson9947 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Youth today have no concept of sacrifice. Our western pioneers lived off the land NOT IN FRONT OF A COMPUTER SCREEN! 🔥🤠

  • @brianhonaker
    @brianhonaker ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think this is my favorite video you have ever done. I know you tell us all the time how you feed them cowboys, but actually talking about how you do it today vs yesterday is exactly what I've been wondering about for years. I think I had decided that you had a setup for TH-cam in a field somewhere. Glad to know old boys are still out there feeding old boys the old way.

    • @CowboyKentRollins
      @CowboyKentRollins  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A part of my heritage that i will never quit

  • @stevenwiederholt7000
    @stevenwiederholt7000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The thing people need to understand is, it (The Old West) Was Not All That Long Ago! My Granny Stein (a woman who did not suffer fools well..or for long) 1862-1958.

  • @genewileyopa
    @genewileyopa ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you very much. Always enjoy western History.

  • @ArizonaGhostriders
    @ArizonaGhostriders ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome history, Ken.

  • @diegomosquera21
    @diegomosquera21 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Kent, I'm from Argentina (South America) and I love that kind of American history. Thank you for sharing your recipes, experiences and a bit of history too!

  • @shelivesforjesus2353
    @shelivesforjesus2353 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kent…I wish my father and mom had lived long enough to see your shows…they loved Wagon Train and other Westerns…I grew up watching them ,too.May God Bless You and keep you safe.

    • @CowboyKentRollins
      @CowboyKentRollins  ปีที่แล้ว

      Would have loved to have met them, God bless you as well

  • @abrahamthunder32
    @abrahamthunder32 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    love you guys cowboy Kent. This day and age when its undesirable to show patriotism and love of God and old values its so amazing and encouraging to see you give your respect and display your dedication to your Lord, family, ancestors and culture. I love to cook and you spark pride in my southern culture. Keep it up.

  • @laurapaquette4485
    @laurapaquette4485 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome! The more you know, right. So interesting. Make another video on cowboy’s lives🇱🇷 Thank you

  • @gregorydryden7865
    @gregorydryden7865 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    God bless you Kent, you are a walking museum and treasure that bridges us to the cowboy spirit of years past!

  • @captainmother1268
    @captainmother1268 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, enjoyed the history - especially since we just watched Engels Coach Shop (here on TH-cam) building a chuck wagon. Thanks!

  • @BassAckwards2020
    @BassAckwards2020 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Today's youth really needs to hear this. Thank you Mr. Kent

  • @johnwalkinshaw3991
    @johnwalkinshaw3991 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here in Ft. Worth there is a place called Pendreys Mexican Chili supply. They use to be on Belknap near downtown. It’s reported they supplied all the spices for the trail drive cooks on many a cattle drive. Way back to post Civil War drives. Now it’s all packed in vacuum sealed bags and 100’s of options by spice and size. Original place smelled so strong from all the odors in the wood flooring and wall. Spices use to be point and tell how much you needed. Not the same experience but still worth a visit. Don’t go to the one in Arlington with a similar name. They won’t understand cowboy, you’re not woke enough

  • @wrennieweir6488
    @wrennieweir6488 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This video is AWESOME! GOD bless our great country and both of you Kent & Shannon! 🙏🏻🇺🇸

  • @ronaldyoungberg9933
    @ronaldyoungberg9933 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    EXACTLY I agree with everything that you said.
    Especially the history and significant.

  • @urbancornbread5500
    @urbancornbread5500 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Mr Kent, you always make me proud of my humble, country, family farmin upbringing! Thank you sir for bringing this to TH-cam for all the world to see

  • @OldCowboy450
    @OldCowboy450 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man I love God, Country, Cowboys and oh yeah great grub! Open fire cook'n and lots of stout coffee. Thanks for keep'n it alive!

  • @joeponder9668
    @joeponder9668 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Always made we wonder through the 100’s of years, what things have been lost and forgotten by not having story time. Imagine all we would know, if all of our grandparents/great grandparents told us of of there grandparents/great grandparents’s story’s and we remembered to tell them on….

  • @doublestarships646
    @doublestarships646 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I can listen to this amazing human being talk all day. This channel is a blessing. That core American spirit resides here. It's both pure and good. God bless you sir.

    • @bonniepwtf
      @bonniepwtf ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Truly a blessing.

  • @ronaldcole7415
    @ronaldcole7415 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well, not exactly. Those lands were in fact settled. Just not by non-natives. Also, most actual cattle driving cowboys were black, not white.

  • @tomchristensen8619
    @tomchristensen8619 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic! I've LOVED all your wonderful videos for years - but thins one really takes the top price! Love the history! Thank you!
    OK, I really loved when you beat Bobby! But this made my heart feel even better!

    • @CowboyKentRollins
      @CowboyKentRollins  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching Tom, we appreciate you taking time to do so

  • @deejaytrizay
    @deejaytrizay ปีที่แล้ว +1

    By Golly, By Crocky. This is tougher'n a leather boot at the bottom of a lake. It makes me think of jerky n' cans of beans makin' ya feel all warm n hearty on the cold trail on a cold winter night. Ol' rustic chili with hearty beans cooked in an ol' cast iron. Spittin' dip and drankin' whiskey by the bottle. yeeehawwww.

  • @Socoolral
    @Socoolral ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sir,
    It would be nice if you put this in a book about your experiences and your life. Maybe some of what today’s cowboys are doing. Pretty much anything that has to do with ranching, farms, cowboys. I feel this is really important because it’s a breed that shouldn’t die out. Stay healthy and safe inside your body 😉🤙🏼

  • @MarkMunro-s5r
    @MarkMunro-s5r ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ( You boys have had enough beans) (Slim Pickens.)❤❤❤. Let It rip.

  • @rickyprince7281
    @rickyprince7281 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't thank you and Shannon enough for sharing your wisdom and recipes with us today!!