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= //**Welcome to my Journal/Memoir about "The Wild, Wild, West"**// =

__**Journal Entries**__
September 16,1878-Today I learned how to cook. It was my first day on the job. I cooked some biscuits and cake. I also made coffee too. We are running low on food so we might have to stop some place to resupply if at all possible. Stops along the trails are very rare. We will have to conserve our food so we do not run out. If we do, the cowboys will get hungry and they may get sick. I am feeling a little sick myself.

September 17, 1878- Today was my birthday so I made myself some chocolate cake. It was very good! I am glad learned how to cook before my birthday.

September 18, 1878-Today I learned how to brand cattle. I have to press a hot metal plate with the boss's logo into the cattles' hide. This show that the cattle are his.

__**B**____oss__
A boss has to brand his cattle. He presses a hot metal plate on the cattles' hide. This show that theses cattle belong to him.

**__​Cook__**
A cook cooks all of the food for all of the hungry cowboys. The cook has to realy on all of the supplies that they have. If they run out they would have a hard time finding more of what they need to feed the cowboys need. The is also the dentist and the doctor. They also guide the chuckwagon to where it needs to go.

__Basic Sourdough Biscuit Recipe__ __ 2 Cups all-purpose flour 1 Tbsp. sugar 1 Tbsp. baking powder ¾ tsp. salt 2 Cups sourdough starter Shortening __ __Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl; add the sourdough starter then mix to make a firm dough. Once the sourdough starter and dry ingredients are incorporated quit mixing - do not over knead the dough. Use a biscuit cutter of a desired size or pinch off walnut sized pieces of dough and roll into the shape of a ball. Nest the biscuits close to each other in a greased pan and cook in a 400 degree oven for 30 - 35 minutes.__ __Don’t forget to replenish your sourdough starter by adding flour and water equal to the amount removed. For the recipe above two cups of flour and two cups of water would be added the sourdough starter.__ **this picture and recipe was from []** Before chuckwagons were invented, the cowboys had to carry all of their food. There was a lot of it too. There was about 250 pounds of JUST bacon!

__Cowboy__
Dear Cowboy, You better oil me or else I won’t work when you want me to. I will also get stuck when you try to load me with bullets. My hammer won’t work either so I won’t be able to shoot anything when you’re hunting. You won’t be able to get the cattles’ attention when you are trying to heard them all in to a group. This will be a problem because the cattle may escape. I know that i am your most useful tool.

From, Your Winchester ’73 Rifle