Our 1840 Texas Heirloom Kitchen Pepper was widely used in the early days of westward expansion and was a commonly used seasoning during the American Civil War. This seasoning contains no salt, as most people salted their foods to taste. Our 1840 Texas Heirloom Kitchen Pepper will offer a true flavor of foods during the time period of the 1840’s. …
1850's Original Texas Chili Seasoning (Hot). Chili was originally referred to as “a bowl of Texas Red.” This heirloom seasoning allows you cook a traditional bowl of chili, just like the early Texans ate. San Antonio is the birthplace of chili and Texas Red was quickly adopted as a staple food. The frontier army immediately added chili as a favorite…
1850’s Original Texas Chili Seasoning (Medium). Chili was originally referred to as “a bowl of Texas Red.” Use this heirloom seasoning to cook a traditional bowl of chili, just like the early Texans ate. San Antonio is the birthplace of chili and locals quickly adopted Texas Red as a staple food. The frontier army immediately added chili as a favorite…
1850’s Original Texas Chili Seasoning (Medium). Chili was originally referred to as “a bowl of Texas Red.” Use this heirloom seasoning to cook a traditional bowl of chili, just like the early Texans ate. San Antonio is the birthplace of chili and the locals quickly adopted Texas Red as a staple food. The frontier army immediately added chili as a…
1865 Traditional Texas Taco Meat (Al Carbon) Seasoning. What we think of as tacos, today, have their roots in early Spanish/Mexican cooking from several centuries ago. Our recipe is for a vintage seasoning used in tacos. Ground meat was not used. Finely diced meats were prepared for this dish. Meats varied from beef, pork, and chicken to domesticated livestock and…
Heirloom 1870 Chisholm Trail Cowboy Steak Seasoning: Cooks of the Texas cattle drives created a variety of seasonings to prepare steaks. Our heirloom steak seasoning is a recreation of a popular vintage steak rub that will give you an authentic taste of the cattle drive, chuck wagon days. Great for living history activities.
1878 Bunk House Kitchen Pepper: Kitchen Pepper was the season-all of its day. Kitchen Peppers had been in use for hundreds of years, and cooks modified over time to their needs. Our 1878 recipe is a blend used on the Western Frontier. The spices in this blend were common to the time period and available to civilian and military cooks. …
Spicy Texas Carne Asada Seasoning 1860. This seasoning is based on an original 1860’s San Antonio seasoning recipe for traditional Carne Asada. Carne Asada literally means “grilled meat.” Use your grilled meat can be used for tacos, burritos, tortas, or served as a meal by itself. Settlers quickly adopted this seasoning and used it in variety of dishes and with…
