Publication date:
28 June 2008Length of book:
304 pagesPublisher
Taylor Trade PublishingISBN-13: 9781589793781
Some of the best cuisine in Colorado can be enjoyed at a diversity of historic locales, from classic diners, to dude ranches, to old hotels, and even a former filling station. Please your palate as well as your appetite for historical trivia as you prepare chilled zucchini soup from Denver's Castle Marne, Spanish flan from the Twin Owls Steakhouse in Estes Park, coconut barbecue sauce from the Laramie River Ranch in North Park, or seafood gumbo from the Royal Gorge Route Railroad. A number of the recipes are historic in themselves, offering such time-honored delicacies as prime rib of buffalo from Denver's Buckhorn Exchange to The Fort in Morrison's cast iron cobbler. Intriguing stories combined with delicious recipes from some of the finest restaurants in the world are your tickets to discovering the wonders of dining in historic Colorado!
Colorado Pioneers have always had an innovative history in the use of recipes, preservation, and food storage due to our unique climate. The only fresh fruit available to Silverton miners at 10,000 feet elevation was rhubarb, a predominant ingredient found in such foods as smoked elk jerky, salted trout, and other provisions, which could then be placed in the root cellar during the long winter months. Recipes from Historic Colorado captures the essence of Colorado cooking.