We started our tradition, homemade berry pie, each night. While camping on the trail, they were a pure perfection bite.
\nThe trail boss and the cook would always pass the pies around. The cowboys filled their mouths so full they couldn\u2019t make a sound.
\nBut we soon found out that homemade pies were not the way to go. \u2018Cuz when we got a brand-new cook our tastebuds told us so.
\nThat fateful year the cowboys stood there waiting by the fire. One cowboy said, \u201cMy belly says we\u2019re \u2018bout to plumb expire.\u201d
\nThe novice cook was Wyatt, and he baked the berry pies. He used no recipe and might as well had closed his eyes.
\nThe cowboys took a bite and crunched down like a bag of rocks. The taste was like the house cat used \u2018em for his litter box.
\nWyatt guesstimated \u2018bout the filling in the pie. And when he offered seconds, \u2018twas enough to terrify.
\nOne cowboy said, \u201cI think he cooked the pie deliberately. And every time I gag a bite it\u2019s certain agony.\u201d
\nWyatt learned to make the crust. Said, \u201cGrandma taught me well.\u201d But I don\u2019t believe he listened \u2018cuz the crust was tough as @#%%!
\nSo, we gathered up his pies and promptly threw \u2018em in the trash. I heard one fellow tell him, \u201cWe\u2019d been better off with hash!\u201d
\nIf there\u2019s a cowboy code, you don\u2019t call one of yours a fool. I guess we\u2019ll ask forgiveness \u2018cuz we up and broke that rule.
\nOur cowboys\u2019 cooking skills don\u2019t mean a whole lot more than fodder. \u2018Cuz most the cowboys that I know could possibly burn water.
\nSo, we turned to desperate measures. Would we vote for pies from town? The only nay was Wyatt. Trail Boss slammed the gavel down!
\nAnd now we\u2019re eating berry pie straight from the bakery. We\u2019ll keep this fond tradition \u2018cuz homemade was misery.
\nBut someone said that Wyatt wants to give it one more try. The Trail Boss offered his advice: \u201cYou make \u2018em, say goodbye!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 Bryce Angell<\/p>\n
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\u2013 Bryce Angell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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