Most Unusual Jesse James Request Yet

[Eric James]

Everyday here at the James Preservation Trust requests come in for factual information. The fake & faker stuff gets blown out fairly easily. Queries about the partisan or outlaw careers of F & JJ get referred to published authorities or directed to authoritative resources. We handle most of the stuff related to the James family itself.

Today, however, produced the most unusual request ever to come in. The question came from Germany. The questioner asked is, " what his [Jesse James] most favorite food was or what he liked to eat."

The Trust has a couple of recipe books from James descendants a generation later than JJ, but nothing from his time. The only possible answer I could think of is "take-out."

Your thoughts, or facts if you have them?

[Sue Cauhape]

My guess is that the James brothers ate a lot of "found."

[Murray A. Gewirtz]

Since the James boys were on the run from posses and the law so often, I would guess "fast food."

[Stan H]

I am sure they ate whatever was avaliable at the time, especially when on the run. Beans, and sow belly most likely.

 

At home they ate what all rural America did, pork, greens, whatever veggies they could grow, wild life,,,,

 

I assume in the towns they would eat whatever the local cafes offered.

[Gay Mathis]

Have read the "rumor" that Jesse liked chili..

Was there anything in the cookbook "Outlaw Cookin" regarding recipes of Annie (Ralston) James for Frank's favorite food?

Outlaw Cookin: The Arresting Recipes of Mrs. Frank James

http://mountainstatescollector.com/articles.asp?ArticleID=150

 

[anthony martin]

  Eric,

   So,what was Jesse's favorite socks color?Now the other question doesn't seem so unusual!

[Eric James]

Here's another link that's come in to a promo for the Outlaw Cookin book that Gay mentioned.