Boss Little stared down at his plate, and shook his head.
“Cookie, what in the world is this?” he asked.
“Well Captain, that there is beans with gravy,” the old cook replied.
“Gravy?” the trail boss asked.
“Yep-per, that’s good eat’n. It’s got biscuit dissolved in coffee, a spoonful of lard, and an intire glove of garlic.”
Captain Little held it to his nose and shook his head again. “Good eating, you say?”
“That’s right. It’s proper French gravy,” the cook said. “Bone – apiteet.”
Little walked away from the fire and couldn’t help but count the days till the company’s regular cook, Stubby Greene was due back from Owl Fork.
Padre
An Oregon Trail tale – see https://padresramblings.wordpress.com/2018/11/30/gravy/
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Hmm. Beans in gravy. Hurry back, Stubby!
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