Cauble is president of the Western Chuck Wagon Association. All the chuck wagons are still in use on ranches, and their cooks are award winners from competitions across the United States. Trail food samples will be available to the public from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on both May 17 and 18. No reservations are required for the Samplers. Learn from the cooks On the morning of May 17, the public can join the ranch cooks for the Chuck Wagon Cooking Workshop.
Participants can enjoy the excitement of learning to cook from real wagons.
Deadline for the workshop registration is Wednesday. Both May 17 and 18 include historic fiddle tunes and dance music. Copies also will be available at Cogdell's General Store, the gift shop at the Center. The center is on the Texas Tech University campus, just east of 4th Street and Indiana Avenue. Admission is free.