A bigger than usual crowd is expected this weekend when the 18th annual Col. Charles Goodnight Chuckwagon Cookoff is held on the grounds of the Saints’ Roost Museum.
Eighteen wagons – the most in several years – are scheduled to compete for top prizes, and other activities include hosting a meeting of the American Chuck Wagon Association.
Several wagons will arrive early to host students from Clarendon, Hedley, and area schools for a day of learning about the chuckwagon and cooking the cowboy-way over an open fire.
Friday afternoon will also include the junior cookoff, which pairs kids, ages 8-17, with mentors on participating wagon teams to learn the ropes of cooking over an open fire. Junior cooks will be preparing a dish for Friday’s Chuckwagon cooks’ dinner. The recipe will be left to the discretion of the cooks and their mentors, and prizes will be given to the first, second, and third place winners that night.
The big day for the cookoff will be Saturday when the ten wagons square off to battle for top prizes.
The tradeshow starts at 10 a.m., and museum tours by the CHS Junior Historians will be available throughout the day. Local and area entertainers will also be performing.
The authentic wagons will serve at 1 p.m. with the traditional chicken fried steak dinner, and other activities include raffles for a pair of Kevin Johnson Handmade Spurs and a hay auction.
Admission is free. Tickets for the authentic Chuckwagon meal are $15 each and can be purchased in advance at Every Nook & Cranny or Donley County State Bank or by calling (806)874-3581.
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