That was on the side of an 18 wheeler blowing through Oklahoma this morning. Wonder who paid for that ad? Anyway, today was our longest day in the car as we wanted to make it through the Texas panhandle to Santa Fe in one day. We went to early mass this morning in OKC and on the road by 10 with sights on a place for the perfect picnic. We ate at the Cattleman's Cafe the other night (www.cattlemensrestaurant.com) in Oklahoma City...gem of a place, full of cowboy-hat wearing locals sitting in comfy leather booths. You order your typical steak that's 1/4 side of beef and it comes with an iceberg lettuce salad and rolls that are so dense they weighed in almost as much as the meat. They have special side dishes as well, including lamb fries. What are lamb fries? Funny you should ask. Well, they are often confused with rocky mountain oysters. Ok, you give? Lamb fries are fried lamb testicles and the latter are fried bull testicles. We ordered the baked potato.
We ended up with leftover steak and decided McLean, Texas (pop. 830) would be getting our picnic business today. And, we were actually the only business they had. This one-street town was deserted. Nothing, and I mean nothing was going on there. Even the tumbleweed was lonely. We saw a handful of pick-up trucks and 2 cowboys but other than that, it was unemployed-Chicago-on-a-budget-eating leftovers. I think the bench was glad to see us.
On our way to Santa Fe we drove through Amarillo, Texas where the Big Texan advertises a FREE 72 oz. steak on billboards for over 100 miles outside of town. We just had to stop to see what all the hoopla was about. I swear had we not just finished our cattleman's steak 30 minutes before on that lonely bench, I'm sure we would have polished off a 72 ouncer no problem...because it was free and as you may have noticed, we ARE on a budget.
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Pioneer Woman talks about fried testicles all the time. They actually serve them in restaurants? Huh. Glad you ordered the baked potato.
From the La Crosse (WI) Tribune:
[http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2007/05/14/wi/1wis14.txt]
300 ATTEND DEEP-FRIED LIVESTOCK TESTICLE FESTIVAL (ELDERON, Wi)
Wisconsinites have become experts in deep frying food, including cheese curds, candy bars and Twinkies. They now have livestock testicles to add to the list.
More than 300 people paid $5 for all-you-can-eat goat, lamb and bull testicles at the ninth annual Testicle Festival at Mama’s Place Bar and Grill in Elderon in central Wisconsin.
“Once you get over the mental (aspect) of what you’re eating, it’s just like eating any other food, and it tastes good,” said Buster Hoffman, 50, of Kronenwetter.
--mww
Darn, I know the executive director of the cowboy museum (I know weird) and I've eaten at the cattlemen's cafe (sans the lamb fries, for mankind, I refuse to partake- hope you save room for the pie). Tally ho, you westward bound hos. be careful
CD
Thanks for inviting me on your adventure. Santa Fe is the best eating in the world (especially breakfast). I can smell the green chilies roasting just by reading your blog. I'll be following up on the hair museum for a financing opportunity.
I want to know when you pass the vehicle with the bumper sticker that reads "God's Last Name is Not Dammit"
"Hang on st. Christopher through the smoke
and the oil
Buckle down the rumble seat
let the radiator boil
got an overhead downshift
and a two dollar grill
got an 85 cabin
on an 85 hill
Hang on st. Christopher on the passenger side
open it up tonight the devil can ride"
Tom Waits
I had a college boyfriend from Amarillo!!! He was obsessed with someplace called Cadillac Ranch! And his brother was a roper on the rodeo team- no joke!
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2220
Kat
Lisa - i know exactly where that cowboy sign is in Amarillo. I was there for business in Sept and stayed there for a night. I ate at another "steak" place near that cowboy sign, but forget the name. Amarillo is flat and a little boring as you can tell. Hope you gals are well!
-Doug E Fresh Boni
Hey girls - Lucy T here. Golly, with all that meat you better stock up on the fish oil pills!! Weather is crap here in Chi-town. I'm living vicariously. Soak in the sun while our nose hairs freeze. Take a good sunny pic for us...
My daddy's a trucker, they call him a ---- (c'mon Ei, you know the words), blah, blah (as my children would say), that makes me mad!
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