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Ok, so these “cupcakes” from Wilton are really bread knots with cinnamon filling covered with icing and colored sugar sprinkles, but they are cupcakes at heart. And like I always say, if it is made in a cupcake tin then it is a cupcake. It’s soon time for Mardi Gras and anyone who has been to New Orleans for the actual – and real – Mardi Gras party knows about King Cake and the hidden baby.  I…

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The cowboy’s bedroll

The cowboy carries all he needs with him – that’s a heavy load at times Cowboys were of their essence highly mobile workers who had no fixed place to sleep. The bedroll was a vital part of their equipment whether they were on a roundup or a trail and slept under the stars, or whether they were at headquarters or in a line camp and had a floor to sleep on. So much a part of their culture was the…