More Texasisms

The Texas State Insect is the Monarch Butterfly. This photo was taken by Gary Musgrave of Abilene, Texas, and put up on Lone Star Junction.

The Motto of Texas is Friendship. Yup, we all try our dead-level best to be friendly to you all! BTW, "You all" means all of you...it does not mean one person!

The Texas Gemstone is the Blue Topaz. Raf and I got matching James Avery rings with a blue topaz for our 25th wedding anniversary.

The Texas state dog is the Blue Lacy. Our state dish is Chili. Our state bread is Pan de Campo or Cowboy bread. Our state cooking implement is the cast iron skillet.


Our state grass is the sideoats grama. Our state large mammal is the Longhorn. Our state musical instrument is the guitar. Our state plant is the prickly pear cactus. Our state seal looks like this. The reverse of the state seal, which I can't find, was designed by my mother's college roommate's husband, Henry Wedemeyer.
However the design was revised in 1919.

Here is one of our very favorite things. It's bread, BUT with honey it is a desert...delicious.

Indian Fry Bread from New Mexico Cookbook by Lynn Nusom:

New Mexico Indians prepare a delicious pastry the call "Fry Bread". You can purchase this from vendors all over New Mexico. It is sold at many of the Pueblos and at art fairs and ceremonial dances held throughout the year.

3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/3 cups warm water
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
lard or cooking oil to fry in

Mix dry ingredients together, add warm water and knead until dough is soft but not sticky. Pat and stretch the dough until it is quite thin. Tear off a piece five or six inches square, poke a hold through the middle and drop into a pan of hot cooking oil Brown on both sides and serve hot with butter and jam or honey. Makes 6 to 8 pieces.