You never eat the same meal twice
Story and recipes from Old Salt Co-op
THE STEWARDS AND CHEFS OF OLD SALT ARE WORKING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF TIME AND PLACE TO PRODUCE TRULY UNIQUE FOOD. HERE, THEY HOPE TO INSPIRE YOU TO MAKE A MEAL THAT IS TRULY A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE.
It’s June 11, 2022, in Helmville, Montana, a small ranching community with a population of 97. The temperature is a cool 55 degrees at seven in the morning, and the light drizzle that will last well into the afternoon has just started. On the mountainside, high up the peaks of the Garnet Range, I’m harvesting wildflowers. Lugs of recently cut top sirloin cap and hangar steaks have made their way back home to the ranch from the meat processor. Bundles of cherry firewood from the Flathead Valley are being stacked meticulously for the fire that will burn all evening to cook enough food for 105 guests at the Mannix Ranch in the Blackfoot Valley.
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