Pioneer Woman
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janejellyroll wrote: »
That was my quick Google search just now, I'm not sure if it is completely accurate. But I think it's safe to say that the initial "well off" description was accurate and she's very successful in her own right too.
To be fair, a lot of that family "net worth" may be based on the land they own. I know that it's not uncommon for ranchers to be very wealthy on paper but not have the liquid assets to reflect that. Still, I don't think she's spending any time in the kitchen that isn't by her own choice.
It doesn't surprise me that they'd be worth that much. Plenty of people were critical of how she portrayed her life in the blog even way back then. She's no simple prairie girl. Brilliant marketer though!6 -
It doesn't surprise me that they'd be worth that much. Plenty of people were critical of how she portrayed her life in the blog even way back then. She's no simple prairie girl. Brilliant marketer though!
It's part of why when I watch it, I tell myself it's a sociological observation! Because it's like, no, sweetie, you *aren't* a typical farm family, but you keep marketing yourself that way.6 -
It doesn't surprise me that they'd be worth that much. Plenty of people were critical of how she portrayed her life in the blog even way back then. She's no simple prairie girl. Brilliant marketer though!
It's absolutely brilliant marketing.3 -
collectingblues wrote: »
It's part of why when I watch it, I tell myself it's a sociological observation! Because it's like, no, sweetie, you *aren't* a typical farm family, but you keep marketing yourself that way.
I believe she actually is a big city girl but moved to the ranch when she met her husband. I just watched my first episode while working out just now, "Shipping Cattle." She is making a pancake bar, and uses a vanilla bean in a sauce, and is all "well, how in tarnation did this get here, I just happened to have one in my drawer!" (I added a few words for color).
Also, when she is referring to "the guys" out working, her daughters are also getting their butts out of bed before sunrise to do the ranch work, but I noticed the dad got up earliest of all to get the kids horses groomed and saddled for them. He is fortunate enough to have someone who loves him enough to ensure he has a hot breakfast waiting after hours of work, and she is fortunate to have someone that hardworking and thoughtful. Sounds like a great foundation for a strong family and a strong business.15 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »
Except on a ranch! I'm now trying to figure out the mechanics of hay baler + alcohol + manicure, but just can't make it work in my head.
It could be some great product placement for Hot Pockets, when her family comes in from their morning of hard work and she screams at them about oppression.8 -
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French_Peasant wrote: »
I believe she actually is a big city girl but moved to the ranch when she met her husband. I just watched my first episode while working out just now, "Shipping Cattle." She is making a pancake bar, and uses a vanilla bean in a sauce, and is all "well, how in tarnation did this get here, I just happened to have one in my drawer!" (I added a few words for color).
Also, when she is referring to "the guys" out working, her daughters are also getting their butts out of bed before sunrise to do the ranch work, but I noticed the dad got up earliest of all to get the kids horses groomed and saddled for them. He is fortunate enough to have someone who loves him enough to ensure he has a hot breakfast waiting after hours of work, and she is fortunate to have someone that hardworking and thoughtful. Sounds like a great foundation for a strong family and a strong business.
I looked it up...I was thinking she grew up in a big city, but she grow up in a country club milieu of a town of 35,000 in OK, then went to LA for college and was planning on going to Chicago for law school when she met her husband. She also originally majored in broadcast journalism, which explains a lot! Here is a good New Yorker article on her: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/05/09/o-pioneer-woman6 -
It doesn't surprise me that they'd be worth that much. Plenty of people were critical of how she portrayed her life in the blog even way back then. She's no simple prairie girl. Brilliant marketer though!
If they own that much land in OK, then they probably have mineral rights on that land as well--that's where a lot of the money lies. A family friend owns a potato farm in Michigan, and while they do just fine with their potato contracts, the mineral contracts bring in 6 figures A MONTH!
And--her father is an orthopedic surgeon and she attended the University of Southern California back in the late 80's--her family was doing well economically...3 -
Not sure if this little detail has been mentioned, but this Pioneer Woman and her family own a (working) farm, and they run their cattle the 'old-fashioned' way in parts.... There is a difference between life on the couch and life on horseback. This extends to the average calorie requirement, too. If you ever had to drag haybales through all kinds of weather, you'd know, a few extra calories won't make the bathroom scale explode...
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Not sure if this little detail has been mentioned, but this Pioneer Woman and her family own a (working) farm, and they run their cattle the 'old-fashioned' way in parts.... There is a difference between life on the couch and life on horseback. This extends to the average calorie requirement, too. If you ever had to drag haybales through all kinds of weather, you'd know, a few extra calories won't make the bathroom scale explode...
No it hasn't been mentioned LOL.....have a look at the posts preceding yours love9 -
suziecue25 wrote: »
No it hasn't been mentioned LOL.....have a look at the posts preceding yours love
I read some of the posts, but wasn't sure if I had missed it...o well..haha..
I ate a lot of 'rich' food, when I still had 5 horses at home. I needed all the strength and warmth that I could get, because horses will just not stay in pastures after a storm with fences down. Mending fences in the dark and in the rain costs a lot of energy. Eating is similar to bulking up for power lifting...
The horses are no longer here, now I'm only eating to look good in a bikini...well, trying hard, anyway...more salad than bacon and cheese, for sure....
I love the recipes, though. I have a cast iron wood stove for heating in the house, and we cook on it, using cast iron cookware. Great option when the power is off again. Doesn't mean it's not healthy cooking, though. It all depends on how you do it, and if you use healthy ingredients.8 -
MonkeyMel21 wrote: »
I keep a jar of bacon fat next to the stove at all times. We use it very often.
Here's a li'l ol' lady reminiscence for you young'uns:
Loooong before the "obesity crisis", when I was a child (1950s), it was pretty standard for kitchen cannister sets - y'know, the ones that say "flour" "sugar" "salt" etc., on them, for storing staples - to include a cannister that said "grease". It would normally have a strainer inner lid. The idea was that you'd pour your rendered meat-fat into it through the strainer to strain out the chunky stuff, then you'd have a nice supply of cooking-grease right handy to use in other cooking.
Like I said, standard/common thing.
You can still buy individual jars/cannisters like this.14 -
Here's a li'l ol' lady reminiscence for you young'uns:
Loooong before the "obesity crisis", when I was a child (1950s), it was pretty standard for kitchen cannister sets - y'know, the ones that say "flour" "sugar" "salt" etc., on them, for storing staples - to include a cannister that said "grease". It would normally have a strainer inner lid. The idea was that you'd pour your rendered meat-fat into it through the strainer to strain out the chunky stuff, then you'd have a nice supply of cooking-grease right handy to use in other cooking.
Like I said, standard/common thing.
You can still buy individual jars/cannisters like this.
I have one from my grandma!7 -
We had one of those, and I'm a child of the 80s. It was used almost every night to make pan fried potatoes.10
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fitoverfortymom wrote: »
YESSSS. My mom's fried potatoes are still my favorite food of all time. I can't ever make them exactly like she did! It's been a LONG time!
I finally figured out how to make those things and I almost cried. I bet they'd be even better with bacon grease. Mmmm...3 -
I have one from my grandma!
Me too! According to my grandmother, fats of all types (lard, butter, shortening, oils, etc) were all rationed in the Great Depression so saving and reusing fat is what became common practice (if it wasn’t already). I don’t know if that’s true or if that’s part of the collection of stories like walking in the snow, uphill both ways to school every day.
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Duck_Puddle wrote: »
Me too! According to my grandmother, fats of all types (lard, butter, shortening, oils, etc) were all rationed in the Great Depression so saving and reusing fat is what became common practice (if it wasn’t already). I don’t know if that’s true or if that’s part of the collection of stories like walking in the snow, uphill both ways to school every day.
That is quite true. Now the walking uphill, in snow, with bare feet was pushing it since she lived in the flatlands of Nebraska.2 -
That is quite true. Now the walking uphill, in snow, with bare feet was pushing it since she lived in the flatlands of Nebraska.
Mine too! And it was my father who fed us that line (although grandma supported his tall tales). They lived across the street from the school house. I think he must have meant the road camber?
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Did anyone see this show on PBS? This was a fun experiment to watch and eye-opening. PBS and the real struggles of pioneers reenacted.
https://youtu.be/4m7ovkbu7cw 2 -
L1zardQueen wrote: »Did anyone see this show on PBS? This was a fun experiment to watch and eye-opening. PBS and the real struggles of pioneers reenacted.
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Well, to be fair, the actual pioneers were mostly competent. (Lots died anyway.)7 -
This is Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Women's children. The girls Alex-22, Paige-20 are in University and the boys Bryce-17 (plays football), Todd-15. They live and work on the family's fourth-generation cattle ranch in Osage County, Oklahoma. They aren't your typical sedentary kids. The more you work the more fuel you need to keep working. Ree has stated many times they don't always eat this way, their diet varies.
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Well, to be fair, the actual pioneers were mostly competent. (Lots died anyway.)
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L1zardQueen wrote: »
And brave.
Well one thing's for sure the actual pioneers didn't eat Mac & Cheese 2 -
I bet they had pie.10
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L1zardQueen wrote: »Did anyone see this show on PBS? This was a fun experiment to watch and eye-opening. PBS and the real struggles of pioneers reenacted.
My husband and I LOVED this show! We watched a couple of similar BBC shows (Victorian House, etc.) but this is the one that we especially liked. I felt bad for the kids of the wealthy California couple at the end, sitting in their hot tub--they just seemed to be pining for the prairie and the close life they had with their mom and dad.
Also, if I remember correctly they were prevented from hunting, which would have been a huge food resource for the early pioneers. Although if they had a milk cow, they really had nothing to worry about food wise.2 -
L1zardQueen wrote: »I bet they had pie.
Heck yeah! Sugar cream pie, with a lard or butter crust and ALL the sugar!6 -
OMG you guys are inventing something...
The Pioneer Diet! Where can I buy the book and how much does this diet plan cost??
I can’t wait for those threads to replace the Keto threads....10 -
French_Peasant wrote: »
Heck yeah! Sugar cream pie, with a lard or butter crust and ALL the sugar!
Laura Ingalls' ma made a pie out of green pumpkin. Pa thought it was apple *nods*7
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