Surfski Knowledge Base

One Possible Guide for Surfski Cookie Eater Manners

(found a number of places including https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-chuckwagon/, but not aware of original source)

• No one eats until Cookie calls
• When Cookie calls, everyone comes a runnin’
• Hungry cowpokes wait for no one. They fill their plates, fill their bellies, and then move on so stragglers can fill their plates
• Cowpokes eat first, talk later.
• It’s okay to eat with your fingers. The food is clean
• If you’re refilling the coffee cup and someone yells “Cowpoke at the pot.” You’re obliged to serve refills.
• Don’t take the last serving unless you’re sure you’re the last one.
• Food left on the plate is an insult to the cook.
• No running or saddling a horse near the wagon. And when you ride off, always ride downwind from the wagon.
• If you come across any decent firewood, bring it back to the wagon
• Strangers are always welcome at the wagon.