In this latest Caprock Chronicles feature, Chuck Lanehart explores the history of jackrabbit stew and other fine pioneer cuisine of the Texas plains.

I got six rabbits sent to me recently. Please, don’t ask — I have good friends in high places. And yes, my freezer looked like a tiny meat locker. So, I’ve been trying to recreate this stew I had one ...

Rabbits “are helping win the war,” proclaimed a Los Angeles Times article from 1943. Touted as a patriotic food during World War II, rabbits were raised by thousands of Americans in their backyards.

My former father-in-law was a wonderful man, quiet and thoughtful. He had been a featherweight boxing champion in the 1930s and had never lost an amateur fight. He had decided to go professional, but ...