On the ranch during each spring, we'd have up to 800 or more calves to brand every year and we always did it the old way with two teams of horses and ropers in the corral at all times. Normally, on a good weekend day, we'd do about 100 calves and plenty of friends and family were there to help or add support to the festivity once the work was done.
My Dad was the Cook! I don't remember where we got them but i do remember that they were bought by the case, they were then about the cheapest cut of beef a guy could buy, my dad cooked them over oak wood coals, fat on, black on the outside and pink in the middle, and everybody always and only referred to them as niggerheads! True!!
The first time i ever heard of a tri-tip was many years later and it took some getting used to. Not sure how the term ever got started but all the other ranchers in the area used the term as well. If or not there was any derogatory meaning behind the term, i wasn't made aware of that fact. It was what it was and man o man, dad could Q them up good!!
Joey
"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"
