(First published in our winter 2013 edition, feature "A Symbolic State." It's been updated to the current date)

Trube Reese discovered the nearly forgotten, handwritten poem that inspired the Kansas

With his leather boots firmly planted in front of the microphone, the rugged-looking man in a black ten-gallon hat clears his throat before weaving a rhyming tale about his horse and an angry mother

This recipe was featured in the winter 2017 issue of KANSAS!.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine

• 1 large egg

• 2 tablespoons white corn syrup

• ½ teaspoon