Hangtown Fry

This classic dish from the Gold Country of California has a rich, if somewhat disputed, history. During the mid-1800s, Hangtown (known as Placerville today) was an important supply base for mining in Northern California. One theory is that it got its colorful name after three desperadoes were hanged there on the same day. According to legend, this dish was requested by each of them as their last meal because bacon, oysters, and eggs were so expensive and hard to come by in the mountains. To