An intriguing historical insight into one of Salado's mos treasured institutions. The Stagecoach Inn from its earliest days was responsible for putting Salado on the map. Generations have celebrated milestones within those walls. How many marriages have begun with a Strawberry kiss and a stay at the Stagecoach Inn? Carol Wilson's history and those who have fond memories of dining at "The Inn." Oh, the memories of those steaming cornmeal hushpuppy fingers! They were fried heaven slathered with butter. And the strawberry kiss should have been called "a lover's smooch on a plate." From a 19th-century frontier respite to a wayfarers' oasis off the interstate, Salado's Stagecoach Inn has been the center of folklore and oral traditions. Carol Wilson carefully, artfully untangles the story of the famed Salado eatery while dispelling many myths. Along the way, she displays tender respect for those longtime, unheralded employees who waited tables and cooked with missionary zeal to the delight of hungry travelers.