- Joined
- May 12, 2010
- Location
- Now Florida but always a Kentuckian
There is a new cook book out, "The Delta Queen Cookbook" by Cynthia Jeune Nobles of Baton Rouge, La. Our paper just had review of it. I can't wait to get it.
The book tells the story of the beautiful riverboat, the Delta Queen, its galley, crew, passengers over the years, and brings them to life with recipes served on the boat.
The Delta Queen was built in 1927 anf went through many owners and places it docked. It is most remembered in Cincinnati, Ohio when the Greenes ran excursions and long trips from Cincinnatl on the Ohio and the Mississippi Rivers.
It left Cincinnati in 2008 and has been docked in Chattanooga, Tn. after Congress did not renew a special waiver to a law requiring all boats to have steel hulls. The boat still brings vivid memories for many. During its 80 years, it served countless, excellent meals prepared by its chefs. This book has many of these recipes.
Missouri Blackberry Custard Pie is one of the great recipes.
1 unbaked pie shell
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
4 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups milk, scalded
1 1/2 cups fresh blackberries, rinsed and well-drained
freshly grated nutmeg
Prepare pie shell and put in freezer while making filing.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees .
In medium bowl, beat together sugar, eggs, flour, vanilla, salt and almond extract. Add milk and whip gently with a wire whisk until blended.
Place berries in pie shell. Pour custard over berries and sprinkle liberally with nutmeg. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 1 hour at room temperature, then chill thoroughly.
The food on the Delta Queen was inspired by the river-boating days of the 1800s, when boats found they could entice passengers with "groaning boards" and elaborate, lengthy menus. Enjoy and think of yesterdays.
The book tells the story of the beautiful riverboat, the Delta Queen, its galley, crew, passengers over the years, and brings them to life with recipes served on the boat.
The Delta Queen was built in 1927 anf went through many owners and places it docked. It is most remembered in Cincinnati, Ohio when the Greenes ran excursions and long trips from Cincinnatl on the Ohio and the Mississippi Rivers.
It left Cincinnati in 2008 and has been docked in Chattanooga, Tn. after Congress did not renew a special waiver to a law requiring all boats to have steel hulls. The boat still brings vivid memories for many. During its 80 years, it served countless, excellent meals prepared by its chefs. This book has many of these recipes.
Missouri Blackberry Custard Pie is one of the great recipes.
1 unbaked pie shell
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
4 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups milk, scalded
1 1/2 cups fresh blackberries, rinsed and well-drained
freshly grated nutmeg
Prepare pie shell and put in freezer while making filing.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees .
In medium bowl, beat together sugar, eggs, flour, vanilla, salt and almond extract. Add milk and whip gently with a wire whisk until blended.
Place berries in pie shell. Pour custard over berries and sprinkle liberally with nutmeg. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 1 hour at room temperature, then chill thoroughly.
The food on the Delta Queen was inspired by the river-boating days of the 1800s, when boats found they could entice passengers with "groaning boards" and elaborate, lengthy menus. Enjoy and think of yesterdays.