Re: Kentucky Derby

On Sun, 04 May 2008 05:19:32 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
<wayneboatwright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sat 03 May 2008 09:57:29p, Christine Dabney told us...

And the recipe is a closely guarded secret. When I lived in
Louisville back in the 90s, it was all over the place. Everywhere one
went, there was Derby Pie.

Christine


It's not hard to duplicate. Use a "standard" pecan or walnut pie recipe
and add a cup of chocolate chips, a couple of ounces of Kentucky bourbon,
and a tablespoon of flour to the filling.

Yeah, I have "copycat" recipes of it. It is a bit rich for my tastes,
but a lot of folks loved it.

Another common dish around those parts was a spread/dip. Not Pimiento
Cheese, but another one that you never see outside of the south, or
even much outside KY. I am trying to remember the name of it. Maybe
when I get back to my house later this week, I can look it up.

Derby Week in Louisville was always a madhouse. Parties galore,
people talking about the horses and placing bets on them... Friday,
everything closed down, even libraries, etc..as it was the Kentucky
Oaks then.... And Derby day, it was nonstop TV and radio coverage all
day long.... Everyone would tune in and watch the race: everything
came to a halt for the Derby....

Kentucky does love it's horses....

Christine
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