Posted on 04/30/2010 11:47:03 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The shock story of the sinking of the luxury cruise liner The Titanic is something that still sends a chill down the spine today, but for the author of a new book based on the tragedy, the story is one that truly strikes a personal note.
Yvonne Hume is the great nice of Scottish violinist John Law Hume, who died after the liner struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912. He drowned after continuing to play the violin while the ship sank, as he tried to ease the huge panic onboard.
And Yvonne, who has been fascinated by the story of the sinking of The Titanic for some years, has now decided to release a book all about the decadent surroundings on board, focusing on the food served to passengers, to honour John’s memory.
“The Hume family are very proud of John,” Yvonne explained. “It’s something you live with, it’s something you know (about). I’ve always wanted to write a book, and what better book to write than one about John.”
Yvonne’s book, RMS Titanic: Dinner is Served, gives tips on how to recreate your very own Titanic-themed dinner party, with advice on how to set the table, fold the napkins, and even pick wine that was served on the ship, as well as loads of facts about the liner.
She also shares some recipes based on dishes that were served on The Titanic. These include oysters (which would probably have been served raw on TheTitanic) cooked with herb better, cheese and breadcrumbs, a dish that would have been served to the first-class passengers.
Other recipes include baked haddock with sharp sauce, made with a blend of mustard, tarragon, butter, oil and garlic, which would have been served to the second-class guests, and the first-class dish, the famous Waldorf Pudding, which is a sweet and sour dessert made with apples, sponge, and vanilla.
Some of the meals in the book would have been dishes that Yvonne’s uncle John, a second-class passenger, would have eaten.Sadly after the journey on the ship, John, who was from Dumfries, planned to go back home and settle down with his fiancée. That never happened, and to make matters worse, officials even billed Yvonne’s family for expenses incurred by his death.
Yvonne said: “His body was found without a life jacket and witnesses say he did play on until the end to keep a feeling of calm of the ship. The tragedy was also that my family was sent a bill for his uniform and his wages were docked because he didn’t quite complete the journey, which I think is very, very sad.
What a bunch of jerks!
The Titanic-themed dinner party might be a bit macabre, but I bet the food would be tasty.
I sincerely hope his family replied to the bill for the uniform as appropriate, “Get bent! Sue him if you’d like you bunch of vultures”.
The Salt Water Taffy is not too bad.
The menu is known. I always have wanted to have a last meal of the Titanic dinner.
I know what everyone thinks before a dinner party: “Did we get enough ice?”
...tips on how to recreate your very own Titanic-themed dinner party....
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What? Who would do that?
The same people who throw a Pearl Harbor-themed dance?
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Good, because if they were listening to that, they’d probably want to drown.
And if the band started playing it before the impact, the steersman would have turned the ship into the ‘berg.
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