Rolling on the River - Catfish, Lemon Rub Pie, Family, Blue Skies and a great book - Get Carter

This weekend the skies couldn't have been any bluer so we spent some relaxing time at Pickwick Landing on the Tennessee River and ate supper at one of my favorite spots, the Catfish Hotel, adjacent to the Shiloh Batterfield. My sister-in-law joined us from Florence and after swapping stories and herbs and enjoying rolling on the river; we moseyed over to Shiloh for supper. I must tell you that I also read the book “Get Carter” written by Bill Carter who was a host with me at the recent Nashville party. A former member of the Secret Service, he describes that fateful day in Dallas that changed world history and then his days as the attorney for the Rolling Stones. The title comes from what Mick Jagger and others would say when things got tough – Get Carter. Bill Carter is endlessly fascinating and a great story teller. He’s a man from Arkansas who prayed that the good Lord would always direct him through this life and help him make the right decisions along the way. It’s a great read and if you enjoy a piece of this pie along with it, you just might feel like you’re on the river with us and the Delta Queen has just landed.
Catfish Hotel’s Lemon Rub Pie
1 9-inch unbaked pie shell
1 ¾ cups sugar
1 tablespoon self rising flour
1 tablespoon self rising corn meal
4 eggs
¼ cup melted butter (measure after melted)
¼ cup milk
2 tablespoons grated lemon rind
¼ cup lemon juice
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine sugar, flour and corn meal. Add eggs, melted butter, milk, lemon rind and lemon juice. Beat until blended. Pour into unbaked shell. Bake 35 – 40 minutes until top is golden brown.
Hagy’s Catfish Hotel has been serving fish on the banks of the Tennessee River since the early 1930’s at the site next to Shiloh Battlefield where the Hagy family landed and laid claim to several acres of bottom land in 1825.
MamMaw Hagy added this dessert to the menu in the late 1930’s. Prepared using only the freshest ingredients, this sweet and tangy pie is the perfect ending to a hearty Southern style catfish dinner.
When the Delta Queen steamboat traveled up the River, the ship’s chef would call one day before the boat docked at the Shiloh battlefield and order 25 Lemon Rub Pies to go. They would squeeze lemons and bake through the night to insure the pies were ready when the boat landed.

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