Catfish Hotel (Shiloh Tennessee) serves up Lemon Rub Pie & Battlefield History

 

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. Catfish Hotel’s Lemon Rub Pie

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 Tennessee 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. The cooks would squeeze lemons and bake through the night to insure the pies were ready when the boat landed.

1 9-inch unbaked pie shell

1-3/4 cups sugar

1 tablespoon self rising flour

1 tablespoon self rising corn meal

4 eggs

1/4 cup melted butter (measure after melted)

1/4 cup milk

2 tablespoons grated lemon rind

1/4 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.