Food/Drink ideas from Kentucky **Updated with pics of final project!**

[rnorwo1]

My DS(9) has to do a project on a state and he and his partner chose Kentucky. This is a really big deal, his grade hosts a state fair where each team sets up a display area with a project they built (they did a model of a race track), decorate a table and display board with items representing the state, dress up (my DS will be Colonel Sanders, his partner will be Abe Lincoln), and they have to have a food or drink product from the state. I've googled my heart out and KY appears to be most famous for bourbon and KY Derby Pie, so I decided to do the pies. Oh... and we have to prepare enough for 350 people So, I was going to buy the little sample cups from Sams and just put a small piece in each.

I did a practice run tonight, and by the time I left out the walnuts/pecans (worried about allergies and lots of money for that many nuts)and the bourbon, it really came out like a chocolate chip cookie on a pie crust.

Does anyone from KY have any suggestions of what I can do?? It doesn't have to be homemade... for ex, a friend of his is bringing small boxes of raisins as they are doing CA.

And of course, needing 350 servings, it needs to be relatively budget friendly (I'd love to get away with $50 or less, but will go higher if there's an awesome idea).... I thought about KFC of course, but that would probably be a fortune! Thanks for any suggestions!!!

 

[ah1126]

Maybe KFC will donate something?

 

[marthachick]

WOW!!! 350 servings for a school project?!?!?! That sounds wayyy over the top to me. I thought maybe enough for his class but WOW.

 

[CruiseBoundnKY]

WOW! 350 people!! Holy cow!! I'm about 15 miles from Lexington "The Horse Capitol of the World" or so the sign says and about 90 minutes from Louisville where they run the Derby.

I'm thinkin....and thinkin......We are known for KFC and bourbon, but we have Old Kentucky chocolates (they make great bourbon balls). How about chocolate coins and only buy pennies (for Lincoln).

Chicken wings would be cheaper than chicken pieces.

They drink Mint Julep at the Derby, but I don't know if you can make that alcohol free.

We have TONS of wineries and orchards. We have fall festivals where they are centered around food. Casey County has the World's largest apple pie every year. You should google that for fun. There's a chicken festival and a sheep festival. There's a sorghum festival, but people eat it on biscuits.

ALE8 is made and bottled in KY! Theres a thought. maybe

Here is a webite for foods grown in KY http://www.kyproud.com/prodsearch.aspx

The Corvette museum is here. Louisville slugger baseball bats are made here.

Jif Peanut Butter is made in Lexington. White Castle is in Covington.

Google the words "Iconic factories in KY".

Hope this helps!!! Karen

 

[Angry Eyes]

http://ale8one.com/
It's delicious! 2 litres and dixie cups and you should be able to do it for under $50! Hope this helps.

 

[CruiseBoundnKY]

So I re-read your post and I think mini-Jif peanut butter sandwiches.

I hate the smell of that factory. It's HORRIBLE!!! And totally not what you would think.

OR you could get White Castles and quarter them up.

If you wanted to spend more money, I'd do mini cups of Ale8.

Theres also a drink called KentuckyAle, but I think it's liquor.

 

[Angry Eyes]

"ALE8 is made and bottled in KY! Theres a thought. maybe"

We were typing at the same time!

 

[marthachick]

WOW! 350 people!! Holy cow!!
Jif Peanut Butter is made in Lexington. White Castle is in Covington.
Hope this helps!!! Karen

We were posting at the same time! I think I'd do Jif Peanut Butter Crackers.

 

[Manda513]

What about mini hot browns? Get the little condiment cups and cook a large turkey or two. Add a small piece of bread in the bottom of the cup, a small piece of turkey, some bacon bits and cheese sauce and you have a KY favorite =)

Edited to add...Another favorite would be KY burgoo. Can be made with assorted ingredients!

 

[Topper]

Disneyland's Mint Julep (Non-Alcoholic)
By Cookgirl on December 12, 2005

9 Reviews
Prep Time: 1 1/4 hr Total Time: 2 hrs Yield: 6 cups

About This Recipe
"The original recipe that is given to guests upon request at City Hall on Main Street in Disneyland! *Update*: You can find non-alcoholic creme de menthe syrup at this website: www.davincigourmet.com. Thank you, Mr. Adams for that information."

Ingredients
1 lb granulated sugar
6 cups water
1 1/4 ounces lime juice concentrate
8 1/2 ounces lemonade concentrate
3/4 cup creme de menthe ( syrup available at liquor stores. Do not confuse it with creme de menthe liqueur)

Garnishes
mint leaves
lime slices
maraschino cherries

Directions
Combine the sugar and water in a 3 quart saucepan. Stir the contents until the sugar is dissolved.
Stir in lime and lemonade concentrate next. Continue stirring and bring to boil just below the boiling point (210 degrees.) DO NOT BOIL!
Remove pan from heat and chill. Once chilled, add a ratio of 1 part syrup to 5 parts chilled water.
Transfer beverage to pitcher and enjoy!
Garnish each serving with mint leaves, lime slice and a maraschino cherry.
Sorry, the yield is estimated.

 

[maddiesmom0116]

Here is a recipe for the derby pie for you.
With a few tips base don your situation.

Please note: this is a recipe for a Derby like pie, The one served at the Derby for the last 50 years, I believe I was told the name has a copyright. So if you chose it, put the "Derby" pie in " ". Though I doubt they would care since it is a class project but it may be a issue to avoid.

also... the bourbon is not enough to be an issue in this recipe and it takes you down to one type of nuts to be cheaper.

•1/2 cup flour
•1 cup sugar
•2 eggs, beaten
•1/2 cup melted butter
•1 cup chopped walnuts
•1 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
•1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•pinch of salt
•1 ready-made piecrust
and 2 tablespoons Kentucky bourbon

Heat oven to 350 degrees

Combine flour and sugar in a mixing bowl. Then add the eggs and butter; mix to combine. Stir in the bourbon, walnuts, chocolate chips, vanilla, and salt. Pour the mixture into the unbaked piecrust. Bake for 45 minutes.
Let cool if you cut it in traditional slices, but if scooping into little cups, you would want to do that right away before it sets or it will be tough as it is gooey.

 

[rnorwo1]

Thanks so much for all the ideas, none of these (peanut butter, ale) came up in my searches. I love the idea of the non-alcoholic mint juleps, I'm not sure I can find the ale around here (southern louisiana) but I'll look. Of course we're in dire straits as the fair is thursday. I'm going to run these ideas by the other mother and will let you know. Thanks again, I knew y'all would come through!!!

 

[mcraft17]

Just to let you know the Derby pie to me does taste like chocolate chip cookies in a pie. So you might be ok going with that.

 

[kydisneyfans]

Don't forget the YUM brands HQ is in Louisville. They own KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silvers, and A&W Root Beer. The Texas Roadhouse HQ is also in Louisville.

Ale 8 was my first drink thought, but A&W would be better in Louisiana.
Bourbon is big here, but that's not going to work at a school function.

If I can offer any different ideas, I will post them later.

 

[gibsontrio]

Bourbon!!!! no... that might not be a good choice at a school. We havent lived here to long (military) but i've noticed alot of fried green tomatoes offered in restaurants (not sure if its just a southern thing or a kentucky thing) . Also saw "kentucky silk pie" in the grocery store yesterday. I guess it is featured at the Derby. Here's a website about it
http://www.kentuckysilkpie.com/index.htm

 

[SookieStackhouse]

Moonshine... wait a minute, that might get him kicked out of school.


BBQ is popular in KY, catfish.



Looks like after the years of living there, I would know more about this topic.

 

[wdwmaw]

What about Ky Hotbrown, easy to make and a bite would be easy. You will see this all the time on buffet's at social events or fellowships throughout Ky. I see this all the time made in huge lasagna pan size and it will look layered like a lasagna. Of course I am from Eastern Ky and hadn't heard of it till we moved to Central Ky. Everything in these ingrediants would be very child and school friendly. I would do the Hotbrown with Ale-8

http://www.brownhotel.com/dining-hot-brown.htm

Use this one to recalculate the size you will need.

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/kentucky-hot-brown/Detail.aspx

 

[wdwmaw]

Also, just wanted to add as others have, KFC was created here like you have pointed out. On a Disney fact, when we are in Disney and people ask us where we are from everyone is familiar with KFC, esp. people from other countries. It would be expensive to even serve bites of that. The managers at KFC do have the ability to offer products, it could not hurt to ask for samples.

 

[wdwmaw]

Ky Jam cake is also very popular in Central and Western Ky, again never had it in Eastern Ky.

http://southernfood.about.com/od/spicecakerecipes/r/bl30223r.htm

 

[wdwmaw]

In Eastern Ky. we have Shuck beans. It is a type of green bean that is dried in the sun on stings, with the hull on and then kept frozen till needed. When cooked they are very soupy ( like a pinto kind of ). You can not buy the seeds for the original anymore, they have to be handed down within families. Just had a mess Christmas, YUM.