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A cookbook based on the menus from the fateful voyage has been put together to give diners a chance to recreate the culinary options enjoyed by the passengers of the White Star Line's flagship shortly before she sank. RMS Titanic: Dinner is Served has been written by Yvonne Hume, a great-niece of the first violinist in the ship's orchestra, John Law Hume, who drowned on the crossing at the age of 21.



Whilst many think the whole thing is a bit morbid, Ms Hume, a former restaurateur who lives in Norfolk, disagrees. "The whole subject is romantic," she told a Scottish newspaper. "There are many Titanic societies across the land, and these enthusiasts get together and have Titanic-themed evenings."

Each recipe in the book is detailed with date and class, for example: honey-roasted salmon with mousseline sauce, was served in first class on the evening of 14 April.

Ms Humes Uncle - first violinist John Hume, was one of a small group of musicians who played on deck in an attempt to quell the rising panic as women and children were loaded into lifeboats – a scene that was recreated in James Cameron's 1997 Oscar-winning film Titanic.

Apparently the passengers aboard the 'Titanic memorial cruise' will be able to experience the ship's original menu too...

First class guests will be able to enjoy oysters, roast squab (young pigeon) and sautéed chicken lyonnaise, whilst second class guests will be able to have things like baked haddock, ragout of beef. Plum pudding will be reserved to the meer mortals in third class.

Tara Plumley, of Miles Morgan Travel, which is organising the cruise, said, "We will also be organising the high teas that were so popular on board the Titanic. The chefs with the Fred Olsen line are keen to be as accurate as possible."

Blimey, I received short shrift for my gallows humour some weeks ago, Andy even signed off by calling me an a...hole. What say you to this lot Andy? That's if you are still there.
Alan

Well, it's not especially good taste is it, if you'll excuse the pun!

I wonder if after the disaster they revived the menus to use on the Titanic's sister ships? I have an original menu from the Olympic somewhere, maybe I should see if I can rustle that up for tea tomorrow.
Liz
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Apart from being macabre, have I got this right, that the actual memorial cruise has 1st, 2nd and 3rd class?? For authenticity or ?

The whole thing is bad enough (In my personal view) without going back to segregation, although I suppose it mirrors what happened then.

What a jolly time will be had by all

Lizzie.

I love our forum, in a pc world we can still express how we personally feel about the topics that are raised.

I would of not known about this book unless of the forum so I will be purchasing the book because iam interested about all the people who was on the ship, I do not agree with class seperation but i have cruised to destinations where there are facts about the Titanic from Ireland to Nova scotia.

There are still questions that have never been answered about the Titanic and thats the mission I am on to find answers ......and I will be sailing on the new eclipse in April to Ireland...there is a good little musem at the port of "Queenstown" (Queen victoria renamed it)

But I just want to say one final comment " Mans greatest fear is.....being forgotten".......can you remember your grandfathers dads name.......Ciao Rocky

I wonder if the 3rd class passengers will be able to upgrade their meals? And if there will be enough ice for the drinks? I trust that the foie gras and veal will come from suitably inhumane sources....... :-)

I have no problem with it.

It's been one hundred years now since the whole awful thing happened
-time enough to get over the sentimentality of it..
but humans do so enjoy sentimentality.
In fact it's a wonder a cult hasn't been formed out of the whole thing.

Left to me, I'd name a new-build Titanic,
just to prove she won't sink on her first voyage out.
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Hmmmm, 100 years after Titanic sank is 2012 - isn't that supposed to be the end of the world? :-)

MG -you mean the Mayan Calendar guys foresaw that too?
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Mayan calender has nothing on that old book and that verse was written nearly 2000 years ago ....on record never been so many earthquakes