The first state
admitted to the union, Delaware received her name from the Delaware River,
which was in turn named by the English for Sir Thomas West, Lord de la
Warr, the Virginia Company’s first governor.
Nickname: The First State
Statehood: December 7,
1787
Song: Our Delaware
Motto: Liberty and Independence
Flower: Peach Blossom
Tree: Holly
Bird: Blue hen chicken
Fish: Weakfish
Insect: Ladybug
Recipes
Weakfish
Croquettes
1 lb cooked weakfish
6 cooked mushrooms
2 eggs, separated
Breadcrumbs
1 egg, beaten
Flour
Butter
Fresh parsley
Salt and pepper
1 tbsp butter
Mix 1 tbsp of butter with
2 egg yolks. Add chopped, cooked mushrooms, chopped, cooked fish, parsley,
salt and pepper together. Beat the egg whites stiff and combine. Place
on a board and form croquettes in pyramid shapes. Roll them in flour; dip
in beaten egg and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Fry in butter. Pour over them,
tomato sauce or Bordelaise sauce.
Clams
Marinara
6 dozen small clams
1 cup dry white wine
1 large onion, chopped
1 tsp dried thyme leaves
1 bay leaf
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1 tbsp butter
Freshly ground black pepper
1 jar Marinara Sauce
Scrub clams well and place
in a large kettle with remaining ingredients. Place over medium heat and
steam until clams open. Discard any un-opened clams. Serve with Marinara
Sauce over them.
