Kentucky

• Beer Cheese

  Sharp cheddar ground smooth with garlic, dry mustard, cayenne and flat beer, then left overnight so the heat comes up — the snappy cheese of the road houses on the Kentucky River.

  Total

  15 min, plus overnight

  Serves

  12

  Calories

  168 per serving

• Bourbon Chocolate Walnut Pie

  A single-crust pie with a butter-and-brown-sugar filling set just firm enough to slice, loaded with toasted walnuts and chocolate and cut through with bourbon.

  Total

  4 hr 15 min, with cooling

  Serves

  8

  Calories

  592 per serving

• Burgoo

  Mutton, beef and chicken boiled off the bone and cooked down with corn, limas, potatoes and tomatoes until the meat is in shreds and a spoon stands in it — the stew Kentucky cooks by the barrel at political gatherings and race meets.

  Total

  5 hr

  Serves

  10

  Calories

  516 per serving

• The Louisville Hot Brown

  Roast turkey on hard-toasted bread under a Mornay sauce, run under the broiler until the top blisters, finished with bacon and a roasted tomato half.

  Total

  40 min

  Serves

  4

  Calories

  862 per serving

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