Catfish recipes from Delta ponds and new Mississippi farms
A Mississippi Delta writer recalls family catfish outings at Four Mile Lake and notes modern shifts to pisciculture turning cotton acres into catfish ponds. Delta Pride processing, nationwide shipping, and Mississippi as leading producer are described alongside home style dishes and several detailed recipes for catfish meuniere, white wine sauce, and crusted fried fillets.
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Byam Claiborne
New York Times
Indianola
Miss
Four Mile Lake
Mississippi Delta
Memphis
America
Delta Catfish
Mississippi
Alabama
Arkansas
Tennessee
Texas
Pierre Francy
Sunflower
Sybil Avant
Turner
National Catfish Cooking Contest Seeks Recipes
The National Farm Raised Catfish Cooking Contest offers $2,000 first prize, $1,000 second, $500 third, and two $250 runner-up awards. Entries due March 25. finalists chosen in early May will win an all-expense-paid trip to Jackson, Mississippi for the June 4 event at Metrocenter.
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Catfish Farmers of America
Carolyn Ann Sledge
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Metrocenter
Jackson
Miss
P.O. Box
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