The Titanic's Crew Member Experience

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RECIPE
Sirloin Steak
1lb small golden potatoes
2 tablespoons clarified butter
(100ml) White wine
2 tablespoons chopped Shallots
1 cup (15g) tarragon leaves, roughly chopped
2 teaspoons (2.5g) Whole Peppercorns, roughly pounded
Pinch of Salt
3 large Egg yolks
2 ¼ sticks (250g) Butter
3/4 tablespoon finely chopped tarragon
Pinch of Cayenne

Slowly reduce the brown stock until it coats the back of a spoon.

Wash then carve the potatoes into small olive shapes. Melt the clarified butter with a little salt and pepper then, over a very low heat, add the potatoes and cook until golden brown.

Prepare the Béarnaise sauce using Escoffier's recipe below. I have cut the ingredients in half and still had more than 2 cups of sauce.

Escoffier's Béarnaise:
Sauce Béarnaise
"Place 2 dl each of white wine and tarragon vinegar in a small pan with 4 tbs chopped shallots, 20g chopped tarragon leaves, 10g chopped chervil, 5g crushed peppercorns and a pinch of salt. Reduce by two thirds and allow to cool.
Add 6 egg yolks to the reduction and prepare the sauce over a gentle heat by whisking in 500g of ordinary or melted butter. The cohesion and emulsification of the sauce is effected by the progressive cooking of the egg yolks which depends to a great extent on its preparation over a slow heat.
When the butter has been completely incorporated, pass the sauce through a fine strainer; correct the seasoning, add a little Cayenne and finish by mixing in 1 tbs chopped tarragon and ½ tbs chopped chervil."

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[dtdash]

Loads of stories about awful employer-labor relations in the 1910s, but there was one nice one from the Titanic that’s stuck with me: wireless operator Jack Philips had a birthday during the Titanic’s maiden voyage, and to celebrate, he was sent pastries from the first class kitchen. Seems like the sort of nice gesture you’d show a coworker nowadays.

[crazyguy_]

Another major reason so many engineers died was their dedication. They nonstop ran the pumps and kept the boilers going so the heat and lighting stayed on. They were relieved of their duty but many chose to stay so they could try to buy more time to save the ship and the people aboard her.

[territimmerman]

I really appreciate your inclusion of the Titanic's crew members. Not just the topic of their meals, but recognition of their service and the lives sacrificed as the ship sank. All too often they are completely overlooked in terms of this tragic event. I thank you for not only recognizing them, but humanizing them as a part of the history of the Titanic.

[donkylefernandez]

Between this and "You are somebody's son, please lay down" this series has been heartwrenchingly lovely so far!

[colleenmahony]

The thought of the companies BILLING the families for the uniforms is just jaw-dropping. Corporate greed has never known any bounds or decency.

[ChristineHMcConnell]

This Titanic series has been SO much fun! :D

[leumas]

I spent 6 months aboard a cruise ship as a musician, playing in both the jazz ensemble (saxophones) and a string quartet (‘cello). It’s amazing how differently I ate depending on which group I was performing with - the jazz guys got scraps, but while in my tuxedo for the quartet I was always invited to stay for dinner in the first class ballroom.

[amberbydreamsart]

Killing me how many of the young men brought up in these stories who survived the titanic have death dates between 1914 and 1918. humanity truly was unthinkably cruel to an entire generation

[Cora.T]

In the Netherlands we have "krieltjes" ( according to translate they're called baby potatoes in English ). These are oval and the size of large olives to begin with. You can buy them par cooked and peeled or raw and unpeeled. I suggest buying the raw ones and blanching them to remove the skin. For anyone looking to make this dish, see if you can find the baby potatoes, it would save you your hands and time
Edit: someone informed me that baby potatoes are fairly hard, so perhaps getting the par boiled ones isn't a bad idea

[AlS-durt]

5 star cuisine for a 5 star crew. Hats off to all of them.

[aupair]

I worked at sea for a decade and it’s sad to see how the crew is still treated nowadays specially when it comes to food. Royal Caribbean was the worse: rotten food with mold was served in the crew mess and l was an officer there but since they didn’t have an officer’s mess l had to eat in the crew mess like everybody else. I just couldn’t. we would buy cup noodles at the crew shop instead. I don’t know how l endured this for so long. We are nothing to these cruise lines. So if you if you ever cruise one day, please please please be kind to the crew.

[timefoolery]

Thank you for mentioning Violet Jessop- I bought her book at the Titanic exhibit at the Royal BC Museum and was utterly fascinated by her life as a stewardess. As you say, she was on more than just the one sinking and her stories of her experiences was extremely interesting. And to think she couldn’t find a publisher when she wrote it!

[tremorsfan]

Shortly before her death Violet Jessop recounted a story of receiving a phone call one stormy night. The voice on the other end asked if she had rescued a baby from the Titanic. "Yes", said Violet. The voice on the other end began to laugh and told her that she was that baby before hanging up. People told Violet that it was probably some local children playing a prank but Violet swears she never told anybody that story.

[dodolord]

As the family story goes, my great-great-grandad was supposed to be a crewman on the Titanic. However, his brother got into some trouble (possibly involving a bar fight) and asked to secretly take his place - and went down with the ship. Apparently it took about a decade for my great-great-grandad to convince the government he was still alive.

[MissAnonymousx]

The fact that these workers survived and still went on to work on ships is amazing

[lupedobal]

Violet Jessop was from Argentina? Can't believe I went 28 years of my life without knowing Miss Unsinkable was a compatriot lol.
You learn something new everyday, thanks Max!

[dwaynezilla]

"Moody's body was never found." Considering the way they handled that ransom note, I wouldn't be surprised if they just dumped the unclaimed bodies in the ocean and marked them as lost.

[tylerboyce]

Honestly, ship's crews need a lot more love. There is *a lot* of work that goes on behind-the-scenes that passengers are totally unaware of.

[moon]

I worked on a steam ship in the Navy for about three years as a machinist mate, where I worked in the bottom of the ship helping to keep the engine and boiler running. It definitely gave me a perspective on what the engineers on the titanic must've felt that night... My heart goes out to all that died on that ship, but to those engineers, those snipes in particular, I have a lot of respect for.