Terrapin Soup

Name: Terrapin Soup
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 bayleaf, salt, pepper and cayenne; 1 glass of sherry or Madeira, parsley, thyme; 1 bayleaf, salt, pepper and cayenne; 1 bayleaf, salt, pepper and cayenne; 6 cloves and a little allspice.; 1 bayleaf, salt, pepper and cayenne; 1 oz. of ham; 2 hard-boiled eggs; 2 large onions; 1 glass of sherry or Madeira, parsley, thyme; 1 glass of sherry or Madeira, parsley, thyme; ½ a lemon; 1 glass of sherry or Madeira, parsley, thyme

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes of all Nations

By Countess Morphy

Published 1935

About

The word “terrapin” is generally applied to a freshwater species of tortoise of the tropics and especially those of America. The diamond-back terrapins are considered among the best, and the females are particularly dainty eating.

Ingredients

1 terrapin, weighing 2 lbs.
2 large onions
1

Americas
United States
Gluten-free
Spicy
Soup

Method

Clean the terrapin, put the meat in a saucepan and boil till tender. Remove from the water, drain and cut in small pieces, keeping the water in which it was boiled. Slice the onions and chop the ham, and brown in a little butter and lard mixed. Then add the turtle meat, the cloves, a