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How to turn a live turtle into soup and serve it in its shell

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The Curious Cookbook: Viper Soup, Badger Ham, Stewed Sparrows and 100 More Historic Recipes

By Peter Ross

Published 2012

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How to Cook Real Turtle

Hang the turtle up by the hind fins, and cut off the head overnight; in the morning cut off the fore fins at the joints, and the callipee all round; then take out the entrails, and be careful not to break the gall; after which cut off the hind fins and all the meat from the bones, callipee and calipash [the gelatinous substances i

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