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                            Green Turtle Soup

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Soups

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      pound         turtle meat
   3                    veal tails
   1      large         onion
   1      large         garlic clove
   1      cup           chopped celery tops
   1                    bay leaf
   2                    cloves -- pounded
   2                    allspice berries -- pounded
   1      sprig         thyme
   2                    turtle or hen eggs
   1                    lemon
   1      glass         white wine
   3      quarts        water
                        black pepper
                        red pepper
                        salt
                        minced parsley

Put all, except the thyme, eggs, lemon, and wine, into three quarts of 
cold water; season with black pepper and salt and a very little red pepper,
 and simmer for seven or eight hours. Half an hour before serving, put in the
 sprig of thyme. If you have no turtle eggs, slice two hard boiled hen eggs and
 put into the soup before serving. When you take the soup from the fire add one
 glass of white wine. A thick slice of lemon and a flat teaspoon of mince
d parsley on top of the lemon, is served with each plate. Be sure to press, 
with the bowl of a spoon, each slice of lemon, so it gives flavor.

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NOTES : To the epicure this soup is worth all the time it takes to make it. The lady who gave me this recipe said, "Do not waste it on the ordinary run of people. It is for epicures. When you eat this soup, eat it slowly and think about it."