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MOCK  TURTLE  SOUP
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MOCK TURTLE SOUP

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1284
Calories
52g
Protein
46g
Fat
167g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 20 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Turnip 1 medium (122g) 34
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Veal not in our table 0
Mace not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • five quarts of water
  • six quarts of water
  • two quarts more of stock
  • five quarts of water early in the morning
  • a small piece of ham
  • a small piece of butter rubbed in flour
  • a large bunch of pot herbs
  • a piece of veal
  • a piece of lean bacon
  • four onions
  • three onions
  • two ox-tails
  • two carrots cut fine
  • three turnips
  • four potatoes
  • 15 but tlo not put in the vegetables till after it has been boiling two hours
  • eight onions
  • three tea-spoonsful of currie powder
  • half young ochras
  • three onions chopped fine
  • eight tomatoes
  • salt
  • cloves
  • nutmeg
  • parsley
  • thyme
  • mace
  • pepper
  • cayenne

Directions

1

Clean very well a calf's head, take out the eyes, cut off the nose ; let it soak for ten minutes ; then put it down with five quarts of water, a small piece of ham, four onions, and some salt; let these boil till tender, or till the meat will leave the bones ; then strain it; add cloves, nutmeg, parsley, and thyme ; let it stew slowly for an hour ; add a small piece of butter rubbed in flour, some wine and mushroom catsup. You can then put the meat in or send the soup to table without it, as preferred.

2

CALF'S HEAD SOUP. Prepare as above. Then put down the head and liver in six quarts of water ; let them boil till ten- der ; take them up ; cut the meat in small pieces ; be careful to take out all the bones ; then put the meat into the liquor with three onions, some cloves, mace, and nutmeg, pepper, black and cayenne, and salt; set this on the fire; let it simmer gently an hour : just before taking it up, add a -little butter rubbed in flour, and some wine.

3

OX-TAIL SOUP. Wash and joint two ox-tails ; pour over them in a soup kettle five quarts of water ; when it comes to a boil skim it, and add some salt, three onions, two carrots cut fine, three turnips, four potatoes, a large bunch of pot herbs, some cayenne pepper, and a little rice flour; boil slowly for three hours,

4

FAMILY RECEIPT COOK, 15

5

but tlo not put in the vegetables till after it has been boiling two hours : half an hour before you take it up, add a little celery cut up fine.

6

MULLAGATAWNY SOUP. This soup is always made of the same materials, only varying in quantity. Brown in some butter six or eight onions ; fry some pieces of rabbits and chicken ; lay it upon the onions ; have ready some stock, boiling hot ; let it simmer gently for an hour and a quarter; then strain it through a sieve; add two quarts more of stock, and let it stew; mix with it three tea-spoonsful of currie powder, and two of brown flour with a little cold water ; let it boil slowly for half an hour. If preferred, the juice of a lemon may be strained into it. '

7

OCHRA SOUR Wash well a dozen and a half young ochras; slice them thin, three onions chopped fine ; pour on these five quarts of water early in the morning with pepper and salt; let this stew slowly two hours; then put in a piece of veal and a piece of lean bacon, with seven or eight tomatoes, skinned and sliced; boil it till it is thick ; serve hot to table.

By Hodgson, Mary, fl. 1855 · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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