Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
Mock Turtle Soup
From Cassell's dictionary of cookery, 1892
Serves 10
This recipe emphasizes the importance of tasting before and after adding wine.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
- three quarts of good clear mock turtle soup
- a tumblerful of madeira
Method
Prepare good clear mock turtle soup.
Taste it before adding the madeira.
After adding the madeira, taste again to evaluate the flavor difference.
As published
This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 42. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
mock turtle soup made ; taste it before the wine is put to it — suppose the qixantity to be three quarts. Add a tumblerful of madeira
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