Caveman Home Companion

Man delivering turtle for this recipe

Have you ever been hungry for something but just couldn’t decide what it is you want? It’s probably happenned to all of us at one time or another. Well, this could just be the answer.

 I found an old turtle soup recipe that should hit the spot. Not only is it satisfying, but it will provide you with intertainment for the next 3 or 4 days.

Here is what you need:

1 Alligator snapping turtle (a 120 pound fat, lively one)

4 old hens (you can remove the fillets for soup)

18 gallon stock pot

3 pounds raw ham cut into slices

3 pounds leg of beef and knuckles of veal

1 bottle of Madeira

1/4 pound butter

1 bottle of mushrooms

12 cloves of garlic

4 blades of mace

1 handful of parsley roots

1 bouquet of parsley (tied up)

2 bay leaves

6 hard boiled eggs

thyme (to taste)

green onions (to taste)

shallots (to taste)

cayenne pepper (to taste)

Here is what you do:

http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/The_Household_Cyclopedia_of_General_Information/turtlesou_beh.html

Now, I have to be perfectly honest, I haven’t tried this recipe yet. If  you do though, please let me know how it turned out?