Mock Turtle Soup (Recipe from 1903)

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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 78, 1 April 1903, Page 2 (Supplement)

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Mock Turtle Soup (Metric Conversion)

1. Ingredients:

   • 2.3 to 2.7 kg shank of veal

   • 2 cow heels

   • 2 onions (each studded with 1 clove)

   • 1 bunch of herbs

   • 3 blades of mace

   • A few peppercorns

   • A little salt

   • 125 ml glass of sherry

   • 4 liters of water

   • 18 small forcemeat balls

   • Juice of 1 lemon

   • (Optional) A little mushroom ketchup

2. Instructions:

   • Stew the veal shank, cow heels, onions, herbs, mace, peppercorns, salt, and sherry in 4 liters of water in a large earthen jar for about 6 hours.

   • Allow to cool completely.

   • When cold, remove the fat from the top and strain the soup.

   • Cut the meat into small squares.

   • Return the meat (except the onions and herbs) to a stewpan.

   • Add about 18 small forcemeat balls and the juice of one lemon.

   • Optionally, add some mushroom ketchup for extra flavor.