Turtle Soup
- 2 1/2 quarts turtle soup
- 1 ounce mace
- 2 tsps allspice
- 1 tsp cloves
- Black pepper
- Cayenne pepper
- Salt
- Parsley
- Thyme
- Onion
- 2 Tbsps flour
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 4 Tbsps water
- 1/2 pint Madeira wine
To the soup, add mace, allspice and cloves. Also add black pepper, cayenne and salt to taste. Tie up a bunch of parsley, thyme and onion in a cloth. Throw this into the soup when boiling. When nearly done, thicken with flour.
To give it a good color, take the brown sugar and burn it. When burnt, add water. Of this coloring, put 2 Tbsps in the soup.
Just before serving, add the Madeira wine.
To give it a good color, take the brown sugar and burn it. When burnt, add water. Of this coloring, put 2 Tbsps in the soup.
Just before serving, add the Madeira wine.
Submitted by Oct 29, 2009
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