What are the best turtles for turtle soup?

[rug]

[evlbstrd]

1. The little tiny ones

you get at pet stores. The shells get nice and tender, so there's no peeling.

[rug]

3. Should I get the salted ones?

[evlbstrd]

15. Salted in the shell.

[Road Scholar]

7. But it takes so many. Probably 100 or more for a decent pot of

turtle soup.:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[evlbstrd]

18. Treat 'em like ham hocks.

Just enough for the flavor. The rest is good ol' cream of mushroom.

[mzteris]

2. mock

MOCK TURTLE, IMITATION

Take an onion, carrot, small head of celery, and some turnip, and boil them till they are tender in some stock. The water in which some rice has been boiled is very well suited for the purpose. Add also to every quart a brimming tablespoonful of mixed savory herbs. Rub the whole through a wire sieve, thicken it with brown roux till it is as thick as cream; add a few drops of Parisian essence -- (sold in bottles by all grocers) -- to give it a dark color. Add a wineglassful of sherry or Madeira, or, if the use of wine be objected to, the juice of a hard lemon. Flavor the soup with a little cayenne pepper, and serve some egg forcemeat balls in it, about the size of small marbles.

[rug]

5. That sounds pretty good. Bookmarked. Thank you.

[KitchenWitch]

4. Galapagos!

Just kidding!

:silly:

[rug]

8. I don't know what happened. Animal Planet is showing two-headed turtles and I got a craving

[Road Scholar]

17. Damn what size pot would that take? LOL

:spank:

[KitchenWitch]

19. Thank you, I needed the spanking after that one!

[Road Scholar]

21. Just kidding with you K/W....

:pals: :yourock:

[Fuzz]

6. Big, live snapping turtles, throw them in boiling water.

It's not only a meal, it's an adventure.

[rug]

9. Must I jump in and wrestle them?

[Fuzz]

No, but if you don't, what's the point!

[EFerrari]

14. "What are the best rugs for rug soup?"

Could be risky.

:)

[rug]

22. The straining would take too long.

[EFerrari]

28. You know how long those guys live?

Just saying.

[Road Scholar]

10. Shouldn't you at least wipe their hinney?

Damn, I bet that soup will take your breath.LOL:hide: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Fuzz]

12. Boil it off and skim skim skim!!

[Drum]

35. lol

..guffaws the West Virginia boy.

:D

[Redstone]

11. Giant sea turtles. The endangered ones. I have this on good authority.

Mrs R grew up on a tropical island before the turtles were endangered, and she says they're delicious.

Redstone

[rug]

13. Hmmmm, giant endangered sea turtles . . .

[Redstone]

16. Hey, she likes bat curry, too. And I have to agree with her, having eaten fruit bats

myself, though not curried.

Redstone

[conscious evolution]

24. My mom says the same

She grew up during depression.Her family ate seafood or did not eat.Loggerheads and their eggs were part of their diet.

She also siad the eggs were only good as one of the ingredients not as a stand alone food.

[ironflange]

20. It's so obvious, people. This kind.

[rug]

23. That will be the dessert after the palate cleanser.

[RetroLounge]

25. Obviously

RL

[rug]

26. I'm against genetically engineered turtles

let alone "mutant"s.

[Lethe]

27. yeah but they would kick your ass if you tried it

plus if you did manage it, it would probably make your soup taste like pepperoni

:)

[Lethe]

29. Hennessey's research turtles are the best

:)

[BikeWriter]

30. Dead ones.

[SPKrazy]

31. Just Not Dead Two Days Ones

unless they've been on ice

[XemaSab]

32. Red-eared sliders

Unlimited take with only a fishing license. :D

[Catchawave]

34. Well darn, all those years of

rescuing and rehabbing them I could have been eating them !? Better yet, selling them!?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

33. This kind...