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To Prepare Terrapin

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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To Prepare Terrapin

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Place terrapin in clear running water for 12 to 36 hours to cleanse.

  2. Wash terrapin in lukewarm water.

  3. Dip terrapin in scalding hot water several times.

  4. Place each terrapin on its back on a table.

  5. Use a small clean towel to gently rub off the outer skin from the head, neck, legs, and tail.

  6. Once prepared, place terrapin in a pot of boiling water and boil until the legs can be easily removed.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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