Mock Terrapin

Ingredients

• A pair of ducks
• one pound of calf's liver
• two cloves of garlic
• one small onion
• two stalks of celery
• four cloves
• half pint of cream
• a quarter of a pound of butter
• a tablespoon of flour
• a teaspoonful of salt
• a dash of cayenne
• a little white pepper
• a suspicion of mace

Method

1. 1

   Cook ducks and liver with garlic, onion, and celery in boiling water until tender.

2. 2

   Cut into dice.

3. 3

   Mash yolks of hard boiled eggs with cream.

4. 4

   Make a sauce with butter, flour, cream, and egg.

5. 5

   Stir until boiling, then add meat and seasonings.

6. 6

   Serve hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Raleigh recipe book (1925) by Christ Church (Raleigh, N.C.). Ladies, page 12. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MOCK TERRAPIN For twelve persons: A pair of ducks and one pound of calf's liver will be required. Put ducks and liver into a kettle together, add two cloves of garlic, one small onion, two stalks of celery, four cloves. Cover with boiling water and cook slowly until tender. AVhen cold cut both into dice. At serving time mash the yolks of six hard boiled eggs to a smooth paste, adding gradually half pint of cream. Put a quarter of a pound of butter into a sauce pan, add tablespoon of flour, mix and add cream and egg. Stir constantly until it reaches boiling point, add haK cup of milk and bring again to a boil, then add meat, a teaspoonful of salt, a dash of cayenne, a little white pepper and a suspicion of mace

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