Stewed Terrapin

Ingredients

• one terrapin
• seven ounces of butter
• one and one half ounces of flour
• one gill of cream
• one-half pint of madeira wine
• one grain of cayenne
• one-half saltspoonful of salt
• an equal quantity of pepper

Method

1. 1

   Boil the terrapin until claws can be drawn out, about 30-45 minutes.

2. 2

   Remove the meat carefully.

3. 3

   Melt butter in a saucepan, add flour and cream, stirring until it boils.

4. 4

   Add pepper, salt, cayenne, and terrapin meat.

5. 5

   Cook for ten minutes, then add Madeira and eggs if available.

6. 6

   Serve immediately.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The art of cooking (1880) by Matilda Lees Dods, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Stewed Terrapin.— For this there will be required: one terrapin, seven ounces of butter, one and one half ounces of flour, one gill of cream, one-half pint of madeira wine, one grain of cayenne, one-half saltspoonful of salt, and an equal quantity of pepper

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