{"id":5566,"slug":"terrapin-soup-southern-style","title":"Terrapin soup, Southern style.","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["two terrapin","four ounces of butter","three tablespoonfuls of flour","three pints of any kind of good broth","one pint of milk","salt","pepper","a glass of good sherry wine","the yolks of two eggs","a cup of cream","a glass of dry sherry wine"],"ingredients_norm":["terrapin","butter","flour","any kind of good broth","milk","salt","pepper","sherry wine","egg yolk","cream","dry sherry wine"],"steps":["Scald two terrapin, and remove the shell, skin and intestines.","Cut the terrapin in small pieces about one-quarter inch square.","Heat four ounces of butter in a casserole, then add the terrapin and fry over a quick fire.","Sprinkle with three tablespoonfuls of flour, add three pints of any kind of good broth and one pint of milk, season with salt and pepper, add a glass of good sherry wine, and boil until well done.","Bind with the yolks of two eggs mixed with a cup of cream and a glass of dry sherry wine.","Set on stove and let it come nearly to a boil, but not quite."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w84:10","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"9501e074d7730095dbe2cac42a653742e65d06f9e47de64a97be8a97151ccb0b","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:46:27Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/terrapin-soup-southern-style"}