New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-08
COOKING TERRAPLN.
THE CHELONIAN QUEEN.

.c.u,. ooo,, ,orranin. nohow: indeed they can't
ro t,o vc-dtct Wormlcy brought back to delight the
Climb vitl-thc good old. shaly old cUo III ''n'Nc''
eouare- after he lad run over 10 sec DIS i-N'"'
the American Minister made as fairly 'onn"'"'0'o a.
gnt he amid the strange surroundings OF f"ris WIN
its needless needless confusion 81 tongue anu i.' We
pIorabc dearth Of terrapn. Mr. Mason ""S" :.
Ioh, v not Jeems II. And Wormlcy knew ne inc
dispnted caterer OF the capitol the steamship se"ed
OF the palmy days the judge and cook OF 'err"pih'
cocro,rn Oncen of the Chclonians easy princess
Of all Emydia hereditary grand maularch VI ",' 'o
tortoises of the land and sea anu ""'o's mo
mediate her lego lovers acclaim her; reptile ana
$50 ,n,dtrrtls she will always be- 10 those That HE
hon NOT Won either like her, you DON'T theTe II
no halfway with tcrrapin. And IN the 'ee"' VI Fo'
SIG $40 nay, even 49, a dozen, " on u1 h"o' =" ~
sneak no one is going TO be silly enough 10 PciSu''
Won TO like them II you really don't of cours" ,'ofv
VIII ALWAYS be plenty Of people TO assert ulat i'Sl
water terrapin Gust rs good, and bigger 100 can
., had for a tenth or a twentieth of the money. Lei
no such man he trusted You might ~ well eat the
tough and tastcess bull terrapn at once LOT IN ',S
family as In some others all the virtues anu M '"c
SAVIOR are lowered ono sex, ana al tTo '"'oe run
little and worthless.
Uann,Iv vou can't have terrapn all the year round
AZ vour californian boasts TO his secret sorrow OF his
.trawbcrrv Fortunately YOU can't have Them as you
rc being forced have sad ana all the hdv fruits
of the earth when you can't enjoy them Your true ala
rnond hack mono genuine without the tradenhrK VIII
ALWAYS take 10 the mud 81 her native Chesapeake be-
fore the autlimnal equinox. thinking that Just thc
spo for a quiet winter that the wild celery IA
rc,,,v mast her and going for the sccdy stage tic
canvssback loves. Then comes the waduS African
with hls broad grin. his forkcd hickory ana
bis h,c bag seeking the bubble after his own kind.
In comes the tclltac bubble. down goes the crotch
ont comes tho tcrrapln I'm It's clutch and into the
boc she goes, lighting mad and able to nght too.
with the least show Of chance. swapping Is not
only for the snapper The brown lcgs Of the
hunter love tho cold no moro than the torrapn does
the saltlsh water IN the shadows keep, fairly warm
til the ice comes. VIII it comes November and tho
glad word goc> round that tcrapln IS IN
wherefore Chssapcakel Only for choice. They
NAV iniocd he cauSht IN almost any celery shallow
from Edsto 10 Montana. yet. all things con
,dcrcd Chc.apcahe for choice. Aud as 70 cook
lng why choose for yourself between baltimore
and Philadelphia. Ncv-Yor, IS we'll enough and i'm
proving year hy yoai as in all thing, 10 be had FOR
money You may safely compromis. on Washing
ton II IN doubt call a. mind the vie word, OF a
certain Incompatible terrapiuhc and take the
nearest
Then AS the November davs shrink and the spirit
Of mortal ENDS lcs reason for pride than 10 The
other eleven months. for gather wisely with I'VE
chosen and fitting friend. Tor once let dinner 70.
let II Doe supper ior % man. az proper hour like
- or TO- \ single dish. and that dish tcirnpn.
Fetch In tho queer old na turccn. with tho shaking
jclly inside. set before Won. since you are the
happy host and cook the old silver chahus dl'A'
With the bunch - flame. SET n on The bare. honest
mahogany and 900 he ranr and faces glow. u
your table De round. much the better. Cook. cat,
ecrd The servants "a bed md nr merry.
-I.Iy- va, tac ,rori. for now, All ic we'll. yo"r
stool. made ur you Tor oven IS YOU In the morn
Ing shall 10 cool and gently shaking In the bowl
| 4 not something, anis-.
OF the FIVE stages Of tcrrapin. which arc catching
killing cleaning. cooking and reasoning. The hrst j.
| done With and the lat not yet come. Nobody now
| puts a coal - Aro the poor victims head and
| then hacks her head on IN tho name Of humanity
Aud slow roasting alive IA q ginning oven. or FiII
slower boiling alive In water 90 the start cold these
Two ar, now practically given mp. though some men
| stnl live and srumhlc over tho lost flavor OF tho
| udng All cooks are row agreed the com
| paratlvc painlessnc,s Of sudden souSiug Of the
living t.rrapiu n water az fn boil. In ave or tei
minutes the scaldnc Is over. and just hero arises "'o
| question of clcauug. Oh which cooks diner.
Lazinees say. wait I'll she Is cooked and ~
nearly all good cook, are jud!c!oasly laly, This f.
what most Of them do. %. after good rinse In cold
va.T,, and rubbing the skin OF the css and pulbns
ont the claws. In she goes again for fair simmer 'I
rnaybe forty minute IN water slightly sncd. lhoi
| " with tho hc,.d ~ VITA the undo. shell ana onl
| mind son DO not break the gall ladder uhIT' y"n
| BE- NIulndrd ~ ll' @cslptHfHl ''i'''"
with NORWOOD or. maybe. as the senator nom u"
Eastern ShOrc aid, II the mt "gd" o 'i'''r 'V'
Thi. II E, that males tho prudent cook for c,oi'
some cooks arc prudent taho the extra pains
AN accident with the gall bladder after the flesh has
become sohencd Is aoohins, u sou I,e c ~t ' ~,
IL j, u proper soitre,s. about forts muui"-. a' 10
the other Gao. ,.,
around the ., the pot. Boiling with the common
cook is Il raving madness all over thc pot. ioiI tcr
raPn n. at {ogr HcF Horr 9mng. oi' g.r 81
fairly -,ft - has been said result. when cool, the
perfect jelly Of happlne,- In either case take oui
The bone, after cooking. ana al the cni-ail, except
the liver.
the last heating up In stew pan by Nour cook. At
the same time the seasoning IS done and Just here f.
tho difference IN the various style, Of trrapIn Your
Jelly stock, supposed to contain The CONDENSED
! soodne~, Of ,ix tcrrHpns for six persons, l. thu,
treated in Of he bcst Of the Maryland way
Melt half pound Of best printb9ttc In thu
ehanE ash or or ,.;D ada "GS o g5, 'g,aP
Of cayenne pepper, When thoroughly heated through
and hot a moment before blow out the fame or talk,
the pan from the IRE Add then claret glass Tor gin
Of sherry Madeira good enough TO drink, stir Once
and instDnty on hot plate, These are better
deep and Of moderate Fize.
| Hero T. the Philadelphia way rs described by Mrs
Rorcr who unitcs IN herself the three qualities Of q
good cook. Il good teacher and good Ihlladcphlan
TO tho and juices add the liver broken up.
all the eggs found IN tho crrapins put II all into
-ewing pan Roll half pound Of butter IN Hour
add It ti the tcrrapn, and stand OH very modcri,
fire TIL heated Boil six eggs for fifteen Minutes taxi
out the yols, mash to smooth paste with two table
tcrrapin with half pint OF thick cream quartz
tea poOnful Of mace, and salt and cayenne 10 you
the nd Let / S% ny S"G shs AS S 5@% Sma A
crpl for all The dcploymcnts' as ue tactics say
or less wine may be added according to taste" Moral
less. Moral NO. = try the simplest" Mary land
my Maryland"
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