A native turtle soup from Mexico (Sopa de tortuga) from The Gentleman's Companion, Volume 1: Being an Exotic Cookery Book Or Around the World with Knife Fork and Spoon (page 44) by Charles H. Baker Jr.

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    Can substitute the book's "Hellfire bitters," p28, for hot pepper, and olive oil for lard.

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