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Mock-Turtle or Make-Believe Terrapin Soup,
the Sea Cook. —He says: " Of course, its a sham, for there ain't nothing in this world that can take the shine out of a real terrapin (turtle); still, if you ain't got none of these nice creeturs, you can manage to make shift with a calf's head. You don't want the whole head of a calf, but boil it just the same, but don't sluice it with all the water in the reservoir, only enough to cover it, and in that water put a couple of onions and salt and pepper. When boiled tender, take, say, half the meat, half the tongue and a table-spoonful of the brains. Cut it up, but not too fine. Put into a frying. pan a 1/4 lb. of the best butter, and bring it up to a light brown, mixing in a very little sifted flour when it is off the fire, and a little cayenne pepper, and just a touch of sweet marjoram.
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