| 单词 | turtle soup |
| 例句 | I set the tray loaded with the turtle soup bowls on the table by the door. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A bright spot in their morning was eating turtle soup for breakfast. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Madam commanded that a supper be thrown to celebrate the capture of Fort Washington, complete with turtle soup. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Eliza could cook real dinners, with turtle soup and joints of beef and mutton. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to see everything, of course, and he did think it unusual, but he got over it in a hurry and settled down to helping me prepare the meat for turtle soup. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z There were frogs’ legs, eggs, and turtle soup on my table. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he’d stop at the store and buy various ingredients for his turtle soup, various spices and garnishes. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They ate at a table set up on the lawn, savoring Alice’s turtle soup and mutton and devising compliments for the cook, who would never receive them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I handed him the remains of my turtle soup dinner, and, fascinated, watched him devour it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The officers requested more coffee, lit their pipes, and unrolled their maps across the tablecloth, stained now with splashes of turtle soup, butter, wine, and candle wax. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Off the track, Woolf steered clear of the town’s appeals to vice, preferring late-morning pit stops in Checks Sloan’s restaurant for a complimentary beer and a bowl of turtle soup. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Elsewhere, a recipe for turtle soup begins: “Soak ½ lb. of sun-dried turtle meat in cold water for four days, changing the water each day.” Review: ‘The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book’ 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Prudence worked there for 34 years, 14 as its head chef, churning out emblematic versions of signature dishes like trout amandine, shrimp rémoulade and turtle soup. In Majority-Black New Orleans, Chefs Are Rewriting ‘Whitewashed’ History 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The rest of the menu impresses, too, be it bold snapper turtle soup, a banh mi stuffed with fried soft-shell crab, or grilled bluefish on farro. 10 great places to eat in Philadelphia, for convention-goers and the rest of us 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Giant turtle soup is now off the menu, but fewer than 26,000 tortoises are left, and several species are extinct, including that of Lonesome George, who died in 2012. Two Children’s Books Offer Hope for the Environment 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Most of the film shows how the puritanical Danish Lutherans in the film lived before they sat down to turtle soup, blinis and quail in puff pastry. Babette's Feast: Julian Baggini savours the ultimate lockdown movie 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Mock turtle soup, stewed rockfish, furmenty, and potato pyramids were three recommended accompaniments. 11 odd Victorian Christmas traditions 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z New Orleans institution Commander’s Palace offers turtle soup or grits and grillades. Louisiana grocery store offers jobs, hope to community during coronavirus 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z And the $16 prix fixe meal was a steal and included two New Orleans staples: sherry-spiked turtle soup, and Cajun cochon de lait, or tender smoked pork. Frugal Traveler Blog: In New Orleans, a Trio of Thrifty Lures 2013-01-22T20:19:03Z After arriving, the band chatted to guests at the bar before eating a dinner of trout, turtle soup, cold duckling and steak tartare - a "rather rich selection", said Gail - in an upstairs room. 'We had to give up our Halifax bedroom for the Beatles' 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z Every state in their range now protects them, but the long-lasting effects of catching the reptiles for turtle soup are among reasons their numbers are now so low, the agency said. Feds propose threatened status for alligator snapping turtle 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Those removed from the 2000 Games included Ma Junren, the controversial distance running coach, whose athletes supposedly trained on a regimen of a marathon a day and diets of turtle soup and worm fungus. Sun Yang, Chinese Olympic Swimmer, Gets 8-Year Doping Ban 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Uncle wants Ray to make a magical turtle soup to heal his father. Review: For the Korean family in 'Aubergine' at South Coast Repertory, food is love, and loss 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z There were sardines and truffles, artichokes and turtle soup. What links Silicon Valley and tinned food? 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z A sensualist, Pepper at times supported the family by writing cookbooks; the first, in 1952, “The Glamour Magazine After Five Cookbook,” includes a recipe for mock turtle soup. Woman of Steel 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z “Commercial harvests for turtle soup products peaked in the late 1960s and 1970s,” the Fish and Wildlife Service notice states. Feds propose threatened status for alligator snapping turtle 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Does anyone really need a polar bear skin rug or turtle soup? A Population of Billions May Have Contributed to This Bird’s Extinction 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z President James Buchanan gave the three ambassadors a tour of the house, and they attended a banquet featuring chicken, halibut, ham, ice cream, lobster, pigeon and turtle soup. Is the White House a 'Dump'? It Used to Be 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z “These turtle extravaganzas,” he said, “feature dancers, 100-foot-tall video screens and long banquet tables serving turtle soup and chopped turtle meat fried, sauteed and smothered in sauce spiced with rare herbs.” Big spenders in China are targeting U.S. species of turtles and tortoises as collector's items and cuisine 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z Menus from the era show that turtle soup was a common offering at restaurants and lodging houses around the cove. New Map Reveals Ships Buried Below San Francisco 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z “In addition, many restaurants served turtle soup and purchased large quantities of alligator snapping turtles from trappers in the southeastern States,” it continued. Feds propose threatened status for alligator snapping turtle 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Nat Fuller, born in 1812, was a slave who became a celebrated restaurateur, opening the Bachelor’s Retreat, a Charleston catering hall famed for its pastries, game, and turtle soup. America’s Most Political Food 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z And just as many early viewers and guests were uncertain about Colbert’s persona — was it turtle soup or the mock variety? — people are confused. Is Trump the new 'Colbert'? 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Many are repentant fishermen who used to hunt turtles prized for turtle soup and their meat. Endangered turtles lay eggs on Mexican beach 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z And when New York City was just another coastal town, its turtle soup was as famous as its oysters. Diamondback Terrapins Thrive Where Others Can’t 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z In the basement, there’s a pit where turtles were once kept - alive - in the event a customer wanted some turtle soup. Oldest bar in Wayne County has new owners, upgrades 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z There is also a mention of green turtle soup. A Bipartisan Outcry in the House, Over the Cafeteria 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z Minus shark fin and turtle soup, that is. I want my baby to eat meat-free. My in-laws want her to eat Peppa Pig's ear | Tom Ross 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z A dining table is set with faux oysters, turtle soup and rib roast, a typical luxury repast at the time. Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden on the Upper East Side Once Was a Retreat for the Middle Class 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Only one U.S. city relies on fortune-tellers, zydeco music and turtle soup to keep its local economy strong. Databases In The French Quarter: GE Brings Tech To New Orleans 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z No word on whether the man was making turtle soup. A Florida Man Has Been Killing and Eating Tortoises 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z The Bad Guy Organization du jour is the Foot Clan, led by a man known as The Shredder who really likes the idea of eating turtle soup. 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' review: don't think 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z Sixty-nine dignitaries enjoyed a lavish spread featuring 12 courses, including eggs stuffed with foie gras, turtle soup and Sussex capon. Two Titanic menus fetch £100,000 2012-11-25T11:08:31Z Twelve lavish courses including eggs stuffed with foie gras, turtle soup and Sussex capon were enjoyed by 69 dignitaries at the event in the Grand Central Hotel in Belfast on 31 May 1911. Titanic menu set to fetch £30,000 2012-11-22T14:30:08Z Green turtle soup—the green turtle here used to be very good fifteen years ago. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z The dinner was very good, the traditional London public dinner menu—turtle soup, salmon, etc. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z When dinner time came there was served some of the turtle soup from the big crawler that had pulled on Flossie’s dress. The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea 2011-11-04T02:00:25.553Z My menu consisted of green turtle soup, dried vegetables, caviar on toast, olives, Alaskan salmon, crystallized potatoes, reindeer steak, buttered rice, French peas, apricots, raisins, corn bread, Huntley and Palmer biscuits, cheese and coffee. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Diamondback terrapins, which were overharvested for turtle soup in the early 19th century, have been protected in New York on and off over the past decades. Why JFK's Runway Has Turtles All the Way Down* 2011-06-30T22:47:19Z The turtle soup proved both palatable and nourishing, and, eaten with crackers, made a good meal. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z Yes, waiter, three plates of green turtle soup.” Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z While Mr. Chase and his men were mending the broken engine, and the cook was making turtle soup, the Bobbsey twins, with their father and mother and Cousin Jasper, stayed on Palm Island. The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea 2011-11-04T02:00:25.553Z As I sat eating, I thought with much humor of the curious combinations of caviar and reindeer steak, of the absurd contradiction in eating green turtle soup beyond the Arctic circle. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z He had brought some more guava jelly and tins of turtle soup, also a parcel of tracts, called 'The Sinners' Cabinet.' Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z Jack had tried turtle soup, and seen an occasional one in a London shop, but here was a swarm that fairly astonished him. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z “And so you have just given her a very solid and sensible lunch, consisting of green turtle soup and ice cream.” Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z When turtle soup appeared on table there was phosphorescent gleam in the worthy Loriner's eyes. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 15th 1893 2011-03-26T02:00:12.713Z From that time forth the steward sent us turtle soup, wine, and every luxury the ship afforded, and made us many presents. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z Four separate dishes can be made from one head, viz.: boiled calf’s head, cold jellied calf’s head, mock turtle soup, tongue and brains, with white, Poulette, or Vinaigrette sauce. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z Sir Samuel never talked at the beginning of dinner—besides, there was turtle soup and red mullet and whitebait—it is sinful to divert your attention from these good creatures. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z I usually loathe turtle soup, but I’m determined to be sensible and have a solid lunch. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z First, some turnip turtle soup, then, ortolans of spinach and mashed potatoes, followed by a canvas-backed duck made of Indian corn, and last, not least, plum-pudding. Mr. Punch's After-Dinner Stories I have seen a menu composed of turtle soup, salmon, venison and woodcocks, all excellent things in their way, but when brought together only leaving a sense of excessive oiliness and richness. Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions Then visions of turtle soup with our goat's meat dawned upon us. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document Her two brothers, the chubby boys, were now students at the Leipsic University, qualifying themselves for future town-councillorships and civic honours, coupled, I presume, with some German substitute for turtle soup. Fragments of an Autobiography Back of the house was an enclosure for a garden, overgrown, but with any quantity of tomatoes, ripe, wasting, and begging to be put into a turtle soup then in preparation on board the canoa. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. We had about a dozen sent on board, and in a week were surfeited with turtle soup, turtle-steaks, turtle-curry, and turtles’ eggs; a plain bit of salt junk was for a change quite a treat. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa Its favourite dish perhaps was turtle soup, of which its consumption was habitually enormous. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Breakfast on fish, turtle soup, and mashed potatoes. The Last Cruise of the Saginaw Venison, turtle soups, fish of every sort, viz., dorys, mullets, turbots, tench, soles, &c., nine dishes. Old and New London Volume I What she wants is real turtle soup and champagne. When Ghost Meets Ghost But no, it seemed to be due to turtle soup and port wine. My Autobiography A Fragment We were looking forward to turtle soup, turtle eggs, and all sorts of delicacies, to make a pleasant change in the monotony of our daily fare. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Finish with Nelson's Extract of Meat, and as directed for turtle soup. Nelson's Home Comforts Thirteenth Edition Forcemeat is now considered an indispensable accompaniment to most made dishes, and when composed with good taste, gives additional spirit and relish to even that “sovereign of savouriness,” turtle soup. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual Before leaving the island we killed two tortoises for food for the crew—enough to keep them in turtle soup for a month. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China The worn thin carpet seemed to have been chosen for its resemblance to turtle soup squirming with vermicelli. Black Oxen And, above all, what connection was there between Cis and green turtle soup? The Rich Little Poor Boy This, like real turtle soup, can be made of Nelson's Extract of Meat and Bellis's Mock Turtle Meat. Nelson's Home Comforts Thirteenth Edition It was now time to prepare the next meal, and this was done; a perfect feast of eggs, turtle steaks, bread, and turtle soup constituting the “spread”. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess I led him gently away, and presently we stood before the portrait of a City gentleman—the kind that is very fond of turtle soup. Punch, or the London Charivari, May 6, 1914 Then I waved the turtle soup enthusiastically round me. The Book of Humorous Verse By this time some warm turtle soup was brought us, and a little weak brandy and water, and then we were carried below and put into hammocks. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading But for some time the table was supplied with turtle soup, on which Tartlet was not the only one to regale himself. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery Fielding attributes to the Bristol Alderman that fine appreciation of the qualities of turtle soup with which more modern humorists have endowed his metropolitan fellow. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I Schillie cooked with Jenny, being determined to have some superb turtle soup. Yr Ynys Unyg The Lonely Island But in those days people had not been converted to the law of turtle soup and the gospel of Saint Terrapin, so the people said it was a vain thing. The Gypsies Spotted Tiger continued to dally with the turtle soup, and seemed loath to give in as he slowly, with many a pause between, raised the huge iron spoon to his lips. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America It contains turtle soup, eleven kinds of fish, two entrées, a haunch of venison, poultry, ham, grouse, leverets, five sweet dishes, and two kinds of ice. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography “Very true, and fuel to keep them off: by the bye, turtle soup for dinner, recollect; tell Mahomed.” The Mission; or Scenes in Africa Pat had just concocted their potful of turtle soup, and had some yams roasting in the embers. The Three Admirals It is especially relished in mock turtle soup, which, when correctly made, derives its peculiar taste chiefly from the clovelike flavor of basil. Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses Away he went, and we all watched him eagerly from the deck, our mouths watering with the thoughts of the turtle soup we hoped to get for dinner next day. The Three Lieutenants “You see my father never brought home turtle soup from the Lord Mayor’s dinner so as to make me big and fat.” First in the Field A Story of New South Wales Have fewer dinners, less turtle soup, If the taxes are too high. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads They had turtle steaks for, breakfast, turtle soup for dinner, and turtle again at night. The Three Admirals "Neither one nor the other," said a gentleman present; "if you wish to bring the figures out, varnish it with turtle soup." The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Here the flyers partook of an excellent repast, garnished with the best the island could afford, including tender wild duck from the surrounding lagoons and savory turtle soup. Around the World in Ten Days The next round was mock turtle soup, and it made a deep impression, especially on Charlie Swayne, because little Casanova Golden upset her share in his lap when he least expected it. Skiddoo! Curtis, where the Court painter has thrown a poetical expression over a personage that never in his life betrayed any predilection for anything but turtle soup and gormandizing.” Recollections of the late William Beckford of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath Brown flour a deep mahogany brown—add part of the stock to blend into thick sauce—bring to a boil and cook slowly for five minutes; then strain into the stock or mock turtle soup. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions The answer was, 'No—but we've got turtle soup, if that will do for you.' The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth "Delicious eggs and turtle soup!" he announced when Iris asked him why he was so intently studying certain marks on the sand, caused by the great sea-tortoise during their nocturnal visits to the breeding-ground. The Wings of the Morning In submitting this analysis permit me to say that I find traces of mock turtle soup, and India Rubber. Peck's Compendium of Fun This approaches so near in flavor to the real turtle soup that few are able to distinguish the difference. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home The City Rat and the Country Rat A city Rat, one night Did with a civil stoop A Country Rat invite To end a turtle soup. The Talking Beasts The Mayor stepped up, and said he would rather have turtle soup than fish any day. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth "Very true, and fuel to keep them off; by the by, turtle soup for dinner, recollect; tell Mahomed." The Mission I don't grudge the millionaire his turtle soup and caviar. Reveries of a Schoolmaster The dinner consisted of hors-d'oeuvre and grapefruit, turtle soup, fish of all sorts, elaborate entrées, roasts, breasts of plover served separately with salad, and a riot of ices and exotic fruits. The "Goldfish" "To talk sense to a woman is like feeding chickens upon turtle soup," thought he to himself. Marriage Had she eaten a spoonful the less of turtle soup for it? had she deprived herself of anything in the hateful overflowing of her superfluous luxuries? The Man Who Laughs Curry powder is used as a fine flavoured seasoning for fish, fowls, steaks, chops, veal cutlets, hashes, minces, alamodes, turtle soup, and in all rich dishes, gravies, sauce, &c. &c. The Virginia Housewife After turtle soup, punch is the correct liquor. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette The Greenlander detests turtle soup as much as we abominate train oil. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 533, February 11, 1832 This is the second day within a week Monsieur Grillade has thought fit to treat us with them; and it's a fortnight yesterday since I have seen either oyster or turtle soup upon the table. Marriage There is naturally something so handy and brisk about you, Ruth, that if you said you could make a bowl of faultless turtle soup, I should believe you.' Martin Chuzzlewit I waved the turtle soup enthusiastically round me. The Bab Ballads To drink turtle soup, denotes that you will find pleasure in compromising intrigue. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition Mr friend Mr Bounderby could never see any difference between leaving the Coketown 'hands' exactly as they were, and requiring them to be fed with turtle soup and venison out of gold spoons. Our Mutual Friend You don't expect to be set up in a coach and six, and to be fed on turtle soup and venison, with a gold spoon, as a good many of 'em do!' Hard Times It is highly valued for the delicacy of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section T, U, V, and W Jos said, with great solemnity, it was the best turtle soup he had ever tasted in his life, and asked Mr. Osborne where he got his Madeira. Vanity Fair From Lady Smith Lowestoft, May 31st.—Many thanks, dear Mr. Reeve, for sending me the handsome present of turtle soup, which came on Thursday evening and made the best part of my dinner on Friday. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. We omit a receipt for real turtle soup, as when that very expensive, complicated, and difficult dish is prepared in a private family, it is advisable to hire a first-rate cook for the express purpose. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches That object is, to be fed on turtle soup and venison with a gold spoon. Hard Times Uncle Ben had known starvation at one time, for starvation writes certain lines which even turtle soup may never wipe out—lines which any may read and none may forget. Roden's Corner Several people were waiting with covered dishes, for turtle soup and turtle, which had been bespoken in different parts of the city. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 I know not whether Wordsworth will forgive the stimulant tale of "Thalaba",—'tis a turtle soup, highly seasoned, but with a flavour of its own predominant. Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1. Zounds! how would you yourself, Tom, like to dine on turtle soup and venison, in the middle of a hissing hot ride of sixty miles, thirty of them to be covered after the feed? Tom Cringle's Log I see traces of the turtle soup, and venison, and gold spoon in this. Hard Times A city rat, one night, Did, with a civil stoop, A country rat invite To end a turtle soup. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes The first dish, of course, was turtle soup, of which—as the gentleman next him, the Mayor of a neighboring town, told Redclyffe—it was allowable to take twice. Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance There is an excellent European store shop at Teherán, and had it not been for limited space, we might have regaled on turtle soup, aspic jellies, quails, and pâté de foie gras galore throughout Persia. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán "It's the thing mock turtle soup is made from," said the Queen. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction He means turtle soup and venison, with a gold spoon, and that he wants to be set up with a coach and six. Hard Times I am dining with the worshipful tanners—turtle soup and all the rest of it. The Double Traitor When the flesh is also completely done, strain it through a silk sieve, and make a very thin white roux; for turtle soup must not be much thickened. The Book of Household Management Maddy was bewildered, but managed to reply that she could not carve, that she never saw any green turtle soup, and that she supposed she should wear to dinner the delaine she had on. Aikenside "Great turtle soup!" roared the guide, when he beheld the shrinking, cowering boy. Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods The cans contain not what is commonly called turtle soup, but the meat of the turtle, boiled, and the proper proportions of lean meat, yellow and green fat put together. Miss Parloa's New Cook Book Then there was a turtle soup, thick and green and greasy; and then—horror of horrors—a great steaming plum-pudding. The Metropolis Mock turtle soup, made with liquor that calf's head was boiled in, and the pieces of head. The Book of Household Management Later there was a really splendid dinner, consisting of turtle soup, whitebait, jugged hare, Christmas pudding, mince-pies, dates, figs and crystallized fruits, with rum and stout as drinks. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition Who may say he has tasted turtle soup—pure and unadulterated— unless he has "Kummaoried" his turtle to obtain it? Confessions of a Beachcomber First the lobsters served bowls of turtle soup, which proved hot and deliciously flavored. The Sea Fairies Turtles when caught are kept in a pond until they are needed, and we have turtle soup, stewed turtle, curried turtle and turtle cutlets ad nauseam. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither As an article of luxury, the turtle has only come into fashion within the last 100 years, and some hundreds of tureens of turtle soup are served annually at the lord mayor's dinner in Guildhall. The Book of Household Management Okochee philosophically gave up the hope of eating turtle soup with a gold spoon, and settled back, not ill content, to its regular diet of lotus and fried hominy. Waifs and Strays Part 1 Smile and Smile I am not fed on turtle soup and Tokay because of my exquisite intimacy with the style and idiom of Heine and Richter. Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays "I suspect, if anxious for turtle soup," said Bearwarden, "we must attach a lightning--rod, and wait for a thunderstorm to electrocute him." A journey in other worlds A romance of the future They sat down to an island dinner, remarkable for its variety and excellence; turtle soup and steak, fish, fowls, a sucking pig, a cocoanut salad, and sprouting cocoanut roasted for dessert. The Ebb-Tide |
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