Snapping Turtle Soup

Luckytrim

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Snapping Turtle Soup
1 good-sized snapper
2 large carrots
2 fist-sized potatoes
1 large onion
1/4 tsp. cloves
2 TBL old bay seasoning
pepper to taste
the turtle;
cut hole in near the toes of a hind foot and pass a heavy string through.
tie to wash line or pole. cut off head and let turtle bleed out overnight.
scald in boiling water and remove skin. cut around shell where it meets the
skin.
remove guts in one piece. remove lungs. cut meat into six pieces: neck,
four legs and tail. boil until meat can be picked off bone, about an hour.
remove meat from bones.
slice and cook all vegetables in broth till tender.
add cloves and spices.
when vegetables are about done, put meat back in.​
will feed 4 to 6
 

joec

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I'm always on a turtle kick myself, but lucky know how to cook us. :wink:
 

Keltin

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Snapping Turtles scare the hell out of me!!! :yum:

My grandmother had a saying that went somethng like "If they every bite, they won't let go till the thunder rolls". I was terrified of having a turtle stuck to me until a rainstorm, so I stayed clear! :lol:

Besides, they're mean as hell!
 
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Maverick2272

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And she's right to ya know! Nasty little buggers but can you imagine the satisfaction of turning em into soup??
 

Luckytrim

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:fishing:Snapper Soup is served in the most elegant restaurants............... and they ain't talking about red snapper, the fish, neither !
:whistling:
 

joec

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I was playing golf one afternoon and one had decided it liked sitting next to the flag stick on the 12 hole. One of the guys in my 4 some when up to get it off the green and tried to push it away with his pitching wedge. This thing took a notch out of the head of the wedge at which point we decided it was his hole.
 

Keltin

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Not only are they mean, but the get BIG too! :w00t:

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Maverick2272

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HOLY COW!!!! Aint nothing like the ones we had growing up... they are babies compared to that one!!
 
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