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From the introductory paragraph to ‘Green Turtle Soup’ in my 1967 copy of Joy of Cooking (garage-saled, of course):
“It is a timesaver to buy canned or frozen turtle meat. But if you can turn turtles, feel energetic and want to prepare your own, see page 380″
And yes, page 380 does describe how to prepare turtles and terrapins (seemingly somewhat like crabs/lobsters). Can you even buy canned turtle meat anymore? I always think of the poor Mock Turtle from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland when I think of turtle soup (and additionally, the texture of turtle sounds entirely unappealing to me).
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