Mock Turtle Soup (à la Tortue)

Ingredients

• 2 funt beef
• 1 funt veal
• 1 calf's head
• 1/2 chicken
• roots
• 1/8 funt butter
• 6 cloves
• 8 grains allspice
• 2/3 stakan wheat flour
• amourettes (marrow)
• stuffed olives
• 5 truffles
• 6 champignons
• 1/2 lemon
• 1/2-1 stakan Madeira or French wine
• 1 shot rum and cognac

Instructions

1. Make a strong red bouillon from several meats and a calf's head; skim and strain.
2. Make a spiced roux with butter, cloves, allspice and flour; thin with broth and strain.
3. Add marrow, stuffed olives, sliced head meat, truffles and champignons; boil with Madeira.
4. Finish with lemon slices, salt and pepper.