No. 25 Terrapin
Take 2 diamond-backs, put them into hot, boiling water or lye. Let them get entirely done; take them out and let them get cool a little; then open them and take the dark skin off the feet; take out the meat from the shell, the entrails, and the liver, being careful not to break the gall, as it will render the dish unfit to eat; do not use the head; take ¼ pound of butter, a small piece of onion, teaspoonful of thyme. Put these in the stewpan and let them get a little brown, putting in also a tablespoonful of flour, ½ pint of cream, and ½ pint of milk. Let all this boil to a rich sauce, then take it off the fire; grate a little nutmeg, a pinch of ground allspice and cloves, cayenne pepper to taste. Take one stalk of celery and chop it up very fine; put it with the meat; put this in the stewpan of sauce ¼ hour before dinner on a fire; let it boil up for 5 or 10 minutes. Just before dishing up put in a wineglass each of sherry and brandy. Sliders can be cooked in the same way.