Cultural depictions of turtles Adventures in Wonderland". In the illustration by John Tenniel, the Mock Turtle is depicted as a turtle with the head, hooves, and tail of a calf; referencing the real ingredients of mock turtle soup. In the children's story, "Esio Trot" by Roald Dahl, a character named Mrs. Silver has a small pet tortoise, Alfie, who she loves very much. One morning, Mrs. Silver mentions to Mr. Hoppy that even though she has had Alfie for many years, her pet has only grown a tiny bit and has gained only 3 ounces in weight. She confesses that she wishes she knew
Bookbinder soup Bookbinder soup Bookbinder's soup is a type of soup pioneered in the United States of America in 1893 when Samuel Bookbinder created Old Original Bookbinder's restaurant in Philadelphia. The soup is served at some other restaurants including the Drake Hotel in Chicago. The soup is tomato-based with typical stew vegetables such as carrots, celery, bell peppers, onions, leeks, mushrooms, and garlic. It is commonly made with snapping turtle. The soup made by the Drake Hotel in Chicago has been written about by several different sites and is said to take less than an hour and a half to make. The