Bayard’s Famous Terrapin Recipe

There is no lack of epicures among the statesmen at the capital. Mr. Bayard’s respect for terrapin and his interest in the preparation of the same is well known. The recipe he used is as follows:

Take two “counts” and boil in the shell, after allowing them to cool, remove the shell, take out the gall bladder and cut the terrapin in good-sized pieces, put in a chafing dish… Continue reading