Terrapin Pies

Ingredients

• 1 large or 4 small terrapin
• 1/2 a pound of butter
• 6 eggs
• All spice
• Mace
• Pepper
• Salt
• Eschalot
• 2 or 3 slices of bread

Directions

1. Open the terrapin(s) and chop up the meat.
2. Soak the bread and mash smoothly
3. Add the well chopped meat to the mixture of butter, eggs, all spice, mace, pepper, salt, eschalot, and the mashed bread
4. Wash the shells, and put the mixture into them
6. Bake the entire thing to a light brown

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Linh Nguyen
Louisiana Anthology
January 15, 2021