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The Bizarre Mystery Of Mock Turtle Soup

The Bizarre Mystery Of Mock Turtle Soup

An article looking at the once-popular turtle soup, and one of the first faux meats in modern history.

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Feb 10, 2022
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An article looking at the once-popular turtle soup, and one of the first faux meats in modern history.

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Does anyone remember the Mock Turtle from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? Yeah, me too. I loved that weird-looking critter with its cool story and its neat teacher named “Tortoise.”

But, this isn’t about Alice or her ad…

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