The Cincinnati tradition you might not have heard of Whether that was a slight or a compliment, mock turtle soup is, indeed, interesting.

Campbell’s sold cans of mock turtle soup. And iconic cookbook The Joy of Cooking featured a turtle soup recipe as recently as 1974.

Campbell's canned mock turtle soup didn't contain any snakes, lizards, or other reptiles. Instead, it used the meat of a whole different animal.

Turtle soup became a popular delicacy in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries, with the dish appearing on restaurant menus everywhere. Mock turtle soup became popular as people looked ...

The Gryphon and Mock Turtle, from the Lewis Carroll Story Alice in Wonderland, Illustration by Sir John Tenniel 1871. Even at the height of the British turtle soup mania, recipes began to appear for ...

An 18th century cook book containing a stomach-churning recipe for mock turtle soup has been discovered in a cardboard box. A Mrs Casters meticulously jotted down 160 recipes in the 229-year-old ...

As for mock turtle soup, you can find that in New Orleans too, and even grab a quart from local grocery Langenstein’s to take home — its recipe uses a mix of pork, veal, and roasted turkey.

Even beyond white tablecloth establishments, the love for this dish extended everywhere. President William Howard Taft hired a White House chef specifically to make turtle soup. Campbell’s sold cans ...