Marmorata: the famed mud turtle of the San Francisco market.

From: California History | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Christmas Dinner, 1904

"Mock Turtle, Premartin 30 cents"

"Clear Green Turtle, Granday 50 cents"

"Terrapin Maryland $2.50"

The western pond turtle, or terrapin as it was once known, was historically a prominent item in the markets of California at the turn of the twentieth century. And although several scientific and historical journal articles, as well as some popular literature, recount briefly the collection of terrapins for sale in the San Francisco market as an ingredient for soup, little beyond this recycled anecdotal information ...

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