Turtle Soup

By sulli5301

Mom's recipe

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Ground Beef (chuck, lean)
• 1 14oz Bottle of Ketchup
• 1 5oz Worcestershire Sauce
• 25 Ginger Snaps - finely crushed
• 2 medium Onions - chopped
• 3 1/2 qts Water
• 2 t Salt
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 1 T Allspice
• 1/2 T Cloves
• 1/2 t Pepper
• 1/2 Fresh Lemon
• 2 Hard Boiled Eggs - chopped (just when serving)

Preparation

Step 1

Brown meat just to get pink out. Mix all ingredients, except ginger snaps (add at end) and lemon. Simmer for 2 1/2 hours, stirring frequently. Add the lemon in for the last half hour.