Mock Turtle Soup

2 ½ quarts of water

2 lbs. ground chuck or very lean ground beef

½ c. Worcestershire sauce

2 med. onions, diced fine

25 ginger snaps (crushed)

½ lemon, seeded and chopped fine

2 Tbsp. cider vinegar

1 bottle catsup (14 oz.)

2 tsp. salt

Pepper to taste

3 or 4 hard-boiled eggs (chopped)


Put all ingredients in a pot except hard-boiled eggs. Cook to boiling, then simmer 2½ to 3 hours. Add chopped eggs shortly before soup is done.