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Diamond Back Terrapin This Is Regarded As America's No. 1 Gourmet Treat. We Do Not Serve The Terrapin Stew, But A Terrapin Thin Soup, Befitting The Menu. The Beaten Biscuit Is Another Famous Southern Item, Not Often Encountered In New York. As Sophie Kerr Once Told The Society, She Grew Up To The Sound Of Chesapeake Bay Negroes Beating Biscuits Early In The Morning.

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Earliest: 1939 → Latest: 1939

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“Diamond-back-terrapin - This is regarded as America's No. 1 gourmet treat. We do not serve the terrapin stew, but a terrapin thin soup, befitting the menu. The beaten biscuit is another famous southern item, not often encountered in New York. As Sophie Kerr once told the Society, she grew up to the sound of Chesapeake Bay Negroes beating biscuits early in the morning.”: