[Sca-cooks] Two turtle doves

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Mock Turtle Dove Soup

1 large onion, finely chopped
1 Tablespoon butter and 2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 lbs. chicken/turkey/duck with a few bones (legs and wings)
1 garlic clove, mashed
3 whole cloves
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1 Tablespoon flour
3 cups hot water
3 cups chicken stock
salt and pepper
1/2 thin-skinned lemon, chopped (rind and all)
1 Tablespoon parsley
2 hard boiled eggs
Brown onion in the butter and oil, add the poultry and brown slightly. Add
the spices and herbs, then stir in the flour until it bubbles, adding more
butter and oil as needed. Pour in the hot water and stock and bring to a
boil. Add the remaining ingredients, except the egg and sherry. Simmer for 2
hours. Remove the legs and wings and pull the meat from the bones and put
the meat back into the pot and through away the bones.
When ready to serve, chop the eggs coarsely and stir into the soup. Ladle
into bowls, stir in a teaspoon of sherry to each, top with parsley.