Turtle Soup

Ingredients

• 3 lbs. turtle meat or veal shoulder or a combination of the two, including any bones available
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 whole cloves
• Peel of one lemon, sliced
• 1 Tbs. salt
• 1/2 tsp. black peppercorns
• 2 sticks butter
• 2/3 cup flour
• 2 ribs celery, chopped
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp. thyme
• 1/2 tsp. marjoram
• 1 cup dry sherry
• 2 Tbs. Worcestershire
• 1 cup tomato puree
• 1 tsp. black pepper
• 1 Tbs. Louisiana hot sauce
• 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
• 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves only, chopped
• 1/2 of a 10-oz. bag of spinach, well washed and chopped