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Terrapin Stew

4 hard cooked yolks of eggs 3 tablespoonfuls browned 1/2 lb. (I cup) butter I tablespoonful salt I teaspoonful white pepper flour I pint (2 cups) cream I wineglassful sherry wine Encourage the terrapin to move about in lukewarm water for a few minutes, then plunge head first into a pan of boiling water.

Remove from the water in about five minutes, or as soon as the thin white skin can be removed from the head and feet, then put back into fresh boiling water and simmer for forty minutes, or until the upper