Mock Turtle Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 to 1 1/2 lb. ground beef
3 1/2 qt. water
1 qt. tomato juice
14 oz. catsup
1 1/2 Tbsp. pickling spices
3 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. celery seed
6 to 7 dashes Worcestershire sauce
2 to 3 beef bouillon cubes
3/4 c. flour
2 to 3 hard-boiled eggs

Preparation

Add all ingredients, except flour and eggs, and simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 hours.
Brown the flour.
Make a paste of the flour and an additional 2 to 3 cups of hot water in a blender. Add to the soup.
Chop the hard-boiled eggs and add to soup. Simmer an additional 1 hour.