Calf's head entree from Mrs.Beeton's Household Management, by Mrs. Isabella Beeton, ed., London, S.O.Beeton Publishing, 1861
"...said Alice 'I don't know what a Mock Turtle is.' 'It's the thing Mock Turtle Soup is made from.' said the Queen."
--Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, illustrated by John Tenniel
Calf's Head was the main ingredient of Mock Turtle Soup, a dish that was so fashionable that it was served at President Lincoln's March 4, 1861 inaugural dinner.