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The ladies of 1870s Chicago pooled their recipes and signed every one — corned beef from Mrs. Beaty, lemon pie from Mrs. Saulter.

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Almond Cake

Stir two eggs with half a pound of white sugar till very light; half a pound of unpeeled split almonds, as much soda as will lie on the point of a knife, half a pound of flour; roll it out and then put into a flat tin; brush it over with the yolk of an egg; bake till a light brown; then cut into long slices; set them on edge and roast them,

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