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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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Composition Cake

Mrs. H. Baird.

Five cups of flour, two cups of butter, three of sugar, one of milk, five eggs, one teaspoon of soda, two of cream of tartar, fruit as you please, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves to taste.

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