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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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Floating Island (II)

Mrs. E. S. Miller.

One tumbler of currant jelly, one pint of powdered sugar, five eggs; beat the whites of the eggs very stiff before putting in the jelly; then beat well; add the sugar gradually and beat it perfectly stiff ; chill it thoroughly on the ice and serve in a glass dish half filled with cold milk; cover it with the island in spoonsful standing in peaks. It is to be eaten with cream.

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