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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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Ginger Cake

Mrs. Howe.

Three eggs, three-quarters of a cup of sugar, one cup of molasses, one cup of milk, three-quarters of a cup of butter, one teaspoon of soda, one teaspoon of cream of tartar, one tablespoonful of ginger, one of cinnamon, allspice, three cups of flour.

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