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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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Hop Beer

Mrs. Dickinson.

One handful of hops, boil an hour, strain, and add one pint of molasses, and enough water to make two gallons. When milk warm, add one cup or cake of yeast : let it stand over night; skim and pour it off from the yeast carefully; add one tablespoon of wintergreens, and bottle for use.

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