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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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Mince Pie

Mrs. Carson.

Three cups chopped cooked meat, six cups of apples chopped fine; make moist with boiled cider and sweeten with molasses or dark sugar; spice to your taste, using cloves, cinnamon, allspice, and a very little black pepper put currants and raisins into the pies when ready to bake.

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