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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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Plain Fruit Cake (II)

Mrs. Hamilton.

Three cups of sugar, one and a-half of butter, one and a-half of molasses, one of milk, four eggs, one teaspoonful soda, two teaspoonsful cinnamon, two teaspoonsful cloves, two teaspoonsful nutmeg, two pounds currants, one-half pound citron, one glass of wine, flour to make a stiff batter.

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