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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 Sponge Cake

One egg, one teacup of sugar, one cup of sweet milk, two cups and a-half of flour, one dessert spoon of butter, two teaspoons cream of tartar, one teaspoon of soda, and a little salt. Bake fifteen minutes in pans size of a breakfast plate.

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