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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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Strawberry Shortcake

Make good biscuit crust; bake in two tins of same shape and size; mix berries with plenty of sugar, open the shortcake; butter well and place berries in layers, alternated with the crust; have the top layer of berries and over all put charlotte russe or whipped cream.

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