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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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White Sponge Cake

Mrs J. R. Silliman.

Take two tumblers of white pulverized sugar, one and a-half tumblers sifted flour, one teaspoonful cream tartar, whites of ten eggs beaten very stiff; then add the flour and sugar, and beat as little as possible; bake in a slow oven.

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