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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905

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== May 1892 ==
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May 1898
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  <td>18</td>
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  <td>No sign of Murdy's boil breaking</td>
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  <td>19.</td>
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  <td>Pa went to Cornwall by train. Birdie drove him to the Gore. He got the Statutes
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bot 1 lb tea at Shaw's 25</td>
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  <td>25</td>
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  <td>20</td>
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  <td>I sowed carrots And onions (tops. 1 qrt 15)</td>
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  <td>15</td>
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  <td>21</td>
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  <td>Sowed beans. To 1 1/2 sausage 15
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Sold at Willie's 3 doz eggs 30 cts. Bot 2 lbs butter 38. 3 lbs sugar 18 3 spools thread. 12. 1 lb soda 5, 3 lbs washn soda 6 cake soap. 3 lamp chimneys 2. 5 cts. 1. 8 cts. = 18
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1 gall coal oil 20. 4 loaves bread, Kate D. Roy came last night will remain until tomorrow</td>
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  <td>15
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68    75    18    40</td>
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  <td>22</td>
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  <td>Rain today I did not go to church</td>
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  <td></td>
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  <td>23</td>
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  <td>Showery all day. Birdie was {bed.?} Kate went home. Their man came for her</td>
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  <td></td>
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  <td>24</td>
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  <td>Tuesday Queens birth day, rain all day, done very little work</td>
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  <td><s>23</s></td>
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  <td>25.</td>
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  <td>Rain all day. Had a letter from Randy. Mailed at Glenora. B.C. written on the 13</td>
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  <td></td>
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  <td>26</td>
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  <td>Sent a letter to Randy. Peony sold to Cornwall.</td>
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  <td></td>
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  <td>27.</td>
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  <td>Ro butter 40 cts bread 14. 2 1/2 lbs pork 25 To 3 lbs steak 30 tick 100 flour 3.75</td>
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  <td>79
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4.5</td>
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  <td>28.</td>
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  <td>We got our clock fixed yesterday by little McRae 50 cts</td>
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  <td></td>
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  <td>29.</td>
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  <td>Rained a light shower in afternoon
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A pretty large Congregation</td>
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  <td>50</td>
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  <td>30.</td>
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  <td>Dull day, had Prue fanning oats</td>
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  <td></td>
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  <td>31.</td>
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  <td>To 3 lbs sausages 30. paid for steak got Friday 30 Jimie went to the Front with a load of oats. to send it to Far Robertson, by boat.</td>
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  <td></td>
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18. No sign of muskrats or ploughing.
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June 1898
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19. W. went to Campbell by train. Freight from Boston to the Cape. He got the statues but took them at [illegible].
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  <td>1</td>
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20. Looked curiously and moved (8 p. 10 p. B).
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  <td>Wednesday. Jimie has just left for the Front with 33 bags of oats</td>
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  <td></td>
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21. Sweet breeze, 6 lbs sausages 13.
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22. Sold on Saturday 3 doz. eggs 30 doz. butter 2 lbs, butter 30, 30 sugar 5, paper 3, lamp oil 3, the drain.
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  <td>2</td>
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  <td>Thursday. Womans meeting in vestery, not many present my offr, 10 cts</td>
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23. Sunday, 5, 5 lbs warm, wrote to McCallum,
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24. Fine day, boiled 20, 5 1/2 lbs paper.
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  <td>3.</td>
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25. Coal oil 20, 16 loaves bread, late.
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  <td>Got the money from Cornwall butcher $33. Gave Jimie 8-. Bot 2  lb butter 18 = 36 </td>
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26. E. Howe came last night, will remain until Monday.
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27. Fine day. Did not go to church.
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  <td>4.</td>
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  <td>To beef 48. sausages 15. 1 white wash brush 20</td>
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28. Ironing all day, Bridie washed, bike coat. Mrs. Thorn came for tea.
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  <td>80</td>
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29. Tuesday, warm with long rain all day, some rain, we wrote.
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  <td>5</td>
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30. Fine all day, had a letter from Hanaby, mailed at Glamis, B.B., written on the 19th.
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  <td>A large congregation. Collection for {?} scenes. Pa's offering $1.00</td>
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  <td></td>
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31. Sent a letter to Hanaby, Lizzie calls to converse. N. visited with coal, 26 lbs for 25.
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28 1/2 lbs coal, $1.00 for fine 3.4.
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  <td>6</td>
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  <td>Paid McPherson for butter1.05. sugar 2.00
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21. Mrs. E. sent cloth piece to Lindsay, by little McRae. 57 [illegible]
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got last summer window glass 15 cts</td>
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  <td>3.1.
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22. Rained a little shower in afternoon.
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15</td>
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23. A very large congregation.
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  <td>7.</td>
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30. Dull day, road had a [illegible].
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  <td>Planted two rows of celery. To black & yellow dye 20. 1 bag table salt 10. 1 paper pins 3. 1 paper needles 5. 1 thimble 2.</td>
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  <td>33      7</td>
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31. 9 1/2 lbs sausages 30, paid for cloth got, Maddy, 9 cwt. ham, 8 lbs for 7 with a load of rails from west of the Westbrook, 10 goats. 
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== June 1892 ==
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  <td>8</td>
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  <td>Rain this afternoon. Our white helfer had a calf yesterday</td>
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1. Wednesday. Annie has just left for the west with 33.
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  <td></td>
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2. Thursday, Thunder meeting in society, not many present, May 9, 10 [illegible].
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  <td>9</td>
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3. Got the money from Cornwall butchers.
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  <td>A heavy shower and a severe gale of wind about 1 P.M. Had a telegram from Far he is leaving for home. To wire at Willie tick</td>
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  <td>35</td>
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4. Four times in the past 26 butchers 36.
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5. Sunday, carriage 15, 1 whole week, bread 20 80.
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  <td>10</td>
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  <td>Fine cool day. To 1 lb tea 25. 1 lb butter 17 4 1/2 lb sugar 25 1 lb raisins 9.
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6. A very large congregation, collection for union.
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Murdy hoed the potatoes. Sowed Dan McDonall's lot. Had Prue 3/4 day. 1/4 on 9th. 1/2 on 10th.</td>
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  <td>34</td>
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7. Fine day, warm.
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8. Paid Mr. Hanson for butter 10 1/2, sugar 2 cwt. 3 1/2, bread 10, lamp, window glass 16, 2 1/2.
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  <td>11</td>
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  <td>All our young folk went to the R.T. {Royal Templars} pic nic to Hamiltons Island.  
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9. Planted two rows of onions, black and yellow, day 20, long table, sale 2 1/2 of five from 3-39.
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To 2 lb sausages. = 2 1/2 lb stew. 15</td>
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  <td>35</td>
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10. Fine day, 5 shovels, 5 1/2 miles E.
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11. Rain this afternoon. Ann writes to Chifton that a calf yesterday.
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  <td>22.</td>
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  <td>Sunday. Rain a small congregation.</td>
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12. A heavy shower and a severe gale of wind about 9. Mr. W. had a telegram from Her, she is leaving for home, it was a bright one.
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  <td></td>
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13. Mending till the ice left. Milk 17, 44 to August, 15 to raining, 5, 30.
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  <td>13.</td>
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14. Mrs. Barker took the train for Point Day. M. W. Music 10. Had dinner after, cold tea.
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  <td>Done some weeding. Jimie went to Montreal this morning. To 1 loaf 7 cts 2 pins 2. post stamps 5. 1 bottle ink 5.
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A smart shower at 6.30. P.M. rice
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15. All the young folk went to the K.
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Paid 3.39 of Mifsion money. Gave 5 to Birdie
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4. to Marion</td>
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16. Music festival. Meeting till 5 in the morning. The fair one was all clouds.
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  <td>8    11    25
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8.39    </td>
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12. Church, [illegible] a small congregation.
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13. Done some sowing. Went to Morrison in the morning, got 1 pound [illegible].
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  <td>14</td>
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  <td>to 1 kettle lard 35. sugar 25. cream tartar 30</td>
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14. Done the same, sown 2 1/2 lbs [illegible].
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  <td>90</td>
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15. W. drove home at 1.30 p.m. in a [illegible].
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16. Paid 3, 2 1/2 Myfore morning, June 1 to Hyde 10 9, 4.
 
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17. W. H. M. [illegible] 25 August 25. Cream for two 30.
 

Revision as of Jun 19, 2026, 6:36:34 PM

May 1898

18 No sign of Murdy's boil breaking
19. Pa went to Cornwall by train. Birdie drove him to the Gore. He got the Statutes bot 1 lb tea at Shaw's 25 25
20 I sowed carrots And onions (tops. 1 qrt 15) 15
21 Sowed beans. To 1 1/2 sausage 15

Sold at Willie's 3 doz eggs 30 cts. Bot 2 lbs butter 38. 3 lbs sugar 18 3 spools thread. 12. 1 lb soda 5, 3 lbs washn soda 6 cake soap. 3 lamp chimneys 2. 5 cts. 1. 8 cts. = 18

1 gall coal oil 20. 4 loaves bread, Kate D. Roy came last night will remain until tomorrow		 15 68 75 18 40
22 Rain today I did not go to church
23 Showery all day. Birdie was {bed.?} Kate went home. Their man came for her
24 Tuesday Queens birth day, rain all day, done very little work 23
25. Rain all day. Had a letter from Randy. Mailed at Glenora. B.C. written on the 13
26 Sent a letter to Randy. Peony sold to Cornwall.
27. Ro butter 40 cts bread 14. 2 1/2 lbs pork 25 To 3 lbs steak 30 tick 100 flour 3.75 79 4.5
28. We got our clock fixed yesterday by little McRae 50 cts
29. Rained a light shower in afternoon A pretty large Congregation 50
30. Dull day, had Prue fanning oats
31. To 3 lbs sausages 30. paid for steak got Friday 30 Jimie went to the Front with a load of oats. to send it to Far Robertson, by boat.
June 1898
1 Wednesday. Jimie has just left for the Front with 33 bags of oats
2 Thursday. Womans meeting in vestery, not many present my offr, 10 cts
3. Got the money from Cornwall butcher $33. Gave Jimie 8-. Bot 2 lb butter 18 = 36
4. To beef 48. sausages 15. 1 white wash brush 20 80
5 A large congregation. Collection for {?} scenes. Pa's offering $1.00
6 Paid McPherson for butter1.05. sugar 2.00 got last summer window glass 15 cts 3.1. 15
7. Planted two rows of celery. To black & yellow dye 20. 1 bag table salt 10. 1 paper pins 3. 1 paper needles 5. 1 thimble 2. 33 7
8 Rain this afternoon. Our white helfer had a calf yesterday
9 A heavy shower and a severe gale of wind about 1 P.M. Had a telegram from Far he is leaving for home. To wire at Willie tick 35
10 Fine cool day. To 1 lb tea 25. 1 lb butter 17 4 1/2 lb sugar 25 1 lb raisins 9. Murdy hoed the potatoes. Sowed Dan McDonall's lot. Had Prue 3/4 day. 1/4 on 9th. 1/2 on 10th. 34
11 All our young folk went to the R.T. {Royal Templars} pic nic to Hamiltons Island. To 2 lb sausages. = 2 1/2 lb stew. 15 35
22. Sunday. Rain a small congregation.
13. Done some weeding. Jimie went to Montreal this morning. To 1 loaf 7 cts 2 pins 2. post stamps 5. 1 bottle ink 5.

A smart shower at 6.30. P.M. rice Paid 3.39 of Mifsion money. Gave 5 to Birdie

4. to Marion		 8 11 25 8.39
14 to 1 kettle lard 35. sugar 25. cream tartar 30 90
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