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The photo shows a cafe behind glass which appears to be on the ground floor of a large building. . There are tables, chairs, and people in the cafe. Skyscrapers are reflected in the glass.
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Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count: 100
AMERICAN PIE
Exhausted after a day of household duties, Amelia gathered her receipts. Quill in hand, she squinted at the parchment in the candlelight. “This new world needs its own receipt book. I shall entitle mine ‘American Cookery.’”
She wrote and whispered, “2 pounds citron, currants, and raisins…”
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“Do you suppose this café serves independence cake?” Elise thumbed through her newly acquired slice of history.
Brandy cast a puzzled glance at the book. “What’s that?”
“First American cookbook. Published by a woman named Amelia Simmons in 1796. I found this facsimile on Amazon.”
“Why have I never heard of her?”
“Good question.”
Little is known about Amelia Simmons.
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