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Adapted from GOURMET MAGAZINE, November 1999
Pastry Dough
1½ cups packed light brown sugar
2 ...
Gazpacho
1 pound tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 English cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped
1 ...
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1/2 lb raw baking potato
1/2 lb pre-cooked mashed potato
1/2 lb white flour
Milk
1 Egg
Salt and ...
one pound of (lean-ish?) ground beef
one pound of ground pork
four strips of bacon
a quarter cup ...
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