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The Land of Lincoln is a vaguely arrowhead-shaped state in the heart of the Midwest. It is home to the third largest American city, Chicago, which sits along the shores of Lake Michigan. The poet Carl Sandburg described Chicago as “the hog butcher for the world.” The city was made so by the invention of refrigerated railroad cars. With refrigeration, meat could be packed in Chicago and shipped in cold cars to the East Coast. In the 1800s, John Deere, an Illinois blacksmith eased the way for agriculture in the Prairie State by devising a better steel-bladed plow capable of cutting through the hard Illinois prairie. Today, Illinois is a major producer of soy, corn, and wheat. In 1943, a couple of Chicago restaurateurs first presented their cheesy, thick-crust pizza to a mostly pizza-puzzled crowd at Pizzeria Uno. Though not an overnight success, Chicago-style deep-dish pizza is today a hit throughout the country. Three years later, just down the road in Springfield, the Cozy Dog Drive-in applied the finishing touch on the corn dog by inserting the first stick into one end of a deep-fried dog! After that, state fair fare would never be the same again.
 

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Never Fail Applesauce Spice Cake

Reviewed on Sep. 5, 2008 by amydoll
Very moist cake. Mine did take 45 minutes to bake. I omitted nuts, and rather than making the frosting I just bought a can of cream cheese icing and added about 1/2tsp maple extract. Went nicely with the cake.
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Chocolate Sandwich Cookies II

Reviewed on Sep. 5, 2008 by mehoney
These were an enormous hit with all the fellas in my house that pack a lunch box. Moist, brownie like and ohhhhhh so good. Like in another review I read , I reduced the icing sugar by almost half..totally delicious !!!
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Broiled Tilapia Parmesan

Reviewed on Sep. 5, 2008 by rachelshavon
This was very tasty. I made this for me and my husband. I added extra seasonings and just a tad more mayo it was great!
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