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charge of my parish of Stoneground in the
Master Josiah Wilburton, of my dear College of Emmanuel, having consented to assume the charge of my parish of Stoneground in the meantime.
— from The Stoneground Ghost Tales Compiled from the recollections of the reverend Roland Batchel, the vicar of the parish. by E. G. (Edmund Gill) Swain

cup of milk pinch of soda in the
2 cupfuls of fine crumbs; 2 cupfuls of chopped apples; 1 cupful of sugar; 1 teaspoonful mixed cinnamon and mace; half as much grated lemon-peel; juice of a lemon; 1 tablespoonful of brandy; ¼ lb. raisins, seeded and chopped; 4 eggs; 1 cup of milk; pinch of soda in the milk.
— from The Dinner Year-Book by Marion Harland

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