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The Aunt Jemima pancake fortune and recipe origin
A nostalgic account recalls Aunt Jemima the plantation cook who rose to fame with pancakes. After the Civil War she sold her recipe to the Aunt Jemima Mills Company for gold, guiding the creation of Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour. The ad-style narrative urges readers to order and make the famous breakfast at home.
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