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Boiled Indian Maize

From The English-Chinese cookery book, 1890
Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The English-Chinese cookery book (1890) by J. Dyer Ball, J. Dyer Ball, J. Dyer (James Dyer) 1890- Ball, page 31. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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