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Lemon juice Make sure to use freshly squeezed lemon juice and not the kind you can buy in the yellow container

Having a go-to, tried and true dish like this makes meal planning so much easier

Another trip the the garment district (I forget how many yards I ended up purchasing) and I started draping on my dress form the lace going in various ways until I came up with a version I liked and was simple enough to not be excessively busy

This meant that one skirt could have one matching day bodice which a high neckline and long sleeves (or several) and one or more short-sleeved and lower cut bodices with varying degrees of fine trim to attend dinners and parties or go to the opera