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The Secret Ingredient in the Cornish Pasty

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Alex is in the kitchen. Alex has a recipe. The recipe is very old. It is from a grandmother. Alex wants to make a pasty.

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The recipe is for a Cornish pasty. The pasty is very good. But the recipe has a secret. One ingredient is a secret.

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Alex reads the recipe many times. Alex does not see the secret. Where is the secret ingredient? Alex is not happy.

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Alex has an old photo. The photo is of the grandmother. The grandmother is in the kitchen. She is happy in the photo.

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Alex looks at the photo. The grandmother has a small apple. The apple is on the table. The apple is next to the pasty.

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The apple is the secret ingredient! Alex is very happy now. Alex has the secret for the Cornish pasty.