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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 544
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
The great fair of the Sanitary Commission, held in New York during the war, affords one of the most interesting chapters in American history. It meant cordial for the sick and suffering in the hospitals, and balm and relief for the wounded in the field. None of those who visited the Fair will forget, in the multiplicity of offerings to put money into the treasury of the Commission, two monster cakes, which were as strange in shape and ornament as they were fairly mammoth in their proportions. One of these great cakes was covered with miniature forts, ships of war, cannon, armies, arms of the whole “panoply of war,” and it excited the attention of all visitors. This strange cake was what is called in Bury, England, where name, cake and custom originated, a “Simnel cake,” and an interesting history pertains to it.
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定位：Additional excerpt 544 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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战时纽约举办的大型卫生委员会义卖会，是美国历史上最动人的篇章之一。它意味着给医院里的病弱者送去慰藉，给战场上的伤员送去救助。参观者不会忘记，在众多为委员会筹款的捐赠中，有两个巨型蛋糕，形状和装饰古怪，个头却真是庞然大物。其中一个蛋糕上覆满微型堡垒、战舰、大炮、军队和武器，全套战争装备，引得所有参观者注目。这种奇怪的蛋糕在英国伯里叫“西姆内尔蛋糕”，名字、蛋糕和习俗都源于那里，背后有一段有趣历史。
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美国内战期间，卫生委员会在纽约办义卖会筹款救助伤兵。巴纳姆在自传中记述其中两个巨型蛋糕的来历。
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