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Recipes: Al's Oasis shares popular lemon pie recipe

By Stephanie Johnson, Special Sections Editor
Feb 11, 2010
Feb 11, 2010

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If you've traveled Interstate 90 in South Dakota in the last 58 years, then you've probably heard of Al's Oasis in Oacoma, S.D.

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