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                                                     Rule 424(b)(2)
                                                     Registration No. 33-60152

PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 34 DATED JANUARY 12, 1994 
TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 6, 1993 AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 13, 1993

                             SARA LEE CORPORATION
                         Medium-Term Notes, Series A
                                 (Fixed Rate)

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Principal Amount: $5,000,000                        Issue Date: January 20, 1994
Issue Price: 100.293%                               Stated Maturity: October 30, 1997
Commission of Selling Agents: 0.350%                Specified Currency:  U.S. Dollars
Net Proceeds to Issuer: 99.943%                     Form:   X  Global
Interest Rate:  4.90%                                      ___ Certificated
Selling Agents: Lehman Brothers
Trade Date: January 12, 1994
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Interest Payment Dates:                             Amortizing Notes:
   X  As specified in Prospectus Supplement            ___ Yes
  ___ Other (specify) _____________________             X  No
Regular Record Date:                                   Each payment of principal of, and interest on,
   X  As specified in Prospectus Supplement            the Notes will be made:
  ___ Other (specify) _____________________                    ___ Quarterly
Original Issue Discount Note:                                  ___ Semiannually
  ___ Yes  X  No                                               ___ Other (specify) ___________________
Original Issue Discount ___________________ %       Interest rate may be reset: ___ Yes  X  No
Yield to Maturity: _______________________ %           Terms of reset:
Repurchase Price (for Discount Securities):         Redemption Information:

Other Provisions:                                   Repayment Information


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The aggregate principal amount of this offering is U.S. $ 5,000,000 and relates only to Pricing
Supplement No. 34.  Medium-Term Notes, Series A, may be issued by the Company in the aggregate 
principal amount of up to U.S. $600,000,000 or the equivalent in foreign currencies or foreign currency units.
To date, including this offering, an aggregate of U.S. $ 551,000,000 or the equivalent in foreign
currency or foreign currency units of Medium-Term Notes, Series A, have been issued.
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    TYPE OF SALE:                              IF PRINCIPAL TRANSACTION, REOFFERING AT:
 X  As Agent                       ___ varying prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of resale
___ As Principal                   ___ fixed public offering prices of _______________ % of Principal Amount

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