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                                                     Rule 424(b)(3)
                                                     Registration No. 33-51715

PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 21  DATED   May 9,  1995 TO PROSPECTUS DATED 
JANUARY 14, 1994 AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 15, 1994

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

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Principal Amount: $10,000,000                       Issue Date: May 16, 1995
Issue Price: 99,182                                 Stated Maturity: May  16, 2000
Commission of Selling Agents: 0.15%                 Specified Currency:  U.S. Dollars
Net Proceeds to Issuer:  $9,918,200                 Form:   X  Global
Interest Rate: 6.50%                                       ___ Certificated
Selling Agents: Soloman Brothers Inc
Trade Date: May 9, 1995
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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. $10,000,000 and relates only to Pricing
Supplement No. 21.  Medium-Term Notes, Series B, may be issued by the Company in the aggregate 
principal amount of up to U.S. $400,000,000 or the equivalent in foreign currencies or foreign currency units.
To date, including this offering, an aggregate of U.S. $314,400,000 or the equivalent in foreign
currency or foreign currency units of Medium-Term Notes, Series B, have been issued.
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    TYPE OF SALE:                              IF PRINCIPAL TRANSACTION, REOFFERING AT:
___ As Agent                        X  varying prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of resale
 X  As Principal                   ___ fixed public offering prices of _______________ % of Principal Amount

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