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to a proper consistency, put it into cups or galli- 

 pots, over which tie a piece of bladder close, and it 

 will keep many months. 



Shrimp Paste is prepared precisely by the same 

 method as salmon paste, observing to separate the 

 solid part from the shell before it is put into the 

 mortar. 



Paste to catch Chub and Carp in the Winter. 

 Beat strong Cheshire cheese, mixed with cotton 

 wool, to the consistence of paste. If it be too moist, 

 temper it with wheaten flour ; if too dry, moisten 

 it with honey. The bait should be formed about 

 the size and shape of an acorn. 



Paste to catch Pike. Mix four ounces of fine 

 wheaten flour with a little cotton w r ool, the whites 

 of two eggs, and a very small quantity of vermilion 

 or red-lead. This paste should not be made above 

 one day before it is used. 



Sweet Paste for Carp, Tench, or Chub. Take 

 the crumb of white bread dipped in honey, and 

 work it with the fingers in the palm of the hand 

 until it is of a proper consistency. When honey 

 cannot be procured, lump sugar dissolved in warm 

 water will answer nearly as well. 



Paste for Barbel. Dip the crumb of white 

 bread in water in which chandlers' greaves have 

 been boiled, and knead it stiff. If a small quantity 

 of the greaves be mixed with the bread, it will 

 prove more enticing. 



Many authors recommend oil of aniseed, and a 

 variety of other essential oils, to scent paste with ; 

 these are communicated as secrets, and having an 

 air of mystery, are eagerly sought after by the 

 young angler. We have, however, tried a variety, 

 buf never had reason to suppose they were instru- 



