PASTES. 127 



A paste made of old rotten Cheshire cheese 

 and the crumb of white bread, is an excellent 

 bait, particularly for Chub. 



A good paste for Barbel may be made by 

 dipping the crumb of white bread in water that 

 chandlers' greaves have been boiled in, and 

 kneaded stiff. A small quantity of the greaves 

 may be mixed with the bread. 



Salmon spawn is described by some writers 

 as a superior bait for Trout, Chub, Roach, &c. 

 the best way to preserve it is this : take a 

 pound of spawn, put it in warm water, and care- 

 fully wash from it all the particles of skin and 

 blood ; then rinse it by pouring on cold water ; 

 and hang it up in a bag to drain for twenty four 

 hours ; then put to it about two ounces of bay 

 salt and a quarter of an ounce of saltpetre, and 

 hang it up again for twenty four hours more ; 

 then spread it on a dish to dry, in the sun or 

 before a fire, until it becomes stiff; and then 

 put it into a small jar, and run melted suet on 

 the top ; the jar must be covered with a blad- 

 der to keep out the air. If this be placed in a 

 dry cool place, it will keep good for two years. 



When paste is angled with for Carp, Bream, 

 and Chub, let the bait be of the size of an ha- 

 zel nut ; but for Roach and Dace, the size of a 

 large pea. Paste is considered more attractive 

 when a little vermillion is mixed with it, to make 

 it of a pale pink colour. 



