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Our  Canaries 
A  GOOD  COLOUR-FOOD  CAKE. 
We  will  close  this  chapter  with  a  recipe  for  a  cake  with  which  any  but 
the  hottest  fed  exhibition  specimens  may  be  colour-fed  with  the  least  possible 
amount  of  trouble.  The  presiding  genius  of  the  culinary  department  of  the 
home  should  be  prevailed  upon  to  mix  and  bake  a  cake  in  the  ordinary 
manner  with  the  following  ingredients  :  i  lb.  flour ;  ^  lb.  sugar  ;  |  lb.  colour- 
feed  ;  2  ozs.  fresh  butter  ;  2  new-laid  eggs  ;  teaspoonful  baking  powder ;  and 
a  pinch  of  salt.  Mix  meals  and  powders  well  together,  work  in  the  butter, 
beat  eggs  to  a  froth,  and  add  sufficient  milk  to  make  the  whole  into  a  stiff 
dough.  Bake  in  a  quick  oven.  After  a  day  or  two,  when  it  has  matured  so 
as  to  be  readily  crumbled  without  becoming  pasty,  pieces  may  be  broken  off 
and  stuck  in  the  wires  for  the  birds  to  peck  at  any  time,  or  it  may  be  crushed 
to  crumbs  as  required  daily,  a  pinch  of  maw  seed  added,  and  given  in  the 
egg  drawers. 
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A   HANDY  MOULTING  FLIGHT. 
To  moult  a  quantity  of  birds  together,  a  long  flight  cage  is  very  handy.  It  can 
be  built  underneath  a  stack  of  breeding  cages.  The  fronts  are  on  hinges  to 
facilitate  cleaning,  and  one  small  compartment  is  arranged  so  that  in  this  the 
birds  may  readily  be  caught. 
