hur, and the suffocating fume arising from the
charcoal, will not only destroy all the insects, but prevent the plants
from being infested with them any more that season. Black cankers,
which commit great devastation among turnips, are best destroyed by
turning a quantity of ducks into the field infested by them. Every
fourth year these cankers become flies, when they deposit their eggs on
the ground, and thus produce maggots. The flies on their first
appearance settle on the trees, especially the oak, elm, and maple: in
this state they should be shaken down on packsheets, and destroyed. If
this were done before they begin to deposit their eggs on the ground,
the ravages of the canker would in a great measure be prevented.

CAUDLE. Make a fine smooth gruel of half grits, strain it after being
well boiled, and stir it at times till quite cold. When to be used, add
sugar, wine, lemon peel and nutmeg. A spoonful of brandy may be added,
and a little lemon juice if approved. Another way is to boil up half a
pint of fine gruel, with a bit of butter the size of a large nutmeg, a
spoonful of brandy, the same of white wine, one of capillaire, a bit of
lemon peel and nutmeg.--Another. Beat up the yolk of an egg with sugar,
mix it with a large spoonful of cold water, a glass of wine, and nutmeg.
Mix it by degrees with a pint of fine gruel, not thick, but while it is
boiling hot. This caudle is very agreeable and nourishing. Some add a
glass of beer and sugar, or a tea-spoonful of brandy.--A caudle for the
sick and lying-in is made as follows. Set three quarts of water on the
fire, mix smooth as much oatmeal as will thicken the whole, with a pint
of cold water; and when the water boils pour in the thickening, and add
twenty peppercorns in fine powder. Boil it up to a tolerable thickness;
then add sugar, half a pint of good table beer, and a glass of gin, all
heated up together.

CAULIFLOWERS. Choose those that are close and white, cut off the green
leaves, and see that there be no caterpillars about the stalk. Soak them
an hour in cold water, then boil them in milk and water, and take care
to skim the saucepan, that not the least foulness may fall on the
flower. The vegetable should be served very white, and not boiled too
much.--Cauliflower dressed in white sauce should be half boiled, and cut
into handsome pieces. Then lay them in a stewpan with a little broth, a
bit of mace, a little salt, and a dust of white pepper. Simmer