Recipes for the million

RABBITS, To Feed and House. — A varied diet is best suited to the taste and habits of these quadrupeds. Give the stalks and leaves of chicory, carrots, dandelion, plantain, groundsel, sow-thistle, parsley, endive, lettuce, celery tops, and cabbage, with bran and oats. Vegetables in a wet state should not be put near them, and green food should not be too abundantly supplied. The hutch should be kept perfectly clean, and be made of the largest dimensions possible, as the more room they have to frolic about, the more likely they are to thrive and be happy and healthy. RADISHES, To Grow. — These are raised by several different sowings, at three or four weeks interval, from February to June. A late sowing in August will give a winter crop ; the black Spanish being most suitable for this purpose. RAIN AND SUN PROOF. To Render Articles. — Blinds, umbrellas, light coats, covers to hats, &c., may be rendered both sun proof and water proof in the following manner : — Boil well together two pounds of turpentine, one pound of litharge in powder, and} two or three pounds of linseed oil. Brush the composition evenly over the articles, and let it dry in the sun. RAISINS, To Prepare. — Tie two or three bunches of ripe grapes together while yet on the vine, and dip them into a hot lixivium of woodashes to which has been added a little of the oil of olives ; let them remain on the vine after this for three or four days, separated by sticks placed in a horizontal position, then remove them from the tree and dry in the sun. RANUNCULUS. — These plants are all hardy and easy of cultivation. They require a light loamy soil, enriched with leaf mould and materials from a spent hot-bed. They may be multiplied by tubers or by seed. Many persons plant the tubers during January or February, but most gardeners are of opinion that October is the best time, as the small tubers are likely to be weakened by remaining too long above ground. Tha 1 66 plants may be set six inches apart every way, at a depth of from one and a half to two inches, a small pinch of river sand being put below each root. Directly the foliage is withered take up the roots, separate the off-sets at once, and store them in an airy, shady place. When grown from seed it is sown on light, rich, well-sifted soil, and a light coat of earth dusted over it from a sieve. It is generally asserted that the seed of the ranunculus does not produce two flowers alike, and hence its cultivation from seed is largely practised by amateurs as well as professionals. RASPBERRY BRANDY. — Express the juice from the raspberries, and to each pint add a pound of sugar ; give one boil up, skim it, and when cold mix it with an equal quantity of brandy. RASPBERRY TRIFLE. — Lay in a deep glass dish some sponge cake ; pour upon it some cream or juice of preserved fruit, then add a layer ' of raspberry jam a quarter of an inch thick. Pour upon this a pint of boiled custard ; beat up the whites of three eggs and pile it upon the top of the custard. RASPBERRIES, To Preserve Whole. — Gather the fruit before it is too ripe, and boil it very gently in a small quantity of water with its weight in sugar. When clear, take the fruit up carefully and boil the syrup till it thickens, pour it over the fruit and when cold put into jars and cover closely.