Recipes for the million

GREEN-FLY, To Destroy. — Mix together soft soap and a solution of tobacco, paint it upon the stems and infested leaves, and alterwards syringe with clear water. GREENGAGE TART. — Fill a pie-dish with fruit which is not quite ripe, then dissolve a quarter of a pound of sugar in a little water and pour the syrup over the fruit, cover with a puff paste, and bake in a moderate oven. When done brush the yolk of egg over the top, replace it in the oven for a few minutes, and upon taking it out, sift over it powdered white sugar. GREENS, Gaseous Exhalations from. — A piece of bread, about the size of a billiard ball, tied up in a linen bag and placed in the pot in which greens are boiling will absorb the gases which sometimes send such unpleasant odours through the house. GREYHOUNDS (FEED FOR), when Training. — Take wheatmeal and oatmeal of each equal quantities ; liquorice, anise seed, and whites of eggs ; beat the whole into a paste, form into loaves, and bake. They must be broken up and given in rich broth. GRIPES, To Relieve Babies Suffering from. — Powdered rhubarb, half a scruple ; carbonate of magnesia, one scruple ; simple syrup, three drams ; dill water, eight drams. Mix, and give one teaspoonful every four hours to infants under six months old, or two teaspoonfuls every four hours to children over six months of age. GROAT GRUEL. — Boil half a pound of groats in two quarts of water, with a blade of mace ; when the groats are soft, add white wine and sugar to taste. Serve with toast. GROUND RICE PUDDING. — Boil two dessert-spoonfuls of ground rice in a pint of milk with cinnamon and lemon peel ; let it grow cold, then add two well-beaten eggs, a little nutmeg, a few raisins, and enough sugar to sweeten to taste. Line a pie-dish with crust, pour in the rice, &c., and bake. GROUSE PIE. — Cover the bottom of a dish with slices of veal and bacon ; then chop up and mix some parsley, onion, and mushrooms with bread crumbs, and sprinkle it over the veal ; put in the flesh of the bird, cover with bacon, season with cayenne and cloves ; add a few spoonfuls of good brown gravy or stock ; cover with a paste, and bake. When nearly done, raise the crust and pour in a glassful of port wine. GROUSE (ROAST). — Clean the bird and put inside a piece of butter covered with pepper ; twist the head under the wing, and roast for half an hour. Serve with rich gravy and bread sauce, or with toast saturated with gravy. GRUBS, To Free Trees from. — Make a bonfire of dry sticks and weeds in such a manner that the smoke is driven among the trees. The grubs will soon fall off, and should then be swept up. GUINEA PIGS. — These small rodents are very much like rabbits in their mode of living, and may consequently receive the same treatment in regard to food, &c. They must be kept warm, dry, and very clean. GUM AND STARCH PASTE, To Preserve. — If creosote be added to these until its odour is faintly apparent it will prevent them from fermenting and giving forth an offensive odour, and their adhesiveness will not be impaired even if kept for months. This will be found more effectual than oil of cloves, alum, or other essential oils and salts which are so frequently added to counteract their tendency to go bad during hot weather. A few drops of sulphuric acid will prevent decay in solutions of gumarabic.