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German paste for cage birds, which will be found of better quality and cheaper than what is sold in the shops. - Boil four eggs until quite hard, then throw them into cold water; remove the white, and grate or pound the yolks until quite fine, and add a pound of white peameal and a tablespoonful of olive oil. Mix the whole up together, and press the dough through a tin co-lander so as to form into small grains like shot. Fry them over a gentle fire, gradually stirring them until of a light brown colour, when they are fit for use.
 
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