CRACK'NUTS.  Thin  and  sweet  cakes  or
wafers.  Prep.  1.  Flour,  lib. ;  sugar,  J  lb.;
melted  butter,  i  lb. ;  6  or  7  eu'gs.  well  beaten ;
make  a  paste  with  a  glassful  of  rai-iu  wine  and
a  little  water;  add  caraways,  roll  it  out  as
thin  as  paper,  cut  it  into  shapes  with  a
tumbler,  wash  the  pieces  with  the  white  of
eg;,',  and  dust  them  over  with  powdered  sugar.
2.  .Vs  the  last,  but  u-ing  i  lb.  more  flour.
CRAMP.    See  Spasms.
CRAPE  is  cleaned  by  rinsing  it  in  ox-gall
and  water,  to  remove  the  dirt;  afterwards  in
pure  water,  to  remove  tlic  gall ;  aud  lastly,  in
a  little  guiu-water,  to  stiffen  and  crisp  it.  It
is  then  clapped  between  the  hands  until  dry,

CRAT-FISH.     See  Shellfish.
CRAT'ONS.  Colouring  substances  made  up
into  small  cylinders  or  any  other  convenient
form  for  use  in  writing  or  drawing.
Crayons,  Draw'ing.  Prep.  1.  Spermaceti,
3  oz. ;  boiling  water,  1  pint ;  agitate  togethur
till  they  form  a  species  of  emulsion ;  add  bouc
ash,  1  lb.  (or  more,  previously  reduced  to  an
impalpable  powder),  and  colouring  m,ittcr,  q,8,
to  give  the  proper  tint ;  reduce  the  whole  to  a
perfectly  homogeneous  paste,  and  form  it  into
crayons,

2.  Pipeclay  and  the  finest  prepared  chalk,
equal  parts;  or  pipeclay  alone,  q.  s. ;  colouring,
a  sufficient  quantity;  make  them  into  a  paste
with  pale  mild  ale.
