1 1/4 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup finely ground almonds
3 drops almond extract
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 tablespoon honey (optional)
1 egg yolk
In a large mixing bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Add the butter, honey (optional), and egg yolk and mix together well. Cover with aluminum foil or plastic wrap, and then chill for 1 1/2 to 2 hours in the refrigerator. (I have had success with these without chilling) When ready, pinch off pieces of the dough (about the size of plums) and shape them into crescents. Place the crescents on a well-greased cookie sheet and bake in a 325-degree preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes. (This recipe yields about one dozen Candlemas Crescent Cakes.)
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Borrowed from "The Wicca Spellbook" by Gerina Dunwich undefined
1/2 cup softened butter
1/ cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoons allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg
3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
rasins
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and salt. Beat in the molasses and egg.
In another bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and baking powder, mixing well. Add to the molasses mixture and stir until smooth.
Divide the dough into four equal parts. Cover with aluminum foil or plastic wrap, and then chill for 1 1/2 to 2 hours in the refrigerator.
When ready, roll each quarter to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin. Cut the dough with a Witch-shaped cookie cutter (or other Hallowe'en-theme cutters such as pumpkins, bats, skulls, etc.) Press raisins into the dough to make eyes, mouth, buttons, and so on.
Place the gingerbread Witches on a greased cookie sheet and bake in a 350-degree preheated oven for eight to ten minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and place on wire racks to cool. Decorate the cookies with black and orange colored icing if desired.
This recipe yields about 30 cookies.
Borrowed from Gerina Dunwich's "The Wicca Spellbook"
1/2 cup melted butter
3 egg whites
3/4 cup sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup flour
1 tsp. instant tea
2 tbsp. water
the fortunes
Burn a light blue candle in the kitchen as you work. Mix together the egg whites, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Stir in vanilla, flour, tea, water, and melted butter individually. When well mixed, chill for at least 30 minutes. Heat oven to 350 F.
Drop a rounded teaspon of the chilled dough onto a greased baking sheet. using the back of the spoon, spread the batter until it makes a thin, three-inch circle. Repeat to form a second cirlce--but form no more than two at a time. Bake 3 to 5 minutes or until the edges turn brown. Just before they're done, put on the cotton gloves. Remove the pan from the oven. Using a spatula, lift on cookie from the sheet. Place on a clean, unfloured surface. Working quickly, lay one fortune across the center of the cookie. Life one edge and fold over to form a half circle. Holding the cookie at the ends, place the middle of the fold over the rim of the cardboard egg carton. Bend down the ends. Carefully place the cookie into an egg-hole in the carton to cool. Quickly repeat this entire process with the second cookie.
Continue until you've used up the dough. Bake no more than two cookies at a time; otherwise they'll stiffen and you'll be unable to bend them.
Borowed from "The Magic of Food" by Scott Cunningham
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour (this could be all white flour, or half white, half whole wheat)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar, if desired (can be decreased or omitted)
1 cup milk
1 egg
1/4 cup oil
Preheat oven to 425 F. Grease a 9-inch round pan. (it must be 9-inch, 8-inch is too small). Combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In another bowl, combine milk, egg, and oil. Add the liquids to the dry ingredients. Mix quickly and pour into pan. Bake 20-25 minutes, and you have a large pale yellow Moon Cake for your coven to enjoy.
Recipe by Magenta Summerton. Borrowed from Llewellyn's 2000 Magical Almanac.
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup finely chopped citron
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons anise seeds
2 1/3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan. Add honey, citron, sugar, and anise seeds. Stir until the sugar completely dissolves and then remove from heat.
Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and spices, and fold into the hot honey mixture. Turn the batter into a well greased 9 X 5 X 3-inch loaf pan and bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for one hour. Turn out on a wire rack to cool. (This recipe yields one loaf of bread.)
Convenstead Bread improves if allowed to stand for a day, and it is an ideal bread to serve during Lammas and Autumn Equinox Sabbats as well as at all coven meetings.
Borrowed from "The Wicca Spellbook" by Gerina Dunwich
Winds of Change Drink
3 oranges
2 grapefruit
1 lemon
1 lime
honey to taste
Slice and juice the fruits, visualizing their purifying energies. Pour the juices into a glass. Add one teaspoon honey; stir well. Taste. If desired, add more honey. Enjoy as often as you wish during your purification diet.
1 quart water
1 cup honey
1 lemon (cut into slices)
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
juice of 1/2 lemon
a pinch of salt
As you slice the lemon, smell its purifying fragrance. Visualize. Place the water, honey, lemon slices, and nutmeg into a stainless steel or glass pot. Boil. Scum will begin to form on the surface of the water. Skim this off with a wooden spoon as it rises. When the liquid is clear, add the salt and the juice.
1 cup apple cider
3 cups milk
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons brandy (optional for all your under-18'ers!)
Combine all of the ingredients in a large cauldron or pot and cook over medium heat for 13 minutes. Pour the hot eggnog into mugs and top each serving with fresh whipped cream (if desired).
Country-Witch Eggnog is the perfect drink to serve your Wiccan friends and family members at Yuletide (Winter Solstice) and Ostara (Spring Equinox) sabbats. (This recipe yields two quarts.)
Borrowed from "The Wicca Spellbook" by Gerina Dunwich
Perpetual Happiness Drink
1/2 cup apple juice
1/2 cup cherry juice
1/2 cup apricot juice (or nectar)
4 or 5 fresh raspberries
Blend together all ingredients for a few seconds. Pour into a glass, place your hands on either side of the glass, and visualize, arousing the peaceful energies that reside within fruits.
Drink 1/2 cup whenever you desire. Store the remainder in the regridgerator. Alternately, drink a cup of apple juice.
3 cups sifted flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. nutmeg, ground
1/4 tsp. cinnamon, ground
1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup apple cider
Preheat oven to 350 F. Visualize yourself as a peaceful person while you measure the spice, flour, and baking soda. Sift together the first four ingredients and set aside.
Beat together the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs and mix. Alternately, add the flour mixture and the apple cider. Begin and end with the flour mixture.
Place the batter onto a well-buttered loaf pan. Bake at 350 for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out dry.
Healing Apple Crisp
2 cups apples, peeled and sliced
1 tsp. lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 cup honey
1/2 to 3/4 cup graham crackers, crumbled
2 tbsp. butter, melted.
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Visualize yourself in glowing, radant health as you peel and slice the apples, squeeze the juice, and crush the graham crackers.
Turn prepared apples into a 9 x 9 baking dish. Mix the lemon uice into the honey and our over the apples. (If the apples are very tart, use slightly less lemon juice and slightly more honey.) Combine the crumbled graham crackers with the butter and sprinkle over the apples. Bake at 375 F for 30 to 40 minutes (until the apples are tender.) Serve topped with cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon. serves four.
Borrowed from "The Magic of Food" By Scott Cunningham.
Fiery Protection Salad
1/2 head red cabbage
1 red bell pepper (or green, if red isn't available)
1 red onion
2 radishes
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tbsp. mixed, dried basil, parsley and rosemary
1/8 tsp. fresh, minced garlic
black pepper to taste
Cut the onion in half. Rub the salad bowl with the cut side of the halves. Place this half on a paper towl under the kitchen sink to absorb negativity. (Remove the next morning and deposit outside of your home.)
Cut the other onion half into two pieces. Set aside one of thse for use in other cooking and firmly mince the other, visualizing the powerful strokes of the knife driving away negativity. Smell the onion's protective aroma.
Core and shred the cabbage. Core and slice the bell pepper into long, pointed pieces. Thinly slice the radishes. Visualize! Add the vegetables to the bowl. Made the dressing by crumbling the dried basil, parsley, and rosemary between your fingers. Place in small bottle with a tight lid. Add the cider vinegar and olive oil. Pour in the minced garlic. Shake well just before serving. Serve dressing over salad. Grind on black pepper before serving.
Borrowed from "The Magic of Food" By Scott Cunningham.
Money Soup
1 quarter or a small silver object
2 cups water
1-1/2 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, minced
1 small head green cabbage, shredded
4 cups chicked stock
salt
pepper
Boil the quarter or silver object in the water to sterilize it; set aside. In a saucepan on low heat melt the butter. Add the minced onion and saute until light brown. Add the shredded cabage and cook until tender. Toss in the silver object. In a separate saucepan, bring the chicken stock to a boil. Add boiling chicken stock to sauteed vegetables. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Ad salt and pepper to taste.
Yield: 6 servings.
Magical Uses: Money.
Borrowed from "The Magic of Food" by Scott Cunningham
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