THE MAGICKAL KITCHEN (PART2,ESBATS)

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WHENEVER YOU ARE COOKING FOR A SABBAT OR A FULL MOON (ESBAT) IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO FOLLOW THE RITUAL I PLACED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YULE SECTION OF MAGICKAL KITCHEN.

After the main body of your Esbat ritual is finished, it is good to wind down with Cakes and Wine.

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CRESCENT COOKIES

1 cup butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup nuts
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teasthingy vanilla or almond extract


Cream butter and add flour, nuts, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Shape dough into crescents. Bake in 250 degrees Fahrenheit oven for 1 hour. Roll in powdered sugar while still hot.
Makes 2 dozen

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TIESSENNAU MEL (Welsh Honey Cakes)

4 oz Honey
1 teasthingy Cinnamon
4 oz Brown sugar
Egg
1/2 LB Flour
1/2 teasthingy Bicarbonate of soda
4 oz Butter or margarine
Caster sugar
A little milk


Sieve together flour, cinnamon and bicarbonate of soda. Cream butter and sugar. Separate the egg yolk from the white. Beat the yolk into sugar and butter, then add the honey, gradually. Stir in the flour with a little milk as required and mix all together lightly.
Whisk the egg white into a stiff froth and fold into mixture. Half fill small patty tins with the mixture; dredge the top of each with caster sugar. Bake in a hot oven (425 degrees)

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Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter
1 tablesthingy honey
1 egg yolk

3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup ground almonds
large pinch of cinnamon
large pinch of nutmeg
a few drops of vanilla extract

Instructions:

Blend butter, honey, vanilla, and egg yolk. Mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl and add to the paste a little at a time. Chill, then roll out and cut out. Cook at 325ºF for about 15 minutes.

Note: I translated this from its original British measurements into American standards, hopefully this will not cause problems for anyone. "Biscuits" in England are the same things as "cookies" in America. These are indeed quite rich and a bit bland (good for earthy Esbat food), but if you'd like them a little sweeter, roll them in confectioner's sugar before serving.

Yield: About 28 small cookies

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Fizzy Celebration drink



Fizzy liquids have always been a symbol of celebration so use this drink as an alternative to wine & mead if you like a non alcoholic beverage



Ingredients:

1 quart Ginger Ale

1 quart soda water

1 quart white grape juice

2 cups apricot nectar

1 cup lemon juice

1 cup fresh raspberries(available in most supermarkets now all year round) or any seasonal fruit of your choosing



Directions:

Mix juices and sodas. Chill. Serve in large punch bowl with raspberries floating on top or in individual glasses with two to three raspberries each.

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Ritual Inspiration Brew for Full Moon (in February)

Blue Lotus Flowers, one entire flower, dried (the lotus is a flower both associated with the moon and inspiration)
One cup of Everclear or Vodka
2 bottles of Blackberry Merlot Wine
1/2 -3/4 cup of Raw Honey (happiness,spiritual energy and wisdom)
2 pints fresh frozen Blackberries (associated with the Goddess Brigit)
9 hazelnuts (for increased mental powers)
9 almonds (for increased wisdom)

Place the Lotus in a jar with a tight fitting lid and pour the Everclear in. Shake it up for a few
seconds, then set the jar on a shelf for at least 3 days before you finish your brew.
Then strain the herb out leaving the alcohol as clear as possible. Pour this into a blender
with the Blackberries, nuts, the honey and one bottle of the Merlot, blend. Pour this into a much
larger gallon size wine bottle and add the last bottle of Merlot, put the lid on and shake vigorously.
This recipe can of course be altered to reflect your particular ritual needs, using different
herbs, wine and berries (or other fruit).
Raisins, Apples, pomigranate juice

[ladyjay]

Thank you posting these. They are great.