Tag: Cheesecloth

Anti Insomnia Spell

Anti Insomnia Spell

By Kala Trobe

Items Needed:

Uncooked Oats

Dried Chamomile flowers

Mandrake

Cheesecloth

Egyptian Kyphi Incense

 

Instructions:

Wrap handfuls of uncooked oats and dried chamomile flowers, add a pinch of mandrake in a square of cheesecloth and filter a hot bath through it. Light some Egyptian Kyphi incense and bathe while deeply breathing the aromas. In bed, envisage yourself in a field of chamomile like Dorothy surrounded by poppies in the Wizard of Oa. Think of lying down in the fragrant daisies, lulled to sleep by their fresh, sweet smell. Beneath the ground, the underworld and above, in the blue sky Witches and rainbow-hued elementals fly by on unimaginable missions. You lie drowsing in the fragrant flowers, following one of the passers-by, then another tracing der

Spice Bags for Warm Winter Drinks

Spice Bags for Warm Winter Drinks

 

8 sticks cinnamon, broken into small pieces

2 whole nutmegs, crushed

1/3 cup whole cloves

1/3 cup minced dried orange peel (or 1/4 cup ground)

1/4 cup whole allspice berries

optional: garnish with cinnamon sticks,

slice of orange, lemon peel

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Tie in sachets of 1 tablespoon each in a double thickness of cheesecloth; transfer to an airtight container. One sachet of the mixture will flavor 1 quart of cider, tea or wine.

To use, simmer 1 quart of the chosen beverage with 1 sachet for 20 minutes; ladle into mugs. If desired, add a garnish or a sprinkling of additional spirits.

All Hallow’s Eve Potion

All Hallow’s Eve Potion

 
 
2 cup apple cider
2 pieces of candied ginger (or a dash of ginger and a dash of brown sugar)
1 cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves
 
Tie the ginger, cinnamon stick, and cloves in a piece of cheesecloth. Warm the cider and spice pouch in a ceramic pot over low heat. Be careful not to boil the potion. Before drinking, remove the spice pouch, and pour the mixture into a mug.
 
Makes two servings.