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Ostara Incense Recipe

2 Parts Frankincense
1 Part Benzoin
1 Part Dragon's Blood
1/2 Part Nutmeg
1/2 part Violet flowers
(or few drops violet oil)
1/2 Part Orange peel
1/2 Part Rose petals

Chop all fresh ingredients into small pieces, then grind all ingredients together until a fine paste. Burn upon lit charcoal blocks in a fire proof container.

Fresh Herb Soup

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter or margarine, unsalted
2 tablespoon fresh chives, minced
2 tablespoon fresh chervil, minced
2 tablespoon lemon sorrel leaves, minced
2 teaspoon fresh tarragon, minced
1 cup celery ribs - finely chopped
4 cups vegetable broth
Salt and Pepper
1 pinch sugar
4 slices whole wheat bread, toasted
Dash freshly ground nutmeg
Grated cheddar cheese

Mix ingredients like you would any other soup, and enjoy!

Egg Drop Broth

2-14 oz Cans Chicken Broth (or home made chicken broth if available)
2 Large Eggs

Put the eggs into a bowl and using a fork, whisk them, as if making scrambled eggs.
In a medium soup pan, bring the Chicken Broth to a boil. Slowly pour the whisked eggs into the broth, stirring constantly. Once all the eggs have been incorporated, continue to stir for an addition 30 to 45 seconds and then remove the soup from the heat source and it's ready to serve.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/spiritwolf/ostara.htm
(site still works)

Spring Sabbat Incense

3 parts Frankincense
2 parts Sandalwood
1 part Benzoin
1 part Cinnamon
a few drops Patchouli oil
Burn during spring and summer Sabbat rituals.

Spinach (or Broccoli) Quiche

1 9-in pie crust, unbaked
3 eggs, beaten
8 oz pkg of Swiss cheese slices
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp flour
dash pepper
1 c milk
dash nutmeg
1 small onion, sliced and sauted lightly
10 oz pkg frozen spinach (chopped) or broccoli, cooked and drained

Cut cheese in strips. Toss with flour. In pie crust, alternate layers of onion, spinach (or broccoli) and cheese, ending with cheese layer. Mix milk, eggs, and spices. Pour into crust. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until toothpick comes out clean.

Ostara Oil

2 parts frankincense
1 part benzoil
1 part dragon's blood
1/2 part nutmeg
1/2 part violet
1/2 part orange
1/2 part rose

http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/tigris/567/id70.htm
(site still works)

"Be Sweet" Honey Cakes

1/2 cup Riesling wine
1 large egg
2/3 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
dash of salt
2 tablespoons sugar
Cooking oil

For dipping:

1 cup honey
1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg

Instructions:

Beat the wine and egg in a bowl. In a small bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, salt, and sugar. Add flour to the mixture in other bowl. Mix until well-blended. Let stand for 30 minutes. Combine the honey and nutmeg in a small bowl for dipping.

Heat 1/2 inch of oil in a skillet until hot, but not smoking. Drop batter into oil 1 tablespoon at a time; fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Dip in honey/nutmeg mix.

Yield: 6 cakes
Source: Wood & Seefeldt, The Wicca Cookbook
Use for: Ostara, Beltane

Candied Flowers

Petals from any edible flower
Several well-beaten egg whites
Vanilla extract
Bowl of granulated sugar

Instructions:

Mix a few drops of vanilla into the egg whites. Dip a paintbrush in the egg whites and coat the petals. Dip petals into sugar until coated, then spread on wax paper to dry.

Please be advised that you cannot use flowers bought at a florist for this recipe!! Many commercially-bought flowers contain pesticides and it is not worth it to ingest poison. Please obtain all flowers from organic retailers or from home-grown sources.

These flowers may be safely eaten and are suggested for this recipe: Allium, angelica, apricot blossom, apple blossom, bachelor button, bean blossom, begonia, calendula, carnation, chrysanthemum, clover, crab apple, dandelion, day lily, dianthus, gardenia, geranium, ginger, gladiola, hibiscus, hollyhock, honeysuckle, hyacinth, jasmine, johnny jump-up, lavender, lilac, lily, marigold (the calendula type only), monarda, nasturtium, orange blossom, pansy, peach blossom, pear blossom, peony, plum blossom, primrose, rose, snapdragon, squash blossom, strawberry blossom, tulip, viola, violet, and yucca.

Source: McCoy, Ostara
Use for: Ostara

Vareneky

This is similar to pirogies

Dough:

2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon oil

Filling:

1/2 pound sharp cheese, shredded
2 cups mashed potatoes

Instructions:

Heat 3 quarts of water and 1 tablespoon of salt in large pan. Mix flour, egg, salt, milk, and oil until sticky dough emerges. Roll out dough on floured board 1/4 inch thick. Cut into circles. Combine cheese, mashed potatoes. Fill centers of dough circles with filling, 1-2 tablespoons. Wet edges of dough, fold in half. Pinch together to seal. Drop into simmering water; cook for 10 minutes. Remove and drain, then fry in butter until brown.

Yield: 6-8 servings
Source: Telesco, A Kitchen Witch's Cookbook
Use for: Ostara, Beltane

http://2witchesblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/recipes-for-ostara-spring-and-even-easter/
(site still works)

Check out the site, it a few recipes, and if you search well enough you might find recipes for each sabbat.

Solid Chocolate Eggs

1 lb of plain ,white or milk chocolate,
4 eggs

With a needle pierce a tiny hole in each end of an egg, and blow out the contents. Enlarge one end to take a small piping nozzle and wash out the egg. when dry put a peice of tape over the smaller pin hole. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over simmering hot water. Spoon the melted chocolate into a nylon piping bag fitted with the small nozzle and pipe the chocolate into the eggs till full swirling from time to time to remove air bubbles, leave eggs overnight to harden, carefully peel off egg shell and decorate.

Chocolate Egg Found at Poleadra's Kitchen PoleadrasKitchen@groups.msn.com
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~decorate eggs
~egg hunt
~begin a magical herb garden
~make hot cross buns to honor the union of earth and sun , mark the x with your boline and bless them
~toss crushed egg shells in the garden and say 'for fairy for flower for herbs in the bower these shells pass fertility with springtime flowers '
~wear green clothes
~eat an egg you have empowered with a quality you desire ...
~make a plant special to you and study it as it grows
~take a nature walk observe the signs of spring, make notes, and sketch
~plant a tree, herb or flower garden ,or start seeding trays
~join an environmental project,or start your own
~spring clean
~light a black and white candles to honor the equal balance of light and dark.
~give potted plants as gifts instead of eggs
~hang bird feeders and place out water to welcome returning winter birds
~decorate your home with spring bought flowers, don't pick the wild.
~begin your imbolic projects

instead of painting eggs,gather tiny flower petals ferns grasses etc, dip in water and press onto hard boiled egg, place in a cut up mesh tight twisted at top , lower into dye. when dry remove and pattern will remain, finish by rubbing with a tiny bit of vegetable oil on a soft cloth to shine.

wishing egg

make a small hole at pointer end of egg, and larger at the other, blow through small end and remove insides, rinse under cold water, dye and decorate egg, add to the insides through the larger end, glitter, herbs, tissue, and seal together with glue. at ostara break on favorite tree and make a wish

(oomancy) divination by egg

separate egg white from yolk, drop the egg white into hot water and divine from the shape.

draw /paint sprouting flowers on a egg and bury in the garden to encourage plant growth.

A grow charm egg

take a hard boiled egg, decorate with symbols or write the qualities you would like to grow in yourself, empower it, then eat it, place the crushed shells outside for the fae.

Making Cascarones

Did being hit over the head ever seem like a blessing to you? It would if you lived in the American Southwest, where the Latino people have adapted a lovely Easter egg custom with Pagan origins into their spring celebrations. They bless you by knocking you in the head with special eggs known as cascarones. They are eggshells that have been collected for many many weeks prior to Easter and carefully hollowed out. They are then decorated and filled with a variety of substances that will shower over their recipients when cracked over their heads.

Common Cascarone fillers include confetti, lavender, sage, perfumed herbs, and flour or cornmeal.

Though the idea now is more one of playfulness, it was once a very real tool for making magic and offering the blessings of the equinox to others.
Items you will need to make your own cascarones include eggs and some clear carton-sealing tape.

You will also need bowls to catch the inside of the eggs as you hollow out the shells; colorful items with which to fill out the empty shells. A small kitchen funnel can also be useful to have on hand.

Start by emptying the eggs. Make a small hole in both ends of the egg and with the narrow end down, gently blow the contents into the waiting bowl. Wash out the empty shells with cold water and let dry. Paint and decorate the shells before filling them. The filling is done by taping up the smallest hole and using a small funnel in the larger hole to channel your desired contents into the egg. Be careful not to fill the shell more than three-quarters full or it will not break well and could be solid enough to hurt the recipient of your attention! When full, seal the other end with clear tape and store in a cool, dry place until Ostara morning.

Wishing Egg Tree

this is based on the traditional easter egg tree of Germany and Austria, which they have to decorate inside and outside their homes over the easter period..

You will need 'blown eggs' that you have decorated , make them colorful, or for a more natural theme have them decorated with leaves flowers etc. using thin colored ribbon or plaited embroidery thread, glue into a hanging hoop on the top. For the tree you need branches (ask tree first) or use a tree in the garden. The branches can be left natural or sprayed. If using branches any container can be used ranging from terracotta pots, baskets, buckets ,even vases with pebbles inside, depending on size you want. soil or florist foam is used for pushing and standing up the branches. To use as a wishing tree bless the tree ,then everyone hangs the egg they have decorated on the tree as they make a wish, or, make a simple small plant pot tree to place on the altar.

Egg candles

ideal for your altar or as gifts.

make a small opening at top of a uncooked egg with a nail, empty contents, rinse well and leave to dry completely. When dry, place in a small container that will hold it upright, and catch any spillage. Melt down household candles white or colored, do this by melting slowly in a Double pan or using two pans one inside the other, using a funnel, pour the melted wax which will look clear into the egg until it is completely full, add a string wick, securing with a piece of tape until set. When hardened remove and shell, warm the base to soften and flatten on a hard surface so it can stand.

For variations, add glitter to wax, layer in different colors by allowing each layer to harden. Add leaves for a botanical theme.

Found in Poleadra's Kitchen -- PoleadrasKitchen@groups.msn.com
A MSN Group

Dancing With Hecate

Gracious Maiden, will you guide us with your light?
My Hecate, holy lady of the night
We call out to thee of air earth and sea
Faces of three -- Hecate

Skin hair muscle and bone, maiden mother and crone
Water fire air stone maiden mother and crone
You are never alone maiden mother and crone
Looking at the unknown maiden mother and crone

Gentle mother bringing life up from the dawn
Fierce Hecate famous bringer of the storm
Your magick inside, powers abide
Our loved ones and friends, the dance never ends

Ever standing at the crossroads in my life
Amidst sacrifice and happiness and strife
We call out to thee of air earth and sea
Your faces are three -- Hecate

Lord of the Dance

Lord of the dance, Heart of the flame
Seen in a trance, We call out your name

Son husband and father to our triple Queen
It's an honor to meet you, to know what you mean

The Squire the Knight, bedecked and adorned
Danced with the Maiden as their bond was formed
In shining armor or sweat, paint and skin
Pleasure and fun, always striving to win

I next met the Father, a pearl without price
He knows of true love and he knows of sacrifice
Some battles he has lost, but the war he has won
Carries his burdens for his daughters and sons

The sage stood nearby, his staff in his hands
Looking backwards and forwards, reviewing his plans
A lifetime's experience, a head full of wisdom
You can learn at his feet, just sit still and listen to the

Lord of the dance, Heart of the flame
Seen in a trance, We call out your name

Uruk

Chant:
Brick by Brick, stone by stone, we build Uruk, it is our home

Chant:
Inanna, Inanna, child of the Moon God

Spoken:
On her smooth brow she paints fire beams and fearsome glint
Fastens carnelian, blood red and glowing around her throat
And then her hand clasps the seven-headed mace
Steps, yes, she steps her narrow foot on the furred back of a wild lapis lazuli bull
And she goes out, white sparked, radiant
In the dark vault of the evening sky
Star-steps in the street through the Gate of Wonder.

Chant:
I, Innanna, circling the sky, circling the Earth
I, the Lady, circling the sky, circling the Earth

The Ishtar Pomp

Hail to Ishtar, Hail to Ishtar, Lady of the Largest Heart.

http://www.musicforthegoddess.com/lyricshome.htm#dwh
(site still works)

Most of the chants listed above are parts of songs, that have been used as chants

A Chant to honor the Trees

Trees are very important to Witches, and indeed important to us all. They are the lungs of the Earth, purifying the very air we breathe as they shade us and protect us.

When nights and days are balanced and halved,
The ancient Oaks sprout life anew.
Limbs of buds and leaves reach out
Collecting the breath of the mornings' dew

Summer will come and the Winter winds,
Turning and turning the leaves on their stems.
Then they must fall, but now in the spring
the twig is bound, and the Bud remains.

Hang the leaf from sturdy limb
Of Oak or Maple, or Ash, or Elm,
Praise the Oak God, the tree is him!
Thus will the trees live long and well.

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