APRIL SPRINGS INTO MAY EDITION
MAGIC AROUND THE CORNER
WITCHERY COOKERY
MAY DAY
FASH WITCH MAGIC
WITCH CRAFTY
Greetings, my witchy wonderful magical mavens! This is a monthly sister blog feature for my popular Facebook page TOADSTONE & BUMBERSHOOT'S WITCHERY COOKERY and MAGICAL LIVING. My followers asked for it, and so it was granted! Jump on your broomstick and fly on over to Facebook and join in on all the fun we have; especially during the fall and winter holidays!
I am always encouraging everyone to seek out the magical places which are just around the corner from where you live! Don't wait to embrace and celebrate the inner witch and wizard in your life, only during Wizarding World trips and fantasy conventions.
DR. CRISPUS RUMEX - HERBALIST
He looks pretty good for being 210 years old. I think he might have a piece of the Philosopher's Stone to help make his Miracle Elixir, ha ha. He gave a luncheon talk about healing with herbs at the Phelps Mansion, and if I wasn't still a bit fearful of being unmasked amid large groups inside buildings, I would have gone wearing some witchy wear, but not being too obvious about it. *wink*
May Day will soon be upon us and what better way to celebrate than with a fairy feast.
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Traditional Druidic foods for May Day celebrations are: eggs, cauldle (custard), oat cakes, and meat pies.
Most custards today have vanilla and/or citrus in them which would toss them out of the "traditional" druidic foods category. This recipe uses only milk, honey and eggs. Below is the first printed recipe for "caudele"...
Original recipe in the 15th Century 'Austin Manuscripts' 1440
Caudele: Nym eggs, & sweng wel to-gedere chauf ale & do therto lie it with amydon, do therto a porcion of sugur, or a perty of hony, & a perti of safron; boille it, & if it forth.
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Ha ha! There are several more historical caudle recipies: HERE.
I made these for St. Patrick's Day two years ago and they were tasty!
This blog is a no meat zone so mushrooms it is, ha ha! Medieval meat pies were hand pyes, often called pasties. HERE is a brief history of mushroom pasties and a 14th century recipe.
If you don't want to mess around with building and figuring out a maypole, you can tie colorful ribbons in a tree.
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MAYPOLE DANCE
This would be a fabulous May Day hat!
I also love this straw style in traditional black.
Stay magical, my friends!
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