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02/08/2025

A porridge to survive the medieval winter.

11/01/2024

The tradition of giving soul cakes was celebrated in Britain and Ireland during the Middle Ages, although similar practices for the souls of the dead were found as far south as Italy.

The cakes are usually filled with allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger or other sweet spices, raisins or currants, and before baking are topped with the mark of a cross to signify that these were alms. They were traditionally set out with glasses of wine, an offering for the dead as in early Christian tradition, and either on All Hallows' Eve (Halloween), All Saints' Day or All Souls' Day, children would go "souling", or ritually begging for cakes door to door.

Soul Cakes Recipe

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 11-30 minutes
Servings: 1-2 dozen

3 ¾ cups flour
1 cup butter, fairly cold
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon allspice
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
2 eggs
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons milk

Put your flour into a large bowl and cut in the butter using a pastry blender, a large fork, or- the preferred method- your hands. Get the two ingredients well integrated together before adding the sugar and spice. Blend together well.
In a small bowl beat together the vinegar, eggs and milk. Combine with the flour mixture and continue mixing until you have a stiff dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead well. Once you’re sure everything is worked together and the dough is nice and pliable, roll it out to about ¼ inch thick. (I worked with ½ the dough at a time due to my available surface area.)
I used pumpkin shaped cookie cutters to cut out my cookies, which yielded about 5 dozen. Bake at 350F degrees for about 11 minutes or until lightly browned. These cookies don’t really rise or spread out, so you can cluster them fairly close together on the cookie sheet.
Store in an airtight container. Makes between 1-2 dozen cookies depending on your cutter size.

Recipe from: Llewellyn’s 2018 Sabbats Almanac
Feasts & Treats : Samhain : pages 33-34

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07/31/2024

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02/22/2024

Love this! 💚

Pro-tip for small cuttings in water. 🌱

02/08/2024

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02/05/2024

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01/13/2024

A brilliant little chart that could help you with succession-sowing this year! The tip on using radish seeds mixed with carrots and parsnips is clever, too. The quick-germinating radishes will help you see where the slower-germinating carrots and parsnips are planted. Plus you'll get an extra crop in the same space ✌💚