{"id":7608,"date":"2013-02-01T01:10:04","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T06:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=7865"},"modified":"2013-01-31T20:41:18","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T01:41:18","slug":"the-witchs-cupboard-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2013\/02\/01\/the-witchs-cupboard-13\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witch’s Cupboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imbolc!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Merry Meet!<\/p>\n

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It’s time to celebrate Imbolc and welcoming the coming spring.<\/p>\n

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Some great ideas for your Imbolc celebration:<\/p>\n

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Imbolc Oil Recipe:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nImbolc Incense:<\/strong> 3 parts Frankincense 2 parts Dragon’s Blood 1\/2 part Red Sandalwood 1 part Cinnamon a few drops Red Wine add to carrier oil of your choosing. To this mixture add a pinch of the first flower (dry it first) that is available in your area at the time of Imbolc (February 2nd.) Burn during Wiccan ceremonies on Imbolc, or simply to attune with the symbolic rebirth of the Sun–the fading of winter and the promise of spring.\u00a0 One flower that just may be in bloom is Winter Aconite.\u00a0 I have a whole patch of it on the western side of my property.<\/p>\n

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Imbolc Potpourri Recipe:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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45 drops Myrrh Oil
\n1 cup Oak Moss
\n2 cups Dried Heather Flowers
\n2 cups Dried Wisteria
\n1 cup Dried Yellow Tulip Petals
\n1\/2 cup Dried Basil
\n1\/2 cup Dried and Chopped Bay Leaves<\/p>\n

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A Nifty Craft for Imbolc<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This Votive Holder is extremely easy to make:<\/p>\n

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You’ll need:<\/p>\n

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1 Votive Candle<\/p>\n

Cinnamon Sticks<\/p>\n

Hot Glue Gun<\/p>\n

A Pretty Ribbon<\/p>\n

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All you need to do is cut the cinnamon sticks to equal lengths so that they will reach the brim of the candle.\u00a0 Simply glue the sticks to oe another until you go the entire way around.<\/p>\n

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Tie with ribbon.<\/p>\n

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Finally to Food <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Traditional Braided Bread:<\/p>\n

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I can only give you the directions to make it with a bread machine.\u00a0 Yes, I’m lazy but bread machines are a gift from the Goddess \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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You’ll want to make an Italian style recipe using the largest loaf setting.\u00a0 All you need do is dump your ingredients into the bread machine on the “Dough” only setting.\u00a0 When it’s done, remove dough and place on a lightly floured board.\u00a0 Punch it down.\u00a0 Roll into a ball and cut into three equal sections. Roll with hands until you get three strands of equal size.\u00a0 Make sure they are long enough to braid.\u00a0 Now start with the top.\u00a0 Take the three strands and adhere them to each other.\u00a0 Now start braiding like you would your hair. When you get to the end adhere the three strands again.\u00a0 Place on a baking sheet and cover with a towel and allow it to rise again, about 40-45 minutes.\u00a0 Brush with egg yolk and place in a 375 degree oven.\u00a0 Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.\u00a0 If you’d like to top it with herbs after it comes out of the oven while still hot, brush with olive oil and sprinkle with your favorites.\u00a0 I love poppyseed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Imbolc! \u00a0 Merry Meet! It’s time to celebrate Imbolc and welcoming the coming spring. Some great ideas for your Imbolc celebration: Imbolc Oil Recipe: Imbolc Incense: 3 parts Frankincense 2 parts Dragon’s Blood 1\/2 part Red Sandalwood 1 part Cinnamon a few drops Red Wine add to carrier oil of your choosing. To this mixture add a pinch of the first flower (dry it first) that is available in your area at the time of Imbolc (February 2nd.) Burn during Wiccan ceremonies on Imbolc, or simply to attune with the symbolic rebirth of the Sun–the fading of winter and the promise of spring.\u00a0 One flower that just may be in bloom is Winter Aconite.\u00a0 I have a whole patch of it on the western side of my property. Imbolc Potpourri Recipe: \u00a0 45 drops Myrrh Oil 1 cup Oak Moss 2 cups Dried Heather Flowers 2 cups Dried Wisteria 1 cup Dried Yellow Tulip Petals 1\/2 cup Dried Basil 1\/2 cup Dried and Chopped Bay Leaves A Nifty Craft for Imbolc This Votive Holder is extremely easy to make: You’ll need: 1 Votive Candle Cinnamon Sticks Hot Glue Gun A Pretty Ribbon All you need to do is cut the cinnamon sticks to equal lengths so that they will reach the brim of the candle.\u00a0 Simply glue the sticks to oe another until you go the entire way around. Tie with ribbon. Finally to Food \u00a0 Traditional Braided Bread: I can only give you the directions to make it with a bread machine.\u00a0 Yes, I’m lazy but bread machines are a gift from the Goddess \ud83d\ude42 You’ll want to make an Italian style recipe using the largest loaf setting.\u00a0 All you need do is dump your ingredients into the bread machine on the “Dough” only setting.\u00a0 When it’s done, remove dough and place on a lightly floured board.\u00a0 Punch it down.\u00a0 Roll into a ball and cut into three equal sections. Roll with hands until you get three strands of equal size.\u00a0 Make sure they are long enough to braid.\u00a0 Now start with the top.\u00a0 Take the three strands and adhere them to each other.\u00a0 Now start braiding like you would your hair. When you get to the end adhere the three strands again.\u00a0 Place on a baking sheet and cover with a towel and allow it to rise again, about 40-45 minutes.\u00a0 Brush with egg yolk and place in a 375 degree oven.\u00a0 Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.\u00a0 If you’d like to top it with herbs after it comes out of the oven while still hot, brush with olive oil and sprinkle with your favorites.\u00a0 I love poppyseed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":204,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/204"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7608"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7366,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7608\/revisions\/7366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}