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Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on September 18, 2012 at 9:19am

Share the Wealth Applesauce

24 tart apples
Juice of a lemon
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
4 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup raisins (optional)

Peel and core the apples, then cut them into chunks. Place the apples in a large nonreactive saucepan, and add the lemon juice and water. Stir in the sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Cover the pot and cook for 30 minutes or until the apples are soft. Remove the mixture from the heat and add the cinnamon and raisins, if desired. Stir light for a chunky sauce and rigorously for a smooth sauce. For a pink applesauce, use red apples and leave the skins on. Once the apples are soft, you can strain out the skins or lift them from the sauce with a fork.

Makes 2 1/2 cups.
( Pour into resealable jars, decorate to give as Harvest gifts to relatives, friends, and neighbors.)

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on September 18, 2012 at 9:19am

Cinnamon Apple Butter (--N-Turkey) Sandwiches

9 to 10 apples, peeled and cored
1 cup
2 tsp. apple pie spice
(or 1/2 tsp. each nutmeg and allspice and 1tsp. cinnamon)

Cut the apples into 1-inch chunks. (Don't worry about making them perfectly sized.) Place in a large, nonreactive saucepan and pour cider over them. Cover the pot and cook for about 30 minutes over low heat, until the apples are soft. Cool the mixture, divide it into two batches and puree each in a food processor or blender. (At this point, you have an unsweetened applesauce, which makes excellent baby food). Pour the pureed fruit into a large baking dish, sprinkle with the apple pie spice, and stir. Spread mixture evenly in a 13-by-9-by-2-inch pan. Bake in a 300-degree oven for 2 to 3 hours, until thick and deep brown. Stir every 20 minutes. Cool the apple butter and then scoop it into a clean jar with a sealable lid. It will keep for up to two months in your refrigerator.

Makes 1 1/2 cups.

Create your favorite turkey sandwich buffet with slice turkey breast, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado wedges, sprouts, etc. Use CAB* instead of butter or mayonnaise.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on September 18, 2012 at 9:19am

Lunch Crumble

5 apples
1 cup rolled oats
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
6 tbs. butter
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. allspice
2 tbs. apple juice or orange juice

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly butter a 9-inch square baking pan or a casserole of the equivalent size, then dust it with flour. Peel, core and slice the apples, and arrange them in the pan. In the bowl of an electric mixer, blend the oats, brown sugar, flour, butter, cinnamon, salt and allspice on low speed until it forms a coarse meal. Crumble the mixture evenly over the apple slices and sprinkle with the juice. Bake for 35 minutes.

Makes 6 servings.
(Serve warm with chilled fruit and vegetable plates, buffet style.)

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on September 18, 2012 at 9:19am

Harvest Morning Muffins

3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup grated apples
1 cup grated carrots
1 cup whole-wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tbs. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a 12-muffin tin or line it with paper liners. Set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, blend the eggs, sugar and oil until well combined. Stir in the grated apples and carrots. In a separate bowl, sift the flours, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Blend the dry ingredients with the apple mixture until just combined. Spoon the batter into the muffin tins and bake for 25 minutes.
Makes 12 muffins.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on September 18, 2012 at 9:19am

Mabon Celebration Recipes


Sea Turtle Wisdom Bread
2 tsp. active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
2 tsp. sugar or honey
3/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vegetable oil
2 1/2 to 3 cups all-purpose flour
Raisins
1 egg
Water
Green food coloring

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Whisk in sugar/honey, salt, and oil. Slowly fold in flour, as it becomes harder to stir, turn the dough onto a lightly floured and dust the dough with flour. Knead the dough by folding it in half and pressing it with the palm of your hand until it springs back when you poke it lightly with a finger. Form into ball and place in lightly greased bowl. Dust dough with flour and cover it with a clean cloth towel. Let it rise for 30 minutes. (Shouldn't spring back, now)

After the dough has risen once, punch it down and form balls for the shell (6in. diameter), head (3in.) , and legs (2in.), and assemble on a greased cookie sheet. Etch a crisscross pattern on top of shell with a knife. Use 2 raisins for eyes. Let rise for 30 more minutes. Preheat oven to 375 . Brush lightly with egg wash ( 1 egg whisked with 1 tbs. water and couple drops green food coloring) and bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Makes 2 turtles

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on September 16, 2012 at 3:46pm

1/2 cup apple juice

1/2 cup cherry juice

1/2 cup apricot juice (or nectar)

4 or 5 fresh raspberries

 

Blend together all ingredients for a few seconds.  Pour into a glass, place your hands on either side of the glass, and visualize, arousing the peaceful energies that reside within the fruits.

Drink 1/2 cup whenever you desire.  Store the remainder in the refrigerator.  Alternately, drink a cup of apple juice...

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on September 16, 2012 at 3:17pm

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on September 16, 2012 at 3:17pm

Mabon Activities

* Make grapevine wreaths using dried bitter-

sweet herb for protection. Use ribbons of

gold and yellow to bring in the energy of the

Sun, and decorate with sprigs of dried yarrow

or cinnamon sticks.

* Make a Magickal Horn of Plenty.

* Make Magickal Scented Pinecones.

* Make a protection charm of hazelnuts

(filberts) strung on red thread.

* Collect milkweed pods to decorate at Yuletide

and attract the faeries.

* Call upon the elementals and honour them for

their help with (N-earth) the home and

finances, (E-air) school and knowledge,

(S-fire) careers and accomplishments,

(W-water) emotional balance and fruitful

relationships.

* Make a witch's broom. Tie dried corn husks or

herbs (broom, cedar, fennel, lavender,

peppermint, rosemary) around a strong,

relatively straight branch of your choice.

* Make magic Apple Dolls: Apples are sacred

symbols of the witch. Our holy land, Avalon,

means Apple-land or Island of Apples. Slice

an apple through the midsection and its seeds

reveal the sacred shape of the pentacle.

You will need two large apples, one for Mabon

and one for Modron, 2 pencils and 2 dowels

about 12 inches long, a paring knife, a glass

or bowl of water to wash your fingers, a plate,

and a towel to wipe your hands. Peel and core

the apples. Carve a face in the apples. Place

apples on a dowel and stand them in a jar

to dry (start now). Then charge in a magick

circle. After 2 or 3 weeks, they should look

like shrunken heads. Make them into dolls. Use

wheat, dried herbs or doll's hair for hair.

Dress them in tiny robes and bring them into

the circle, asking god/dess to charge them with

their light.

Hang these Mabon and Madron heads on a Witch's

cord or a Mabon wreath.

From "Celebrate the Earth" by Laurie Cabot,

Green Witchcraft by Ann Moura, Llewellyn's Witches'

Calendar 1998, and The Witches' God by Janet and

Stewart Farrar.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on September 16, 2012 at 3:16pm

Incense

Pine, sage, sweetgrass or myrhh. You can also mix

marigold, passionflower, and fern, using

frankincense or myrhh as a resin for Mabon incense

Mabon Magickal Stones

During Mabon, stones ruled by the Sun will help

bring the Sun's energy to you.clear quartz,

amber, peridot, diamond, gold, citrine, yellow

topaz, cat's-eye, adventurine.

Mabon is a good time to cast spells of balance

and harmony. It's also a time of change.

Protection, wealth and prosperity spells are

appropriate as well.

Holiday Fare

Mabon is the Witch's Thanksgiving, a time to

appreciate and give thanks to the Goddess for

her bounty and to share in the joys of the

harvest. Fall fruits, squash, gourds, pumpkins,

grains, nut breads, vegetables.

A magickal Mabon beverage: hot apple cider.

Apple rules the heart, cider alone is a self-

love potion. By spicing it with cinnamon, ruled

by Jupiter and the Sun, we are in essence,

ingesting the sunlight.

Sample menu #1: Mabon Wine Moon Cider, Roast

Chicken Rubbed with Sage, Basil, and Thyme,

Acorn Squash made with Sweet Butter, Cinnamon

and Honey, and Apple Bread.

Sample menu #2: Wine from the god and beans and

squashes from the goddess. A hearty multi-bean

soup with smoked meats (optional), including

such as cut-up mild sausage like mild Italian

or Polish.

Mabon Wine Moon Cider

4 cups apple cider 1/2 tsp. whole cloves

4 cups grape juice additional cinnamon sticks

2 cinnamon sticks for cups, 6 inches long

1 tsp allspice

In a 4-quart saucepan, heat cider and grape

juice. Add cinnamon, allspice and cloves.

Bring just to boiling. Lower heat and simmer

for 5 minutes.

Serve with ladle from a cauldron. Makes 8 cups.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on September 16, 2012 at 3:16pm

Altar Dressings

* candles should be brown or cinnamon.

* decorate circle with autumn flowers,

acorns, gourds, corn sheaves and fall

leaves.

Mabon Magickal Herbs

Rue, yarrow, rosemary, marigold, sage, walnut

leaves and husks, mistletoe, saffron, chamomile,

almond leaves, passionflower, frankincense,

rose hips, bittersweet, sunflower, wheat, oak

leaves, dried apple or apple seeds.

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