| PLANET | ELEMENT | ENERGIES | |
| PEARS | Venus | Water | Longevity, Money |
| SUGAR | Venus | Water | Love |
| RASPBERRIES | Venus | Water | Happiness, Protection, Love |
Water
Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
3 Peeled Ripe Pears, halved
1 Package Frozen Raspberries, thawed
1 Teaspoon Cornstarch
Kirsch (optional)
Blanched, Slivered Almonds
Combine 1 1/2 cups each water and sugar and boil five minutes. Add the vanilla and pears. Simmer until fruit is tender. Drain and chill.
Combine the raspberries with 1 tablespoon sugar. Mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons cold water and combine with the raspberries. Simmer 3 minutes and mash through a sieve. Chill and add kirsch to taste.
Spoon over the pears and sprinkle with almonds.
Serves 6
Craig Claiborne "The New York Times Cook Book"
Magickal Ingredients Include:
| PLANET | ELEMENT | ENERGIES | |
| LEMONBALM | Moon | Water | Love, Success, Healing |
| MILK | Moon | Water | Love, Spirituality |
| EGGS | Earth | Earth | Fertility, Mysticism, Ancient Questions |
3/4 Cup Milk
1-2 Tablespoon Fresh Lemonbalm
1 Tablespoon Lemon Grass, Fresh or Dry
1 Teaspoon Lemon Thyme
2 Cups Flour
1 1/2 Baking Soda
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
2 Eggs
1 Cup Sugar
6 Teaspoons Soft Butter
1 Teaspoons Grated Lemon Zest
2 Cups Fresh or Frozen Blueberries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Scald milk. Put milk, lemonbalm, lemon grass, and lemon thyme in a food processor or blender. Process until well chopped. Set aside to steep.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Place milk mixture and flour mixture in a food processor. Add eggs, sugar, butter, and lemon zest. Blend well until the dough is well mixed. Combine blueberries into the dough by hand.
Pour mixture into grease 9 x 5 inches bread pan. Bake in preheated oven 50 minutes.
Serve with Rose Petal Topping.Rose Petal Topping
2 Cups Rose Petals
2 Cups Sugar
1 1/2 Cup Hot Water
Combine water and rose petals. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the color is gone from the petals-about 5 minutes. Strain. Return to the heat and add the sugar. Simmer, stirring until sugar is disolved. Continue to simmer until the water volume is reduced. Remove from heat and cool.
You may refrigerate syrup overnight or preserve.
To serve, add fresh rose petals and pour small amount over slices of cake.
Magickal Ingredients Include:
| PLANET | ELEMENT | ENERGIES | |
| APPLES | Venus | Water | Love, Health, Peace |
| RAISINS | Moon | Water | Dreams, Visions, Fertility, Money |
| FENNEL | Mercury | Fire | Protection, Healing, Purification |
6 Apples
2 Tablespoons Raisins
2 Tablespoons Walnuts
3/4 Tablespoons Fennel
Cinnamon
Honey
Butter
1/2 Cup Water
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Core apples and place on baking dish. Combine raisins, walnuts, fennel. Divide mixture into 6 equal portions. Stuff mixture into apples. Top each apple with dusting of cinnamon, drizzle with honey, and a pat of butter.
Pour water into the pan around apples. bake 1 hour or until apples are tender.