taken from WiseHerbWmn@aol.com from the Sacredspiralcom

Food Magic

Here are some tips and some magickal properites for certain foods (and ice cream...scroll down...yummmmm). I'm just starting to work on some kitchen witchery stuff here, so forgive me stealing this info from sacredspiral.com. By the way, the spiral is an excellent site for info!! visit them!

Place ears of Red corn in baskets on the floor to protect the home

Winter Solstice was obserbed with a special bread in medievil Europe simmilar
to pretzles.It was circular and formed a solar cross in the center, and
called "bretzel" or " pretzel". Eat them on Winter solstice to honor the sun.

The following types of breads have diverse energies and magical uses
Visualize accordingly when baking:

Twisted breads- protection. The more twists, the more protection

Egg breads- Fertility

Saffron breads- spirituality. To a lesser degree, so do round breads.

Sprouted breads- psychic awareness

Pita breads- spirituality

Seven or eight grain bread- money attractant

Dill Bread- love

Garlic bread- protection

For a morning Love enhancer fill a teaspoon with ground cinnamon. Carefully
pour a bit of the spice in the shape of a heart on a piece of toasted
bread.While visualizing, spread it out with a knife and eat

Contemporary magicians in Louisiana prescribe magical parsley baths to
attract money. Place about 2 c fresh parsley in a square of doubled
cheescloth. Tie it to make a bag, add it to your bath like a tea bag, and
visualize while you soak.

In japan, some resturant owners place small piles of salt at either side of
the entrance to their buisnesses to attract prosperity, customers and
buisness.

Bury a fresh egg under your threshhold on May Day to guard your home against
evil

Finally!! Some good reasons to consume Ice Cream!!

Various magical energies in ice cream:

Blueberry cheesecake- protection
Butter Pecan- money and employment
Cherry Vanilla- love
Chocolate ( any form) money, love
Coffee- concious mind
Cookies and cream- money
Macadamia Nut- money
Neapolitan- love, money
Peach- love, health, happiness, wisdom
Peanut Butter- money
Peppermint- healing, purification
Pumpkin- healing, money
Praline- Money
Strawberry- love
Swiss Almond- money, love
Vanilla- love

From Scott Cunningham's "The Magic of Food"
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