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Berry Chantilly Cake

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Elminx's Banishing Potion (Non-alcoholic and Boozy Versions)

This Banishing Potion uses the magical properties of Banishment and Protection that are often attributed to Black Pepper. It is best used as an adjunct to more intensive banishing spells that include black pepper as an ingredient- call it a way to apply your magic inside your body where it can do the fastest work. It can be used to banish the influence of a person on your life or to banish a particular habit that you wish to be rid of. The proof is in the magic, so to speak. Please add your own intent as is appropriate to your path where appropriate.

Black pepper (Piper nigrum) has a long history of being used as a protective and banishing herb that, if the stories are to be believed, has been used for this purpose since the Middle Ages. Although I have not found concrete evidence as to WHY black pepper is associated with these properties, I assume it's due to its fiery Martian nature.

You can increase the Martian aspects of this spell by performing this on a Tuesday or during the Hour of Mars.

The spell begins by crafting a Black Pepper infused simple syrup.

Black Pepper Syrup

1-2 tbs. Crushed Black Pepper or Whole Peppercorns 1/2 Cup Sugar 1/2 Cup of Water Mortar and Pestle (optional)

Because the main component of this spell is Black Pepper, I highly suggest that you grind your own peppercorns in a mortar and pestle if you are able. This is a great time to add some intention to this working - focus on what you are looking to banish from your life and really think about crushing it like you are crushing the peppercorns. Make that thing smaller and smaller as the peppercorns get smaller and smaller. Once crushed, you can turn your crushed black pepper into simple syrup by combining it with the sugar and water on the stove on medium-low heat until the sugar is dissolved into the water. You can attempt to strain out the pepper bits if you wish, but I personally keep them in the syrup.

Simple Syrup keeps in the fridge in an airtight container for 1-2 months.

Black Pepper Banishing Old Fashioned

2 oz. aged liquor* (I used Johnny Walker Red Label) 1/4 oz. Black Pepper Simple Syrup 1-3 dashes of Angustora Bitters (optional to taste) 1-3 berries or cherries** Rocks glass, Muddler Here we are following the traditional method for making an old fashioned. Add your fruit, the syrup, and the bitters into the bottom of a rocks glass and muddle them together - this is the primary place where you are adding your intention into the making of this drink. As mentioned above, I like to think about crushing whatever I am looking to banish from my life at this time. Add in your liquor, ice, and stir to combine. You can also use the stirring to confirm your intention - I like to be very clear here and state out loud EXACTLY what I am looking to remove from my life.

Drink and enjoy. Bonus tip: When you pee later, imagine the thing that you are trying to banish leaving your body and being flushed down the toilet for a bit of extra oomph to this spell.

Banishing Black Pepper Iced Tea

2-4 oz. unflavored black tea, steeped and cooled*** 1/4 oz. Black pepper syrup, or 2 taste 1-3 berries or cherries* Tea glass, cocktail muddler

Here we are following the traditional method for making an old fashioned. Add your fruit, the syrup, and the bitters into the bottom of a rocks glass and muddle them together - this is the primary place where you are adding your intention into the making of this drink. As mentioned above, I like to think about crushing whatever I am looking to banish from my life at this time. Add in your tea, ice, and stir to combine. You can also use the stirring to confirm your intention - I like to be very clear here and state out loud EXACTLY what I am looking to remove from my life.

Drink and enjoy. Bonus tip: When your pee later, imagine the thing that you are trying to banish leaving your body and being flushed down the toilet for a bit of extra oomph to this spell

*Any aged liquor will work for this spell. I've tried it with Aged Rum, Gold tequila, Rye, Bourbon, and Scotch. The smokey notes of the Red Label are a really nice compliment to the spicy of the black pepper but use what you would normally drink. ** Use Blackberry or Raspberry for the extra benefit of their protective properties to this potion, or cocktail cherries as suit your needs ***Any quality black tea will work for this working.

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Cinnamon Simple Syrup (Vegan)

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Happy September!

In honor of the official start to the fall season, I made pumpkin simple syrup to add to my coffee and also maybe some cocktails.

8 oz pumpkin puree

1.5 cups water

1.5 cups white sugar

ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves to taste

Stir all ingredients together, bring to a simmer. Let cool. Save in an air tight container.

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Cable Car !

1.5 oz spiced or aged rum

0.5 oz orange curaçao

0.75 oz lemon juice

0.5 oz (or less) simple syrup

Moisten the rim of a Martini or coupe glass and press the glass into a mix of cinnamon and sugar to have some adhere to the rim.

Add all liquid ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice, shake hard for eight to 10 seconds.

Strain into the rimmed glass and garnish with an orange peel !

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Cinnamon Syrup; Recipe and Uses

Cinnamon is a great spice to bake with when doing Kitchen Magic. It's a powerful and versatile ingredient. However, I personally don't like adding cinnamon directly to my drinks, as the texture can be gritty and off putting. But I love the flavour. So I decided to try making a simple syrup and infusing the cinnamon in that.

A simple syrup is just equal parts sugar and water, heated so all the sugar dissolves. You can use any sugar (Or sugar alternative if you want to make a Zero Sugar Syrup) but most of the time, white sugar is used.

On a stovetop, over medium heat, combine 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water. Stir until Sugar Dissolves. Add Cinnamon Sticks. You want to break them up a bit, butt still keep it chunky so it's easy to strain. 4 to 6 sticks should do.

I also added a coffee bean to energize/activate my Cinnamon's Properties since these were older sticks. But that's optional.

Bring syrup to a simmer, and let it continue to simmer for 5 to 10 minutes with the lid off. Take care not to boil the syrup as that can change the sugar's structure. Once done simmering, remove from heat and place a lid on the pot. Let it sit and cool down over the course of a few hours. This allows the cinnamon to infuse further.

Now strain the syrup using a Siv or cheese cloth. To the syrup, mix in half tsp of vanilla if you want. Jar it up and store in the fridge.

Uses

Cinnamon attracts and enhances just about anything positive in life. Love, Prosperity, Power, Success, Money, Happiness, ect. Cinnamon was also used in purifying rituals of past cultures. For this reason, many Witches will add some Cinnamon to their morning beverage.

You can add this syrup to coffee and tea, treating it like a sweetener. So if you take a spoonful of sugar in your coffee, you'll use a spoonful of syrup.

You could also try making your own coffee creamer with this simple syrup and a can of evaporated milk. If you like your Creamer super sweet, use sweet and condensed milk.

Mix some of this syrup in with sparkling water for a different flavor pop.

Add a spoonful to plain yogurt with some berries either as it's own thing or to enhance the properties of the fruit.

Let me know how else you use cinnamon syrup!

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Peppermint simple syrup(right) and Basil simple syrup(left)

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Apricot Liqueur

Another way to capture the height of Summer in a bottle is to make this beautifully fragrant, bright orange Apricot Liqueur. Whether you sip it pure or mix it into cocktails, this is as close as liquid sunshine as it can get! And if you mix it with a little Lavender Liqueur, you can almost hear the cicadas and you are in Provence! Cheers! 

Ingredients (makes about 445 millilitres/15 fluid ounces):

half a dozen large, very ripe apricots

375 millilitres/1 1/2 cup neutral alcohol, like vodka (at least 40%)

1/3 cup caster sugar

2/3 cup water

Thoroughly rinse apricots, and pat them dry.

Halve and pit apricots and place apricot halves in a sterelised jar.

Cover with vodka, and close the jar tightly. Give a good shake, and place the jar on a shelf, in a draught-free place, away from direct sunlight.

Let sit for a fortnight, shaking the jar once a day every day.

After two weeks, strain apricot-flavoured alcohol into a bowl, through a fine mesh sieve. (You can use the soaked apricots to make an!)

Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine caster sugar and water. Heat over a medium flame, stirring occasionally until sugar is completely dissolved.

Once it is, increase heat to high, and boil rapidly for a few minutes until syrup just thickens. Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely.

Once cooled, stir sugar syrup into strained apricot alcohol, until completely blended.

Pour Apricot Liqueur into a sterelised glass bottle and close tightly.

You can drink Apricot Liqueur pure and chilled, as a digestive, topped with chilled Champagne or mixed into cocktails...

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[AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE'RE THE ONLY PEOPLE YET, EMOTIONS THAT ARE FORCED ALWAYS END IN TRAGEDY. SO IT STARTS OUT WITH SODA MUDDLE, WHICH IS BASICALLY JUST SIMPLE SYRUP, MILK]

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Tom Yum Herbal Simple Syrup (Vegan)

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