Recipes for Litha

Midsummer Ritual Mead

Midsummer Ritual Mead is an ideal drink to serve at Summer Solstice Sabbats, as well as during all Cakes and Ale Ceremonies and Lunars.

  • 2-1/2 gallons water
  • 1 cup meadowsweet herb
  • 1 cup woodruff sprigs
  • 1 cup heather flowers
  • 3 cloves
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup barley malt
  • 1 oz. brewer's yeast

    • Pour the water into a large cauldron or kettle. Bring to a boil and add the meadowsweet herb, woodruff sprigs, heather flowers, and cloves. Boil for one hour and the add the honey, brown sugar, and barley malt. Stir and then remove from heat. Strain through a cheesecloth and allow the mead to cool to room temperature. Stir in the brewer's yeast. Cover with a clean towel and let it stand for one day and one night. Strain again, bottle, and then store in a cool place until ready to serve.

    Cauldron Cookies

  • 3/4 cup softened butter
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans

    • Cream the butter in a large mixing bowl. Gradually add the brown sugar, beating well. Add the eggs, lemon juice, and rind, and then beat by hand or with an electric mixer until the mixture is well blended. The next step is to stir in the flour and pecans Cover the bowl with a lid, aluminum foil, or plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight. When ready, shape the dough into one-inch balls and place them about three inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake in a 375-degree preheated oven for approximately eight minutes. Remove from the oven and place on wire racks until completely cool. This recipe yields about 36 cookies.

    Fruit Salad with Love Spell

    Make a salad of the below-listed ingredients, concentrating on the love you wish to share. Chant the Incantation as you chop and slice. Mingle the fruits and place your hands on either side of the bowl, while visualizing you and your loved one building a life together. Then serve the salad.

    Fruit Salad:

  • 1 cup Mango
  • 1/2 cup Pine Nuts (optional)
  • 1 cup Pineapple, to be cut into bite-size chunks
  • 1 cup Apple, to be cut into bite-size chunks
  • 1 cup Peaches, to be cut into bite-size chunks
  • 2 or 3 Bananas, to be sliced (depending on personal preference)
  • 1 small jar Red Cherries
  • 1/2 cup Coconut (if desired)

    • Incantation:

    "Fruit of mango, fruit of pine,
    Let the one I love be mine.
    Fruit of apple, fruit of peach,
    Bring him (her) close within my reach.
    Fruit of banana, fruit of cherry,
    Let his (her) love for me not vary.
    As I work my magick spell,
    Warmly in his (her) heart I dwell.
    I now invoke the Law of Three:
    This is my will, so mote it be!"

    Litha Sun Cookies

  • 3/4 cup softened butter
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon grated lemon rind
  • 2 cups sifted flour
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans

    • Cream butter in a large non-metallic mixing bowl. Gradually add the brown sugar, mixing well. Add eggs, lemon juice, and rind. Mix well. Cover bowl with a white or yellow towel or cloth napkin, and refrigerate overnight. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place approximately 3 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375F (190C, Gas Mark 5) for about 20 minutes. Cool on racks. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

    Easy Blackberry Cobbler

  • 1 stick butter or margarine
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 3 cups blackberries
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • pinch of salt

    • Melt the butter in a deep baking dish. Make a batter of the flour, sugar, milk, baking powder and salt. Pour this over the melted butter. DO NOT STIR. Sprinkle the berries over the batter. Again, DO NOT STIR. Bake at 350 for an hour. Best served with vanilla ice cream.

    Oatmeal Bread for Lammas

  • 1 cup wheat flour
  • 3 medium apples, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1-1\2 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1\2 cup nuts
  • 1-1\2 teaspoons vanilla or orange

    • Mix above ingredients together completely, then place in a greased 9-inch cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, until it begins to move away from the sides of the pan. When cooled, this bread may be shaped for ritual. Also, the fruits and nuts may be changed for different seasons.

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