Wishing on a star

This is a variation on the simple wishing on a star that many of us indulged in as children. In the Gypsy tradition, it goes like this:

Wish upon the first star you see in the night sky, on any night of the year...
Your wish will come true if a second star appears shortly afterward.

Quick Biscuits Gypsy Style

Ingredients:

• 4 cups flour
• 1 cup sour milk...

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Autumn Fire Blessing

If you have a fireplace or wood stove, it’s a good idea to perform a blessing ritual as you light the season’s first fire, especially if you perform fire magic. Ready the wood and ignite the fire using the flame of a white or orange candle as you recite this blessing:

Ancient fire,
Burn safely and bright.
Favor me with warmth and light....

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Gypsy Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs peeled pumpkin, cut into chunks
• 4 1/2 cups of strong white bread flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 oz fresh yeast

Instructions:

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and add the pumkin....

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Brotherly and Sisterly Love

To draw children in a family closer, as well as to stop them from bickering, take water from a stream or river. Bring it to a boil on a fire built with fresh twigs. Write the name of each child on a bay leaf and let them simmer together in the water. Ask Venus (The Goddess of Love) to bless them.

Using a pin, inscribe the names of the children on a pink candle and then light the candle, so that its flame may flicker over your spell....

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Griddle Cakes - Gypsy Style

Ingredients:

• 2 cups self-raising flour
• Pinch of salt
• Pinch of ground mixed/pumpkin spices
• 4 tablespoons butter 

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Power Oil

Power Oil is generally used to strengthen any spell, whether it is for health, wealth, love, or happiness. A few dabs on clothing helps a person win in a situation where they feel the odds are stacked against them....

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Make a wish

When two people coincidentally utter the same words at precisely the same moment, they should link fingers and each make a wish - the wishes will come true.


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Break a Streak of Bad Luck

Go for a walk and pick up seven twigs from the ground, one to represent each day of the week. Traditionally, the twigs should be ash for Monday, beech for Tuesday, elm for Wednesday, oak for Thursday, horse chestnut for Friday, yew for Saturday, and elder for Sunday....

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Gembétsa

Get kidney suet from the butcher and grind or chop it very fine after removing all skin and blood. Knead this with wheat flour, salt, pepper, baking soda, and parsley and enough water to make a stiff dry dough. In another pan fry bacon or sausage meat until quite crispy and break into small pieces. ...


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