Calendula Biscuits

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoons salt
• ¼ cup butter
• 2 tablespoons calendula petals, finely chopped
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Summer Tea

This tea is refreshing on any warm day or after exertion in the garden. It is equally pleasant hot or cold.

• 2 tsp hibiscus flowers
• grated peel of ½ a lemon (optional)
• grated peel of ½ a lime...

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Hawthorn Flower Tea

Hawthorn flower tea infusion. This is a medicinal drink which is good for  blood pressure,  any heart disorders, including blocked arteries.

Here's how to make it:
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Divination Tea

Drink this tea an hour before undertaking any form of divination. If you wish, you can continue sipping it throughout the divination process.

• 3 tsp rose petals
• 1 tsp jasmine flowers
• 2 crushed bay leaves
• 1 pinch of nutmeg...

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Pond Lily Popcorn

You can eat the seeds of yellow pond lily (Nuphar lutea) also called spatterdock, yellow water-lily, or cow lily. Here's a recipe from Janice Schofield, an Alaskan herbalist:    ... I am so sorry to do this to you, but this post has been moved to my new website, Eating to Live, hosted at shirleytwofeathers.com, and can be found in its entirety here: Pond Lily Popcorn

Elderflower Fritters for Beltane

Fritters are a nice variation on pancakes, and the bonus for this particular recipe is that they are sweet without any additions, requiring no syrup, sugar or jam. Many people have had fritters of various types, especially the popular apple variety. But . . . "elder flower" fritters? Yes, these actually contain elder flowers!

Flowers were a common ingredient in cooking during medieval times, which is where this recipe comes from (England, specifically). In this recipe's case, the flowers mixed into the batter help add a kick and a minty taste.

Because of the elder flowers, these sweeties have been associated with faeries in folk myths. Because of that, they have been used at Pagan celebrations of Beltane, Litha, and Lughnasadh to help as a protection against the malevolent and mischievous fair folk,...

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Medicinal Teas with Dandelion Root

Here are three recipes for medicinal teas using Dandelion Root:

1. Infuse 1 OZ. of Dandelion in a pint of boiling water for 10 minutes; decant, sweeten with honey, and drink several glasses in the course of the day....
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