Jelly Making

Tips for Making Great Jelly Jelly generally use the whole fruit, including the peel and core which contain a lot of pectin, the natural sugar within a fruit to make it jell. When making jelly, use open stainless-steel cookware and add only the amount of water called for by the recipe. Cover, bring to boil … Continue reading Jelly Making

Lammas/Lughnasadh Customs and Practices

This Celtic harvest festival Lughnasadh on August 1st takes its name from the Irish god Lugh, one of the chief gods of the Tuatha De Danann, giving us Lughnasadh in Ireland, Lugh dedicated this festival to his foster-mother, Tailtiu, the last queen of the Fir Bolg, who died from exhaustion after clearing a great forest … Continue reading Lammas/Lughnasadh Customs and Practices

Lammas, First Harvest Activities: Part 1

Lammas,First Harvest Activities, Canning Using the Boiling Water Method For some people canning season begins with planting a garden. For others it begins with a visit to the local farmers market. Whichever source for fresh produce you use canning is an excellent way to make sure that your family has the freshest food possible even … Continue reading Lammas, First Harvest Activities: Part 1

Lammas /Lughnasadh

Lughnasadh: (pronounced Loo-gnah-sahd)Also known as Lammas, Cornucopia[Strega], July 30 – August 1. This sabbat marks the sacred marriage of the Sun and the Land. The sun is at it’s hottest, but his light is fading. This also marks the beginning of the harvest. Corn (or wheat in Ireland) was generally harvested at this time. The … Continue reading Lammas /Lughnasadh

Correspondence of Lughnasadh, Lammas, First Harvest

The plants & herbs associated with Lammas Lughnasadh are: All Grains, Apples, Grapes, Heather, Blackberries, Sloe, Crab Apples, Pears, hollyhocks. sunflower, oak, acacia, ginseng, beets, parsnips, carrots, onions, cabbage,Aloes, Rose, Sandalwood, frankincense,ash, camphor, caraway, fern, geranium, juniper, mandrake, marjoram, thyme Colors associated with Lammas Lugnasadh are: red, orange, gold, yellow, brown, bronze. Stones associated … Continue reading Correspondence of Lughnasadh, Lammas, First Harvest