Summer Solstice Recipes

Baked Trout The fish is a symbol of life and the Celts believed that eating fish would attract new life to a woman’s womb. 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1/2 cup butter 4 trout, cleaned Sea salt and pepper to taste 1/2 bottle dry white wine Juice of 1 Lemon Mix the chopped parsley in … Continue reading Summer Solstice Recipes

Melon Salad

Litha/Summer Solstice is a time when fresh fruits and melons are readily available in your farmers markets and grocery store. This recipe takes advantage of a variety of melons to create a salad to enhance your lunch or dinner menu or as a stand alone. Melon Salad with Sweet Sesame Dressing Ingredients 1/3 cup sugar 3 … Continue reading Melon Salad

Edible Summer Solstice Crafts

Mint-Melon Pops 1 1/2 cups cantaloupe chunks 1 tablespoon orange juice 1 1/2 cups honeydew chunks 1 tablespoon thawed limeade concentrate 2 mint leaves Puree 1 1/2 cups cantaloupe chunks and 1 tablespoon orange juice in a blender. Divide the mixture between pop molds or 3-ounce paper cups. Freeze until the top becomes firm, 30 … Continue reading Edible Summer Solstice Crafts

10 Ways to Celebrate Litha

Litha-Summer Solstice~Mid Summer

Litha is also known as Summer Solstice, Alban Hefin, Sun Blessing, Gathering Day, Feill-Sheathain, Whit Sunday, Whitsuntide, Vestalia, Thing-tide, St. John’s Day. Litha is celebrated on June 20th this year, but varies somewhat from the 20th to the 23rd, dependent upon the Earth’s rotation around the Sun. According to the old folklore calendar, Summer begins on Beltane … Continue reading Litha-Summer Solstice~Mid Summer