Blackberries

Brigid’s Blackberry Pie Ingredients: 4 cups blackberries (fresh or thawed frozen) 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/3 cup flour 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 or 2 unbaked pie shells Directions: Preheat the oven to 325º F. Line a deep pie dish with one unbaked pie shell. Mix the other ingredients together in a bowl. … Continue reading Blackberries

Berry Desserts

Here are recipes that can use your fresh blackberries, blueberries and cherries. They make great desserts for your Lammas Celebration or to use those extra berries you picked. Cherry Berry Pie Ingredients 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 6 tablespoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel 4 cups fresh or … Continue reading Berry Desserts

Blackberry Sangria

A cool refreshing drink that incorporate fresh fruits of the season. Blackberry Sangria Ingredients 4 cups fresh blackberries 3/4 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups water 2 750 millilitre bottle rose wine 1 cup cognac 1/4 cup lemon or lime juice 3 cups sliced peaches and/or plums Fresh basil sprigs (optional) Directions For the syrup, in … Continue reading Blackberry Sangria

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

13 Hidden Traditions of Mabon

THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY DIANA RAJCHEL POSTED UNDER PAGAN Mabon, of all the Sabbats, does not directly correlate to any known Celtic or Anglo-Saxon holiday. Instead, the harvest that it celebrates honored an entire season of sacred, survival-ensuring work. Mabon's predecessor, Michaelmas, came about as a recognized holy day during harvest season as a … Continue reading 13 Hidden Traditions of Mabon