Okay, so I have completed Part 1: Basics. I have covered "On Magic", "On Proportions", "Empowering Rites", "Ingredients" and "Creating Your Own Recipes". Some of these sections were really interesting and others, well I skipped over because I've heard them countless times. The section that was most interesting to me was "Ingredients". It went over many herbs that will be used, how to find them and, if you can't, how to substitute them. Really quite interesting. Now, finding these herbs is going to be difficult for me because I live in THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. The closest Whole Foods Store is in Lubbock, TX which is about 1 1/2 hours away. Now that really isn't that far but I'm not too worried about the distance, it's the gas. Gas is not cheap. But I'd much rather drive somewhere and see the herbs myself and pick the ones that I want. But some herbs I will have to purchase online since they most likely will not be found around here. Herbs such as Asafoetida (can be substituted with tobacco), Gum Mastic, Oakmoss and Tuberose. Now some of these can be substituted with other herbs, as with the Asafoetida. I'm not even sure how to pronounce that. But now I start on Part 2: Processing and Recipes. This will be an interesting read and it'll enable me to figure out which recipes I want to start first. But before I can dive right in and start playing Kitchen Witch I'm going to need a few things:
- Mortar and Pestle
- Large nonmetallic bowl
- Small spoon
- Censer
- Eyedroppers
- Nonmetallic Pan
- Small funnels
- Self-igniting charcoal blocks
- Cheesecloth
- Colored cotton cloth and wool yarn
- Candles and holders
- Large quantity of jars
Okay all you wonderful witches out there, until next time!
