Nearly all
pagan rituals celebrating the
Sabbats (solar festivals) mention the "
cakes and
wine."
Wine is easy enough to figure out, in
traditional circles differing from contemporary practice only in that the old traditions usually made and fermented their own
wine and
mead. But it is difficult to find a recipe for the "cakes" they usually consume; you can find
blessings for them,
consecrations, and many mentions of them being eaten, but it is rare to find a real, traditional, good recipe to make them. Here is one.
Ingredients:
Directions:
Mix the
butter and
honey, and then beat in the
eggs and
cream. Fold in the
flour and
spices. Then cut the dough into crescents and bake it in "a moderate oven" (300º-325ºF) for about 10 minutes. When cool, dust with confectioner's sugar, or
cinnamon and
nutmeg.
Try also the recipe for crescent cakes, for your esbat rituals.
Source: Paraphrased from Rhiannon Ryall, West Country Wicca
Pagan recipes