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Folk Names:
Love Apples
Gender/Planet/Element Associations:
Feminine/
Venus
/Water
Uses In Folk Magic:
Protection
When a tomato is placed on the
windowsill
or any other household entrance it
repels
evil from entering.
The plants in the garden are protective since the yellow flowers and bright red fruits scare off evil.
Prosperity
Place a large red tomato on the
mantle
to bring prosperity into the home. Replace every three days.
Love
The tomato, when eaten, has
the power
to inspire love.
General
The versatility of the tomato in magic is not unrelated from the many ways it can be used in cooking:
tomato sauce
,
tomato juice
,
pasta sauce
, whole, stewed, etc.
Sources:
Cunningham, Scott.
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
. St. Paul: Llewellyn Publications, 1998.
A Kitchen Witches' Guide to Vegetables. "Kitchen Witchery".
www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/4536/WiseWomansCottage/kwveggies.html
. Accessed: 21 December 2001.
Everybody Eats When They Come to My House
The tomato is a fruit
Persimmon
roma tomatoes
vegetarian pizza
berry
gazpacho
sun-dried tomato risotto
Duncan
Tomato soup
Hydroponics
Pappa al Pomodoro
I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General
Santa Claus Detector
nightshade
soup
herpes
Underworld
lecso
kibbeh
Tomato vodka cream sauce