Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Wicca in the Kitchen - Scott Cunningham 1990

Soups
Scott’s favorite recipes

This soup really is green. Trust me, or try it yourself. Somehow, it seems perfect for Halloween.

Green Soup

1 cup fresh spinach

1⁄4 cup butter

1 cup celery, finely chopped

2 tablespoons chives, chopped

1⁄2 teaspoon dried tarragon

4 cups chicken broth

1⁄2 teaspoon sugar

1⁄2 teaspoon garlic salt

1 lemon, sliced

Triple wash spinach and finely chop. Set aside. Melt the butter in a Dutch oven. Add celery and sauté on medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chives, spinach, and tarragon and sauté for another 3 minutes. Add chicken broth, sugar, and garlic salt. Simmer for 30 minutes. Strain broth through a sieve to remove all fibrous vegetable matter. Ladle into bowls. Float 1 lemon slice on each serving.

Yield: 4 servings.

Magical uses: Festival food—Halloween/Samhain.

Potatoes are not only nourishing, they are also an excellent protective food. Try this recipe.

Potato Soup

5 medium-sized potatoes, peeled and cubed

2 medium onions, finely chopped

2 teaspoons salt

2 cups water

1 tablespoon butter

1⁄2 cup flour

6 cups milk

5 slices bacon, chopped

Pepper

1 tablespoon dried parsley

In large saucepan place cubed potatoes and chopped onions. Add salt and cover with water. Cover, place over medium heat, and boil until potatoes are tender. Drain off water, replace cover, and set potatoes and onions aside. Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter. Slowly stir in the milk to make the sauce. Increase heat to high, stirring constantly until sauce is thickened. Reduce heat to low. Stir in potatoes and onions. Fry chopped bacon slices in a skillet until crisp. Drain on paper towel and stir into the soup, adding salt and pepper to taste. Serve in individual bowls and sprinkle with parsley flakes.

Yield: 6 servings.

Magical uses: Protection, and healing.

Money Soup

This Money Soup recipe is inspired by the rites often performed on New Year’s Eve to attract money during the next year. This version, however, can be used at any time and is quite delicious. The silver object is not eaten, of course, but is retrieved after it has infused the cabbage with money-attracting energies. The same object can be reused as often as desired.

1 quarter or a small silver object

2 cups water

11⁄2 tablespoons butter

1 large onion, minced

1 small head green cabbage, shredded

4 cups chicken stock

Salt

Pepper

Boil the quarter or silver object in the water to sterilize it; set aside. In a saucepan on low heat melt the butter. Add the minced onion and sauté until light brown. Add the shredded cabbage and cook until tender. Toss in the silver object. In a separate saucepan, bring the chicken stock to a boil. Add boiling chicken stock to sautéed vegetables. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Yield: 6 servings.

Magical uses: Money.