Recipes

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 RECIPE: Harvest Pumpkin Bread
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 INGREDIENTS:
 1 cup sugar
 1/4 cup Margarine
 1/4 cup applesauce
 2 eggs
 1 cup (8 ounces) solid pack pumpkin
 2 cups all-purpose flour
 1/2 teaspoon salt
 2 teaspoons baking powder
 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 1/2 cup raisins
 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
 1/4 cup orange juice
 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
 DIRECTIONS:
 Lightly grease a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan or coat with vegetable
 spray. Beat sugar, margarine, and applesauce until creamy
 and light (about 5 minutes). Add eggs one at a time and
 continue to beat. Add pumpkin and mix until smooth. Combine
 flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Stir
 into pumpkin mixture and mix until smooth. Add raisins,
 orange rind, orange juice and nuts (optional). Stir well
 and pour into loaf pan. Bake at 3500F for 60-65 minutes.
 You can test for doneness by sticking a wooden pick into
 loaf. If it comes out clean, the bread is done.

 YIELD: 1 loaf, appx 12 Slices
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 Samhain Cider
 2 quarts apple cider
 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
 1/4 teaspoon ginger
 1/2 cup apricot brandy
 In a large pot, combine the apple cider, cinnamon,
 nutmeg, ginger, and sugar. Simmer slowly on low heat
 for about 15 minutes - do not boil. Add the apricot
 brandy and serve warm.


 Spiced Hot Chocolate
 3 ounces semi-sweet dar chocolate, grated
 2 cups milk
 1/2 teaspoon each cinnamon and cloves
 Dash vanilla extract
 Slowly heat chocolate and milk in saucepan until
 chocolate has melted and blended in. Add cinnamon and
 cloves and stir. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla,
 and serve.


 Makes 2 servings.


 Wild Mushroom and Pumpkin Risotto
 Canola oil
 3 minced shallots
 1 cup chanterelles
 1 cup quartered shiitakes
 1 cup morels
 1/2 tablespoon fresh minced thyme
 1/4 cup white wine
 1 tablespoon butter (optional)
 2 cups fine diced pumpkin
 1 teaspoon five spice
 1 tablespoon honey
 1/2 to 1 cup vegetable stock
 4 cups vegetarian risotto
 Salt and black pepper to taste
 Truffle oil for garnish
 1 cup shiitake chips, for garnish

 In a hot saute pan coated with oil, caramelize the
 shallots. Season. Add the mushrooms and thyme. Saute
 until mushrooms are soft and check for seasoning.
 Deglaze with wine. Add butter and set aside. In same
 pan, add a little oil and saute pumpkin. Add five
 spice and honey. Add 1/2 cup stock and stir. Pumpkin
 will absorb the stock and end up. Add more stock if
 needed but do not over cook it. Add back the mushrooms
 and the risotto. Heat thoroughly and garnish with
 truffle oil and shiitake chips.

 Shiitake Chips

 1 cup thinly sliced shiitakes
 Salt to taste

 In a fryer at 375 degrees, fry shiitakes until brown.
 Drain well and salt.


 Chocolate de Mexicanos
 (serves 4)


 41/4 cups milk
 4 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
 5 tablespoons sugar
 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
 1/8 teaspoon allspice
 1 shot tequila

 Place all ingredients in a large saucepan and bring to
 a boil. With a hand-held mixer or traditional
 molonillo (a wooden beater resembling a honey dipper),
 beat the mixture until it stops boiling and becomes
 slightly frothy. Stir in tequila. Serve immediately in
 mugs garnished with cinnamon sticks.



 Granny McCoy's Pumpkin Pie
 (makes two nine-inch pies)


 3 cups cooked pumpkin (canned is fine)
 11/4 cups evaporated milk
 21/2 cups granulated sugar
 1/2 heaping teaspoon ground nutmeg
 1/2 scant teaspoon salt
 1/4 rounded teaspoon allspice
 1/2 rounded teaspoon cinnamon
 4 well-beaten eggs

 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix all ingredients
 thoroughly and pour into two deep, unbaked pie shells.
 Bake for about 50 minutes, or until a knife comes out
 of the center clean.



 Colcannon (serves 8)


 4 cups mashed potatoes
 21/2 cups cabbage, cooked and chopped fine
 1/2 cup butter (avoid corn oil margarines as they will
 not add the needed body and flavor)
 1/2 cup evaporated milk or cream
 3/4 cup onion, chopped fine and sauteed
 1/4 teaspoon salt
 1/8 teaspoon white pepper

 Saute onions. Boil the potatoes and mash them (do not
 use artificial potato flakes). In a large pan place
 all of the ingredients except the cabbage and cook
 over low heat while blending them together. Turn the
 heat to medium and add the chopped cabbage. The
 mixture will take on a pale green cast. Keep stirring
 occasionally until the mixture is warm enough to eat.
 *Lastly drop in a thimble, button, ring, and coin.
 Stir well and serve.

 *It was an old Irish tradition to hide these in it: a
 ring for a bride, a button for a bachelor, a thimble
 for a spinster, and a coin for wealth, or any other
 item which local custom decreed in keeping with the
 idea of the New Year as a time for divination. If you
 make colcannon with these little objects inside,
 please excercise caution against choking.



 Wassail
 (Makes one large punch bowl)


 11/2 cups water
 1/2 cup heavy cream
 6 baked apples, cut into small pieces
 5 egg whites
 11/4 cups granulated sugar
 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
 2 teaspoons allspice
 1 teaspoon cinnamon
 1/2 teaspoon ginger
 8 whole cloves
 1 quart ale
 1 cup cooking sherry
 1 cup Irish whiskey

 Bring water and cream to a slow boil and remove from
 heat. Beat the egg whites well. Thoroughly mix in all
 the remaining ingredients except the alcohol. Allow
 this mixture to cool slightly- enough so the heat from
 it will not crack your punch bowl. If you have a
 non-glass container for your wassail, you can skip the
 cooling process. Blend in the alcohol just before
 serving, and be sure to offer the traditional toast to
 the old apple tree before drinking.

 Information was taken from
 Edain McCoy's book "The Sabbats- A New Approach to
 Living the Old Ways"
 and Scott Cunningham's book "Wicca- A Guide For The
 Solitary Practitioner"
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Samhain Cakes (YummY)

 Makes about 3 dozen, dough must be chilled several
 hours to overnight.

 1/2 c veg. oil
 4 sq unsweetened chocolate (4 oz) melted
 2 cups granulated sugar
 4 eggs
 2 tsp vanilla
 2 cups pastry flour (not hard, sifted or cake flour)
 2 tsp baking powder
 1/2 tsp salt
 1 cup confectioner's sugar

 Mix oil, chocolate, and granulated sugar. Blend in one
 egg at a time until well mixed. Add vanilla. Measure
 flour by dipping method or by sifting. Stir flour,
 baking powder, and salt into oil mixture. Chill
 several hours to overnight.

 Heat oven to 350 deg F [175 deg C]. Roll about a
 tablespoon of dough into a ball (yes, it's messy).
 Drop balls into confectioner's sugar & roll around
 until coated. Place about 2 inches apart on greased
 baking sheet. Bake 10-12 min. They will be a little
 soft but should not be mushy. Edges should be firm.
 Don't overbake---these burn easily.

Scrying Brew ( NOT for internal use) 

1 handful mugwort 
1 handful lemon balm 
1 handful white rosepetals ( if you cannot find, use red instead) 
1 big pinch yarrow 
1 pinch nutmeg 
1 pinch meadowsweet 
1 pinch cinqufoil 

Place this in a cauldron, and add water. Bring to a boil. and allow the 
steam 
to fill the atmoshphere. Sit back. and let the visions come. 

This mix would also be good to use as a simmering potporri in one of those 
little pots that you burn the tea candles under to cook. Simply mix up the 
herbs in a jar and place a healthy pinch in the pot. Add boiling water, and 
light the candle underneath.Use when doing scrying or tarot card reading 
outside of the circle. 

Crockpot Animal Stew 

1 large onion, chopped 
1 carrot, sliced thin 
1-3 cans tomatoes ( depends on the volume of meat) 
1 potato, cubed 
3 cloves garlic, crushed 
1/4 lb of any meat you have consumed during the year, such as 
pork 
beef 
turkey 
ham 
chicken 
organ meats 
seafood 
tuna 
fish 
sauage 
hot dogs 
lamb 

Saute the onion and garlic in a small pan till transparent. Transfer to a 
crockpot, and add remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 8-12 hrs. 

On the night of the Ancestors ( October 31), we have altars set up through 
the house for each of our ancestors whom have gone to the other side. Each 
contains a candle, a momento, a photo if possible, and a small dish of their 
favorite food. We , the living, feast on these dishes as well. So dinner is 
always a kind of feasting overload smorgasbord ! Our combined family gene 
pools feature people from Ireland, England, Italy, Germany, Russia and 
France. I cook for 2-3 days and we roll away from the feast :-) 

One other thing is always featured...pork roast. Many Goddesses have 
appeared 
in the form of a sow throughout history, so it is said. Some have speculated 
that this is the true reason behind the ban on eating pork amongst the Jews 
and Moslems. Eating is a magical act...what you take into your body, you 
also 
absorb their energy into your spirit. The phrase "you are what you eat" is 
even more so for magical purposes than it is for physical health. For these 
reasons, and others, we include pork roast in our feast. 

Samhain Pork Roast 

1 boneless pork loin roast ( 3-5 lbs , depending on how many you are 
feeding) 
1 t garlic powder 
1 1/2 t rosemary 
1/2 t thyme 
2 c assorted dried fruits ( apricots, raisins, prunes all work nicely) 
1 c beer 

stand your roast on end so that it looks like a tall cylander. With a sharp 
butcher knife, insert the knife in the top of the roast, and push to the 
bottom ( you are making a tunnel through the roast). Remove knife and make 
another cut ...the tunnel is to form an x. 

Now place a peice of the fruit in the x tunnel of the roast, and use the 
handle of a wooden spoon to push it through to the bottom. Repeat with all 
your fruit. Then combine sht herbs and rub all over the roast. 

Place the beer in a crockpot and set the roast in the crockbot. Cover and 
cook on low for 10 -12 hours. It will be falling apart tender, and very 
delicious ! 

Pumpkin Cookies 

2 1/2 cups flour 

1/2 tsp. baking soda 

1/4 tsp. salt 

2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice 

1 cup brown sugar 

1/2 cup sugar 

3/4 cup butter 

1 egg 

1 cup pumpkin 

1 tsp. vanilla 

1 cup raisins 

Mix wet ingredients, then add dry ingredients. Blend well, but do not 
overmix. Bake at 300 for 22-24 
minutes per sheet. 

Pumpkin Bread 

1/3 cup vegetable oil 

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 

1 cup fresh or canned pumpkin puree 

3 eggs 1 cup sugar 

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 

1/2 cup raisins 

2 1/3 cups biscuit 

Pinch of ground nutmeg (optional) 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan. In a large 
bowl, mix all the ingredients 
together with a wooden spoon. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Bake 
for 45 minutes. Test with a 
knife-if the knife comes out clean, the bread is ready. If not, put back in 
the oven for another 5-10 minutes. 
Cool before removing from the pan. Keep in a plastic bag, in a cover dish in 
a cool location or in the 
refrigerator. When you are ready to serve, cut into slices, then cut out 
slices with a pumpkin-shaped 
cookie cutter and spread with cream cheese or jam. 

Sugar Cookie Pumpkins 

1 cup butter or margarine, softened 

1 cup sugar 

3 eggs 

1 teaspoon vanilla 

3 cups all-purpose flour 

1/2 teaspoon baking soda 

1/2 teaspoon baking powder 

1 cookie decorator (in a 4 1/2 -ounce pressurised can) 

In a large bowl with an electric mixer, blend together the butter and sugar. 
Add the eggs, vanilla, and 1 
cup flour and mix well. By hand, fold the remaining flour, the baking soda, 
and the baking powder. 
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly 
grease a large baking sheet. On a 
lightly floured board, roll out the dough until it is 1/8 inch thick. Cut 
out the cookies with a pumpkin 
shaped cookie cutter and place them on the baking sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 
minutes, until lightly browned. 
Remove from the oven and let cool thoroughly before decorating. Makes 2 to 3 
dozen cookies 

Black Cat Cupcakes 

1 1/4 c Reduced Fat Oreo cookie crumbs 
18 1/4 ozs reduced fat chocolate cake mix 
24 pcs Halloween Oreo cookies 
16 ozs reduced fat milk chocolate frosting 
black string licorice 
jelly beans 
semisweet chocolate chips 

Preheat oven to 350. Prepare 24-2 1/2" muffin cups with cooking spray and 
flour; set aside. Prepare cake 
mix according to package directions; stir in cookie crumbs. Spoon batter 
into prepared muffin cups. Bake 
for 25 minutes. Remove from pans; cool on wire rack. Make cat faces on each 
of the remaining cookies: 
using some frosting, attach 4-1 1/2" licorice strings for whiskers, 2 jelly 
bean halves for eyes and 2 
chocolate chips for ears. Let set at least 30 minutes. Frost cupcakes with 
remaining frosting. Stand cat 
faces on edge on each cupcake. Place 3" piece licorice string on back half 
of each cupcake for tail. 

OATMEAL DATE BARS 

Filling: 
1 cup dates, pitted and coursely chopped 
1/2 cup raisans 
1/2 cup water 
1 teaspoon vanilla 

Crust: 
1 1/2 cups rolled oats 
1/2 cup sifted whole wheat flour 
1 teaspoon vanilla 
1/2 packed brown sugar OR 1/4 cup honey 
1/2 cup melted margarine or butter 

Preheat oven to 350 F, spray 8x8x2" pan with non stick spray. Simmer 
together dates and water until 
thickened. Stir in vanilla (1 tsp.),set aside. Combine sugar (or honey), 
oats, and flour. Add margarine and 
vanilla while stirring. Press half of oat mixture into pan. Cover with date 
mixture, then sprinkle with 
remaining oatmeal mixture. Pat gently, bake for 20 minutes. Cool and cut 
into bars. Yum! 

Ghoul-Ade For Halloween 

Recipe By : 
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00 
Categories : Halloween Beverages and Punch 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method 
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1 Envelope kool-aid grape flavor unsweetened mix} 
1 Envelope kool-aid orange flavor unsweetened mix 
2 Cups sugar 
3 Quarts cold water 
1 bottle (qt.) ginger ale -- chilled 

Preparation : 
Mix Kool Aid's together with sugar, in large pitcher. Add water and 
mix. Just before serving, add ginger ale. 

JACK-O'-LANTERN PIE 

1 package (4-serving size) Orange flavor Jello 
1 cup boiling water 
1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened 
1 chocolate crumb pie crust 
Whipped topping 
Candy corn 

1. Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Spoon in ice cream, stirring until 
melted and smooth. Chill until 
slightly thickened, about 15 minutes. 2. Pour gelatin mixture into pie 
crust. Chill until firm, about 2 
hours. Garnish with whipped topping and candy corn. Yield: 8 servings. 

JELLO POPCORN BALLS 

1 cup light corn syrup 

1/2 cup sugar 

1 package (4-serving size) Jello, orange or lime flavor 

9 cups popped popcorn 



1. Mix corn syrup and sugar in saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat 
and add jello; stir until 
dissolved. 

2. Pour mixture over popcorn; let stand for several minutes. Shape into 
balls. Cool. 


SALEM WITCH PUDDING 
- 4eggs seperated 
- 1 cup light brown sugar 
- 1 1/2 cups of pumpkin puree 
- 3/4 cup half and half 
- 5 tbsp. RUM 
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves 
- 1/2 tsp Ginger(ground) 
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 
- 1/4 tsp. Salt 

IN an electric mixer or large mixing bowl, beat the egg white until stiff. 
In a different bowl beat the egg 
yolks until thick and lemon-colored. Combine the yolks witht he remaining 
ingredients; mix together 
well; and fold in the egg whites. 

Pour the pumpkin mixture into a buttered 1quart souffle dish.Place in a pan 
of hot water and bake at 350 
degrees preheated over for about 45 minutes.