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Title: The Real Witches' Kitchen: Spells, Recipes, Oils, Lotions and Potions from the Witches' Hearth by Kate West ISBN: 0-00-711786-8 Publisher: Thorsons Pub Pub. Date: May, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful Book & Great Recipes
Comment: This book is FULL of wonderful recipes & is a great companion to the Real Witches Handbook. For those not familiar with Kate West, she's a Brit high priestest & writer. Her books are easy to read & well organized for both beginner & advanced students.
Because her work is read in different countries all over the world, there are 1-2 measurement units that require conversion to US standards. But these are simple elementary conversions. However the bulk of her recipes are in standard formats any wiccan would find in any other book. The oils, teas, & bath products recipes are given in drops, tsp, & tbsp (standard). The dry insence, potpourri, & herb recipes are given in parts (standard).
The only "tricky" measurements are in the food recipes. Since some but not all of her readers are American, she gives recipes in standard units that are familiar to most countries. (All Europeans, Austrailians, & Americans are familiar with pints.) If you prefer your measures in cups, then just remember back to 5th grade math: 1 (british)pint=2.5cups (1 US pint=2cups). And if you look right there on your measuring cup, you will probably have measurements for ounces listed right along side the cup measurements since 8oz=1cup. Or you can simply remember: 1 oz=2 tbsp
This is not rocket science, folks, so don't be scared off by customer reviews complaining about having to do simple conversions. Many times, Ms. West supplies conversions for you, such as a Harvest Moonshine recipe with calls for "8 pints (20 cups) water". Really, the pints measurements are the only "confusing" aspect, (if you are so inclined to be confused).
ALL US recipes use cups, tbsp, tsp, drops, pinches, pounds, ounces, & parts......and so does Ms. West. However, if you prefer your recipes in a different format than given, you can always write down your own version in your Book of Shadows. I had no problems following the recipes though.
This book has so many great recipes & craft/gift ideas it would be a shame to allow fear of simple math to scare you away. Here is a review of the Chapters & content which will hopefully help you in your decision on whether you would like this book:
- Introduction
1. Witchcraft & Empowering your Herbal Work. (Craft facts/info)
2. Guidelines for Buying, Using, & Storing Herbs/Plants. (13 tips)
3. Soap & Bathing Preparations. (26 recipes)
4. Oils, Lotions, & Potions. (21 recipes, blessings, & usage tips)
5. Candles & Incenses. (7 candle techniques, scents/colors, 20 incense recipes)
6. Feasting Around the Wheel of the Year. (6 specific recipes, countless tips, info, & food associations, suggestions & traditions during the Sabbats)
7. Breads, Cakes, & Biscuits to Honour the Godess & God. (12 recipes, info on design, special ideas & tips.)
8. Soups & Foods to Strengthen & Heal. (21 recipes + info & tips)
9. Brews & Teas. (10 recipes, herbal info & associations, tea reading, etc.)
10. Looking Good & Feeling Fine. (Inner/outer beauty, weight, hair, skin, feet/hands, 10 scent recipes)
11. Herb Satchets & Gifts. (15 recipes, 6 gifts, flower info)
- Terms & Definitions
- Further Information (Recommended Reading)
- Index
Rating: 3
Summary: Passable...
Comment: An interesting little cookbook, with some great pictures perfect for colouring in. The presentation and background information on the sabbats and accompanying recipes is good, however the recipes them selves fall short of the mark. I've tried several of them, and found them difficult to follow. The book is written by a British woman, but for an American audience, so everything is a little mixed up. The names of the ingerdients are different from those of which we're used to, and the measurements are way off. Instead of either metric or basic cooking imperial, West uses measuremets in gallons, quarts, ounces, etc. rather than cups, teaspoons, etc. which are much easier. I had to use an online measurement converter in order to understand what the recipe was trying to say. I would have prefered it in normal recipe format. We can chalk it up to the culture barrier West must have experienced, but the editor should have caught this discrepancy. All in all it's a cute little book, with some good recipes once past the measurement problems. I hesitate to recommend it, but if you're a competent chef and familiar with the strange measurements I think it would add interest to your book collection.
Rating: 5
Summary: GREAT KITCHEN WITCH PRIMER
Comment: This book covers alot: basics & principles of witchcraft, how to make soap, candles & incense, the sabbats (resipes & ideas to celebrate them), brews & teas, how to make bath items, and something not often found in "kitchen witch books: how and what a healthy kitchen witch ought to eat (witchy diet tips!).
There is really so much information in this book, and it is written in a down-to-earth style. The instructions are practical, and easy to understand. I found the "Looking Good, Feeling Fine" chapter really helpful; in it, she gives practical & natural advice for taking care of your skin, hair & nails.
There are lots of tidbits throughout the book: color properties, food properties, annointing the self, empowering tools, things to make for your bath, making herbal gifts, uses for dried plants...Goddess, I could go on and on!
I would highly reccommend this book for any beginner "kitchen witch", because it covers all the basics, as well as giving you a full education on "kitchen magic". A beginner will no longer be a beginner after reading this book.
I would also reccommend this book to a more advanced witch because there is so much in here, there's sure to be something in it for everyone!
I am a practicing kitchen witch who's not a beginner, and I use this book often, for reference, for recipes, for all aspects of kitchen witchery.
Blessed Be!
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