Witchy Recipes

Melinda Pappa’s Salsa with Lime Juice
3 lbs of Roma tomatoes
2 bunches scallions
1 medium sized white onion
5 Anaheim Chilis (or 2 cans of diced green chilis)
2 bunches Fresh Cilantro (also known as Coriander) 10
cloves garlic or the equivalent dried garlic powder
2 Fresh limes (Do not use bottled lime juice)

In large bowl, press garlic through garlic press, and mix with the juice
of the 2 limes. Finely chop onion and then add 1 teaspoon of black
pepper. Coarsely chop cilantro, tomatoes and scallions (including half
of the tops) and add to the bowl. Chill and serve.

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This beverage, very appropriate to summer observances, uses the
traditional herbs, plants, and colors of fire to ignite
transformation in your life.

2 large tomatoes
2 red peppers, bell or hot
1 teaspoon lime juice
4 cups water
2 cloves garlic
1 cup chopped red cabbage
1 teaspoon hot sauce
1 liter whiskey

Finely chop all vegetables and place with other ingredients, except
whiskey, in a large pan with the water. Simmer for 2 hours over low
heat. Strain the mixture through a sieve, pressing as much juice as
possible out of the vegetables. Mix with whiskey and bottle, aging
for at least 30 days before use.

Magical Applications: Purification, drastic change, fire- and sun-
related magics.

"A Witch's Brew" by Patricia Telesco