#witch syrup

[magicalshopping]

♡ Angel & Devil Frog Besties Charms by Witch Syrup ♡

[whoopseydaisy]

An addition to the cocktail chapter of the @worldsbeyondpod Unofficial Cookbook:

Honey With A Note Of Song

an absinthe wash (the green fairy, for your roots)

2 oz. rye (your liquor of choice, strong and spicy)

1/4 oz. pine and rosemary honey syrup (you cannot go home again)

1 barspoon of saline solution (for your first divine smite, where you found your breath once more)

1-2 dashes of peychauds bitters (because this is a play on a sazerac)

a grapefruit twist (a touch of the bitterness age has brought you)

serve in a glass reminiscent of a chalice

[cajunwitch101]

I like to make a fresh mint simple syrup to sweeten my herbal teas and other warm beverages.When I want a sweet fruity taste this combination always hits the spot.

2 cups water

1 cup sugar

6 fresh sprigs of peppermint ( u could also use dried peppermint if u don't have fresh..about a teaspoon should do)

Zest from 1 med size orange(lemon will do also if your not a fan of orange.Honestly any fruit too.)

In a small saucepan combine the water and sugar.Heat it over a medium heat and let it simmer and stir occasionally until sugar dissolves.Now add your mint and zest.Bring your mixture to a boil then remove from heat and let it steep about 30 minutes.Strain it and chill it in fridge.Enjoy!

It's also good in alcoholic beverages 😆

[musingmelsuinesmelancholy]

Musing Maple

Requested by @birchwood-path some musings on the Maple.

I live in maple syrup country; maples are EVERYWHERE. Sugaring season is a big deal here, not only does it generate revenue but it's very much time for community. If you were to ask around, I think almost everyone would be able to tell of some very fond memories of the sugar-shack, the stories and jokes their friends, family and neighbors shared waiting anxiously to buy syrup. Clouds of sweet-smelling steam filling the air, kids clamoring for maple taffy. The sugarmakers patiently attending the boiling sap, sometimes giving out samples of fresh warm syrup. Maybe some would be able to recant their time collecting the sap, trudging out in knee-deep snow, praying they don't spill a drop. Long before our sugarshacks and [insert state name here] Maple Sundays the native peoples had been making syrup. One story I've been told states that during a time of food scarcity someone noticed a squirrel drinking the tree's sap. they tried it for themselves and found it unpalatable, I can't quite remember how but eventually it decided the sap will be boiled. I've heard it suggested that this or the maple's inner bark was a survival food for first nations peoples. Another story I've seen involves a young boy throwing his tomahawk at a tree, sweet sap flowed out and maple syrup was discovered.

I tend to look to things that were and are important to both the settlers and the first peoples, so as long as said thing is not especially sacred (sweetgrass for example), for aide in learning how to approach this land and rectify my ancestors' mistakes. Thankfully I have native family who I can ask if what I'm doing is appropriate or not. Maple and broadleaf plantain (blog coming soon) I work with in this capacity. Maple, I understand as a tutelary spirit. I approach them almost as would approach the guardian spirit of a place or thing- I see them as a gatekeeper. I ask to be humbled, to be taught a kinder way. To be in right relations with the land and the dead this tree {spirit} has provided for since ages ago. I seek their blessing and tutelage before and while I learn from the spirit of a native plant that I'm unfamiliar with. I see them as the lifeblood of the land, sustaining generation upon generation with their arboreal blood. Great provider, Hail! gifting us saccharine sustenance when all else is barren. In the same way community is built and strengthened around the sugarhouse so too is community, spirit community, built under Their branches.

For the sap to rise we need freezing temps at night and above freezing daytime temps. This, where I am, tends to occur late January-March. Sometimes the start of sugaring season happens to line up quite nicely with St Brigid's Feast; regardless, it's the first sign of winters wane, of the spring to come. I very much see this tree as carrier, emissary or perhaps even embodiment of the "serpent in the land" we are all so familiar with. Recently I have been toying with the idea of invoking said serpent as the "white" or maybe "clear" snake- rather than the red serpent often spoken of, due to the clear sap which herald's springs impending return. Coupled with the fiery orange the leaves turn in fall I am hoping this will work quite nicely. Especially since fire-in-the-water is important to me.

I also find maple syrup a wonderful offering to the land and the dead. In certain instances, (not all, honeyed dairy imo is required sometimes) I have found it more appropriate than honey, I'll sweeten milk or cream with it the same way one would with honey. I think of this as a fitting show of adapting our traditions to the land in a way that acknowledges first peoples and our history while giving a nod to my ancestral european trads/lore.

[booksbeansandcandles]

Elderberry Syrup Plus

3 cups water

1/2 cup dried elderberries

1/2 tsp dried ginger

1 cinnamon stick or 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 Tbs rosehips

1/2 cup honey – raw honey is preferred*

Directions:

Bring water to boil in a saucepan, add in elderberries, ginger, cinnamon, and rose hips and reduce to a simmer.

Simmer for 30-45 minutes or until liquid has reduced by half.

Let the syrup cool.

Strain through a fine mesh sieve, cheesecloth, or muslin.

Add in the honey once cool and stir.*

Store your elderberry syrup in a jar in the refrigerator. Alternatively, you can make large batches of elderberry syrup and can them or freeze them in mason jars.

Keeps for 2-3 months

Dosage: Preventative: 1 Tbs/daily for adults, 1 tsp/daily for children over 1 year.

When Sick: 1 Tbs/2-3 hours for adults, 1 tsp/2-3 hours for children over 1 year.

* Warning: Babies under 1 year old should not have honey

What to do with the lefover elderberrues after making the syrup:

Place used Elderberries into a pot. Add 4 cups of water and bring to a boil.

Once boiling, remove from heat and let sit 10 minutes.

Allow mixture to cool a bit and then strain.

Add in sweetener and enjoy.

If you aren’t ready to drink your tea right away or you do not want 4 cups worth, I recommend storing in a mason jar in the refrigerator. When you are ready for tea, just heat it back up or drink it cold.

Dosage:

As this is nowhere near the strength of Elderberry Syrup, there really is no need for dosage.

A cup a day is what we usually do.

[umiagawa]

Violet is one of my favourite spring flowers, but I rarely find so many fresh ones, as I did yesterday. While waiting for the eclipse, I spent two hours in the garden collecting them and digging up dandelion roots. Above is the violet syrup.

[urarakasbabie]

Pumpkin Spice dreams 🎃🍂🍁🥮

[luluthefaery]

Dandelion Syrup

Hihi~

Yesterday I made violet and dandelion syrup, I have a mason jar and a 16oz bottle full of it. I'm thinking about selling some.

It's a really pretty pinkish lavender color and I used some (from the bottle) in my coffee this morning and it's really good.

I'm proud of myself.

If you want a recipe and step by step I may make a post on it <3

[blackberry-mochi]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUTTERSCOTCH!!!

Today's Butterscotch's birthday, and here's a lil kinetic novel to celebrate it with!!

It's a rather short story (only about 2.5k words) but hopefully its small stature can still impress upon its readers a sense of positivity and delight and appreciation for a lil witch!!!

[villagewitchery]

lavender, rose, and jasmine syrups are here!

Get your floral syrup . Get a taste of mother earth and sweeten your cocktails, tea time and beverages .

onthegowitchery.etsy.com

[whistlingstarlight]

Shoutout to Slocotion's shop for stopping my chronic pain for like six minutes thanks to the adrenaline rush of trying to buy a doll before they were out of stock-

Anyways Honeyjelly has a little friend coming soon :]

[magicalshopping]

♡ Bestie Bunnies Charms by Witch Syrup ♡

[link-is-a-dork]

Syrup the witch: “Back for Grannie’s famous red and blue potions? One sip, and you’re full of energy! Which do you like, deary, red or blue?

[elbows-and-gristle]

Vanilla & Chamomile simple syrup bottled and ready for some calming tea.

[katlimeart]

Made in 2023

If you've seen this anywhere else, I posted it back on my deviantArt when it was made.

Rosalina cosplaying as Syrup from The Legend of Zelda franchise

[ringaroundtheroses]

pixel art practice of maple and syrup! they have very fun designs lol