WHAT WITCHES EAT FOR HALLOWEEN

The Huffington Post asked several practicing witches to share their Halloween food traditions. For those in the witch industry, Halloween is an ideal time to “celebrate and honor deceased loved ones,” often with rituals involving food. Here are some of the traditional witch foods:
– Sabbat cakes, a cross between a biscuit and a scone, using seasonal spices such as cinnamon or nutmeg and clove, paired with wine, ale, or fresh cider. Sabbat cakes are made to honor “ancestors and spirits who have crossed over.” A portion of them are set outside for the gods and spirits.
– Pomegranites are sacred. Pomegranates represent the myth of Persephone, the goddess of the harvest who was forced to take on the role of queen of the underworld after eating pomegranate seeds.
– Dee Norman, who practices traditional Italian folk magic and witchcraft, makes cookies called “ossi dei morti,” or “bones of the dead.” The cookies are flavored with almond and lemon and shaped into bones. They are meant to commemorate the ancestors’ passing.
– A witch named Sophia Rose makes pumpkin bread. “Pumpkin symbolizes wisdom and insight, perfect for honoring our ancestors and the turning wheel of the year,” Rose explained. As she bakes, Rose chants an incantation to “imbue the bread with protective energy.”
* You know, a ziplock bag works just as well.
* And, of course, the witches all eat small children for dessert.
* Do witches wash everything down with an Abra CaDaiquiri?
* I don’t know from pomegranates, but cheesecake has ME under its spell.
* The nice thing about modern witch cooking is, the iron cauldron heats up super fast on an induction stove.