Recipe: Lammas Tides

Added By: Eira Alarches

Originated From: Patricia Telesco

Cultural Influence: Neo-Pagan
 
Ingredients:
1 quart apple mead
1 tsp rose water
1 tsp nutmeg
5 sprigs fresh thyme

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Variations: To further improve your sense of inner vision, decorate the gasses with a peppermint leaf, or use one as breath refresher.
 
Directions:

1. Mix the first three ingredients together and chill.

2. Serve in 5 glasses with one sprig of thyme each, on August 1st.
 
Notes: Rose, honey, and thyme are all thought to be excellent temptations to persuade the Wee Folk to come for a visit. Since they are active during Lammas, the first harvest festival the goal is accentuated by apple mead and a little nutmeg for perception. Magical Attributes: Kinship with the Fairy or Devic realms, psychic vision, insight.