Pagan Feasts: Seasonal Food for the Eight Festivals

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Summary: Full of Goodies!
Review: I bought this book because it was by Anna Franklin, one of my favourite Pagan authors. It is full of information on how to celebrate the Eight Pagan Festivals- there are hundreds of recipes, all with seasonal ingredients, together with ideas for altars, incense recipes, plus lore, history and a chapter of rituals. Furthermore there is information on handfasting ceremonies and celebrations, and full moon (esbat) rites and food, preserving, wine and mead making, and preparing ritual food. I don't know how I mananged before I got this book- it has the information of ten other books, and with Anna Franklin you can be sure that the information is accurate.

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Summary: I LOVE THIS BOOK!
Review: This book is like sitting down in a wisewoman's kitchen & taking notes. It is full of lots of recipes pertaining to the eight sabbats that we witches celebrate. It has chapters on wine, preserves, freezing, bottling, pickling, salting, drying herbs, mead making, incense making....But this book has a lot of sabbat lore & info that I haven't seen in other books. The food recipes are all vegetarian and include some wild foods that you can harvest yourself (the Latin names are given so that you make sure you're gathering the right thing!). However, the wild plants & fungi listed are from Britain, so Americans may have trouble finding them over here!

This book is helpful, informative, charming & really helps get you into the mood of each sabbat. Plus it doesn't ever preach at you, as some wiccan books can do. Anna Franklin & Sue Phillips really know their stuff.

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Summary: A great book!
Review: With so much rubbish and mis-information published on pagan festivals, it's a refreshing change to find two authors with such intimate knowledge of the subject. A powerful blend of pagan ritual and practial advice. An excellent reference book for all pagans, wicca people and Celtic minded individuals.