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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:49 pm
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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:33 pm
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Violet Song jat Shariff Crew
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Sanguina Cruenta Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:58 pm
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"Cakes and ale" is a Wiccan and Neo-Wiccan thing ^_^
All I can offer is my UPG on the subject. For the God and Goddess, I always get the idea that clean water is appreciated (so we'd be talking filtered). White or red wine, as well, possibly dessert wine or mulled wine. Wine is good because it alters your mindstate and makes for a good ritual ^_^ Mulled wine in particular, because of the spices and because it's clearly "special" and reserved for ritual. Dessert wine for the same reason, as its not the world's most popular beverage of an evening wink
I've actually never had the impression that "ale" actually referred to ale. Maybe that's just because I don't like ale xd
Otherwise, yes, fruit juices, although personally I'd put them in a chalice. Preferably freshly squeezed, maybe a bit pulpy. Milk seems like a good option too.
Cakes would reportedly be anything with carbs, to ground you after the bulk of the ritual. Lots of people like their crackers. I'm actually a fan of plain bread and tend to use it the most often. Some people make cookies and others have actual cakes. But bread makes the most sense to me, being made of wheat (and linked to the God in my mind), simple, grounding, and frankly being the best of what most people in history could get. It's a "let them eat cake" sort of moment xd
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 1:20 am
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All the world's a stage And the men and women merely players
I've heard of people making elaborate feasts, particuarly for their holiday alters, but I think a ritual can be done just as well with basics. I don't see a problem with substituting food, for either economic or personal (i.e., vegetarian/vegan, non-drinker, etc).
I personally have only offered water, and occasionally flat ginger ale as a replacement for wine, as I do not drink. Where I live right now I cannot have open flames or incense, so I have found a strong tea is a good substitute, and I use that quite often too. A Hindu deity I work with often is quite fond of sweet things, so strong vanilla-flavored Chai tea with brown sugar is an appropriate offering to Him.
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Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:18 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:38 pm
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:16 am
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:35 pm
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:44 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:12 am
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DenvoPryde Reivyn-chan Heartfelt is always best. For my own initiation ritual I used cranberry juice, and some white bread that I tried to make. I'm still not sure what caused it to turn out like a flat and dense loaf.. maybe my yeast was too old.. :/ You might need to sift the flour or the water you used is too hot. When they say warm they mean it. Also if it raining that day there is a change in air pressure which can change the cooking time requiered. Sorry I'm a Chef.
Thanks for the tips! It was the first time I've tried making anything other than my banana bread, which is more a cake than a bread.. blaugh
I'm tempted to try and make a yule log desert now. sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:23 pm
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