appendix 6

Weights and Measures

Volume
(Liquid Measures)

metric

us cups

15 millilitres

1 tablespoon

30 millilitres

2 tablespoons

60 millilitres

¼ cup

75 millilitres

⅓ cup

120 millilitres

½ cup

150 millilitres

⅔ cup

180 millilitres

¾ cup

250 millilitres

1 cup

310 millilitres

1¼ cups

620 millilitres

2½ cups

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Recipe Index

Abundance Incense 89

Anti-bloating Tea 56

Anti-inflammatory Turmeric Bombs 220

Aphrodisiac Incense 64

Arthritis Smoothie 143

Banishing Incense 73

Basil and Egg White Face Mask 43

Basil Flower Essence 42

Basil Hot Compress 41

Basil Infused Oil 41

Basil Infusion 41

Basil Shampoo 42

Basil Skin Toner 43

Basil Tea 41

Basil Vinegar 42

Black Pepper Compress 49

Black Pepper Exfoliating Facial Scrub 50

Black Pepper Milk 49

Black Pepper Tea 49

Caraway Infused Oil 55

Caraway Seed Cake 55

Caraway Tea 55

Cardamom Coffee 63

Cardamom Infused Oil 64

Cardamom Tea 663

Cattern Cakes 56

Charm Bag to Bring Joy into Your Life 176

Chilli Gargle 71

Chilli Honey 71

Chilli Hot Chocolate 71

Chilli Infused Oil 72

Chilli Salve 72

Chilli Tea 72

Chilli Vodka 73

Cinnamon Cough Drops 81

Cinnamon Electuary 80

Cinnamon Infused Oil 80

Cinnamon Milk 80

Cinnamon Salve 81

Cinnamon Tea 80

Cinnamon Tooth Powder 81

Clove and Cinnamon Tea 87

Clove and Coconut Balm 88

Clove and Ginger Metheglin 88

Clove Compress 87

Clove Electuary 88

Clove Infused Oil 87

Clove Tea 87

Cold Infusion Basic Recipe 10

Coriander Flower Essence 96

Coriander Infused Oil 96

Coriander Leaf Tea 95

Coriander Seed Tea 95

Crystallised Ginger 144

Cumin Electuary 100

Cumin Tea 100

Cumin Vinegar 100

Decoction 10

Dill Flower Essence 109

Dill Love Cup 108

Dill Peace Talisman 109

Dill Protection Potion 108

Dill Seed Tea 107

Dill Weed Infused Oil 107

Dill Weed Tea 107

Fennel Cream 119

Fennel Face Mask 117

Fennel Flower Essence 118

Fennel Leaf Tea 117

Fennel Metheglin 119

Fennel Seed Tea 117

Fennel Syrup 118

Fenugreek Face Mask 125

Fenugreek Infused Oil 125

Fenugreek Poultice 125

Fenugreek Seed Tea 125

Fire Cider 50

Four Thieves Vinegar 201

Fresh Ginger Tea 142

Funeral Incense 181

Garlic Antiviral Tincture 136

Garlic Electuary 135

Garlic Infused Oil 136

Garlic Oxymel for Colds and Flu 135

Garlic Tea 136

Garlic Vinegar 136

Ginger Ale (alcoholic) 145

Ginger and Cinnamon Massage Oil 142

Ginger Body Scrub 146

Ginger Compress 142

Ginger Electuary 143

Ginger Face Mask 146

Ginger Flower Essence 144

Ginger Glycerite 143

Ginger Syrup 146

Golden Milk 219

Good Luck Charm Bag 221

Handfasting Incense 193

Herb Tea Basic Recipe 10

Herby Honeyed Rum 209

Hippocras 95

Honeyed Cardamom Wine 63

Keeping Powder 101

Kykeon (non-alcoholic version) 162

Kyphi Incense 82

Lemon Age Spot Remover 152

Lemon Barley Water 153

Lemon Cough Syrup 153

Lemon Pomander 152

Lemon Tea 152

Lemonade 154

Love Incense 96

Lucy Cats 65

Maggie’s Flapjacks 168

Mint Liqueur 161

Mint Moisturiser for Combination Skin 160

Minty Mouthwash 161

Money-Drawing Incense 126

Moon and Sun Oil 212

Oat Milk 167

Oatcakes 167

Oatmeal Ale 169

Old-Fashioned Ginger Beer (non-alcoholic) 145

Oregano Flower Essence 175

Oregano Infused Oil 174

Oregano Infused Vinegar 174

Oregano Milk Bath 176

Oregano Oxymel 175

Oregano Poultice 175

Oregano Tea 174

Oregano Tincture 174

Parsley Infused Oil 181

Parsley Tea 1 181

Parsley Wine 182

Peppermint Steam Inhalation 161

Peppermint/Mint Tea 160

Prosperity Charm Bag 168

Protection Charm Bag 126

Protection Incense 57

Queen of Hungary Water 192

Rosemary and Coconut Balm 190

Rosemary and Sage Hair Tonic 191

Rosemary Asperger 192

Rosemary Flower Essence 190

Rosemary Infused Oil 189

Rosemary Salve 190

Rosemary Skin Toner 1191

Rosemary Smudge Stick 191

Rosemary Tea 1189

Rosemary Vinegar 189

Sage Deodorant Spray 200

Sage Electuary 199

Sage Flower Essence 201

Sage Infused Oil 202

Sage Mouth Wash 199

Sage Oxymel 200

Sage Purification Potion 202

Sage Smudge Stick 202

Sage Tea 200

Sage Tincture 201

Sage Tooth Powder 199

Salves (Folk Method 1) 16

Salves (Folk Method 2) 16

Spicy Love Charm Bag 101

Steam Inhalation (Basic Method) 15

Thyme and Lemon Tea 208

Thyme and Oregano Antifungal Foot Powder 211

Thyme and Peppermint Sore Throat Spray 211

Thyme and Sage Sore Throat Gargle 212

Thyme Anti-Dandruff Hair Rinse 210

Thyme Antifungal Foot Soak 208

Thyme Antiseptic Vinegar 210

Thyme Electuary 209

Thyme Infused Oil 210

Thyme Oxymel 209

Thyme Tea 208

Turmeric and Coconut Balm 218

Turmeric and Ginger Tea 219

Turmeric Electuary 218

Turmeric Face Mask 220

Turmeric Paste 218

Turmeric Sore Throat Gargle 220

Turmeric Tea 219

Weight Loss Tea 118

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