Beltane Cooking

No sabbat celebration is complete without food, so stop in and try some of these delicious spring recipes. Inculdes instructions for making a Beltane bannock, spring soup, ritual breads and candied flowers.

Southern Style Peppery Green Beans
Beltane is all about fire and heat, so it's a good time to cook up something peppery. This green bean recipe is adapted from traditional Southern-style cooking.

Green Man Cake
Make this tasty spice cake to welcome in the fertility season and the Green Man for your Beltane celebrations.

Early Summer Salad
By Beltane, although not everything is in bloom yet, there are a lot of delicious young greens out there available in the produce section. Put together this simple early summer salad using the bounty of the season.

Candied Flowers - How to Make Candied Flower Petals
Nothing says spring has arrived quite like flower blossoms -- and what many people don't realize is that not only are they lovely to look at, they can taste good too. With a few fresh flowers, you can create a tasty treat.

Fertility Bread
Beltane is all about the fertility, and this bread celebrates the phallic aspect of the god. Images may not be appropriate for work, so use your best judgement when opening the link.

Beltane Bannocks - Scottish Oatcakes
The Beltane bannock is a traditional cake to be eaten during the celebration of May Day. Eating the bannock on Beltane morning is said to bring abundance your way.

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