The Moon Grows Bright Upon The Pumpkin

And the Veil Between The Two Worlds begins to thin...

A Tiny and Unassuming Witch
stands on a stool inside of her pantry.

Reaching
Up, up, up on tip toe
She points a long finger at the spine of
Recipes and Charms For The Fall
Then, flicks it back into her grasp.

The jars of preserves on the pantry shelf
Rattle in anticipation
As she hops down-

And Poppy Lucinda,
The Black Cat near the stove,
Looks up from a nap with A Sparkle in her eye.

Thumbing through The Tome of scraps and notes,

This Little Witch is Mumbling

"mmm...no... no... no...."

Then at last a Smile And A Shout---

"Thats it !"

When she finds the page titled :

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Sugar & SpiceAnd Things That Are Nice ~ The Secret Spell For ~Protection of The Innocent at Halloween:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Magic Pumpkin Bread
3 1/3 c. Flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
2/3 c. vegetable shortening
2 c. mashed or pureed pumpkin
4 eggs, slightly beaten
2 2/3 c. sugar
2/3 c. milk
1 c. chopped walnuts
A WHOLE BAG OF DELICiOuS CHOCOLATE CHIPS


Preheat oven to 350F.

Grease & flour two 9x5x3 inch loaf pans.

Combine flour, baking soda & powder, salt and spices and toss together with a fork.

With your finger lightly Draw A Large Heart into the sift and set aside.



In Large bowl (pink if you have one) , combine shortening, pumpkin (the symbol of the moon and protection) , eggs, sugar (to sweeten life), milk, walnuts & chocolate (love) together all the while thinking pink and streaming love from your heart thru your arm out the end of your spoon into your mixture.




Stir in dry ingredients just until blended - no lumps,
But don't worry about bits of shortening as they will "disappear" in the baking.




Divide into pans an lightly trace the shape of a heart on top of each



Then bake for about an hour or until test pick from the center comes out clean.

Remove and cool in pans for five minutes before turning out on to a rack for cooling.

Deliver bread wrapped in waxed paper and tied with a cord.

A little pot of cold whipped cream cheese spreadis an extra measure of delight


andCharm
---I'm Sure.