Hildegard von Bingen’s Happiness Cookies
The nutmeg has a greath warmth and a good mixture in its powers. When a human being eats nutmeg it opens his heart, and his sense is pure, and it puts him a good state of mind.
Take nutmeg and (in the same amount) cinnamon and some cloves and grind them up. And then, from this powder and some water, make flour - and roll out some little tarts. Eat these often and it will lower the bitterness of your heart and your mind and open your heart and your numbed senses. It will make your spirit happy, purify and cleanse your mind, lower all bad fluids in you, give your blood a good tonic, and make you strong. (Hildegard von Bingen, Physica, I, 21)
Cookies for Preventing Sadness
(Based on a recipe by Hildegard von Bingen)
22 g ground nutmeg
22 g ground cinnamon
5 g cloves
500 g spelt flour
150 g cane sugar
250 g butter
2 eggs
A pinch of salt
100 g almond pieces
Bake cookies at 350 F (180 C) for 5 to 10 minutes.Alright…. who wants to make Happiness cookies/Cookies for Preventing Sadness with me?
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